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    • Aug 3, 1937
    Jazz bass player Charlie Haden is born in Shenandoah, Iowa. Known for stints with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett, he earns a country Grammy nomination in 2008
    Aug 28, 1937
    Bass player Joe Osborn is born in Mound, Louisiana. A session player in Los Angeles and Nashville, he appears on hits by the likes of Ricky Skaggs, Mickey Gilley, Glen Campbell and The Oak Ridge Boys, plus numerous pop records
    Oct 4, 1937
    Steel player Lloyd Green is born in Mobile, Alabama. He plays with Ferlin Husky, Faron Young, Alan Jackson and Johnny Paycheck, among others, and contributes steel to The Byrds' landmark 1968 album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
    Oct 27, 1937
    Pianist Floyd Cramer is born in Campti, Louisiana. Noted for his "slip-note" style using frequent grace notes, he gains acclaim for his hit "Last Date," ending up in the Country Music Hall of Fame. He also plays on hits by Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, among others
    Nov 17, 1937
    Guitarist Gerry McGee is born in Eunice, Louisiana. Following a stint with the '60s instrumental group The Ventures, he appears as a supporting musician on country hits by Emmylou Harris and Rosanne Cash
    Nov 26, 1937
    Bass player Bob Babbitt is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A player on R&B hits by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and The Spinners, he contributes to Gladys Knight & The Pips' "Midnight Train To Georgia," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 21, 1937
    Drummer Jimmy Van Eaton is born in Memphis, Tennessee. He plays on Sun Records singles by Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Billy Lee Riley and Jerry Lee Lewis, including "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On"
    Jan 18, 1938
    Piano player Hargus "Pig" Robbins is born in Spring City, Tennessee. A key Nashville studio musician, he plays on Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors," Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" and Dolly Parton's "Jolene," joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2012
    Jan 28, 1938
    Bass singer Hurshel Wiginton is born in Hamilton, Alabama. As a member of The Nashville Edition, he provides backing vocals on such titles as Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," George Strait's "Right Or Wrong" and Randy Travis' "Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart"
    Feb 9, 1938
    Guitarist Wayne Moss is born in Charleston, West Virginia. He plays on such hits as Eddy Arnold's "Turn The World Around," Jim Ed Brown's "Pop A Top," Loretta Lynn's "Blue Kentucky Girl" and Bobby Bare's "500 Miles Away From Home"



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