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Mar 21, 1942

Carol Lee Cooper is born, the only daughter of singers Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper. She leads the Grand Ole Opry's background vocal group, The Carol Lee Singers, beginning in 1975

Mar 26, 1942

Songwriter/pianist Larry Butler is born in Pensacola, Florida. He heads United Artists Records in the mid-1970s, and becomes the first country figure to win a Grammy for Record Producer of the Year. His production credits include Kenny Rogers, Dottie West, John Denver and Billie Jo Spears

Apr 27, 1942

Rock drummer Jim Keltner is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Known for his work with John Lennon, George Harrison and Art Garfunkel, he also plays on a series of Dolly Parton hits in the late-1970s

Jun 16, 1942

Bass player John Rostill is born in Birmingham, England. He plays with Tom Jones and the British group The Shadows, and writes the Olivia Newton-John hits "Please Mr. Please," "Let Me Be There" and "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"

Jun 18, 1942

Bass player Carl Radle is born in Oklahoma City. A member of the 1970s rock band Derek & The Dominos, he also appears on Eric Clapton's "Lay Down Sally," a minor country hit in 1978

Jul 4, 1942

Peter Rowan is born in Boston, Massachusetts. The guitarist sings lead for Bill Monroe's band in the '60s and works with David Grisman, The Nashville Bluegrass Band and Jerry Garcia. He writes Ricky Skaggs' "You Make Me Feel Like A Man"

Nov 8, 1942

Drummer John Perez is born. He joins the Tex-Mex group The Sir Douglas Quintet during the 1960s, playing on "At The Crossroads," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Jan 29, 1943

Eugene "Tagg" Lambert is born in Eckman, West Virginia. He becomes a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, appearing on the 1968 recording "Southwestern Blues," which makes its way into the movie "The Right Stuff"

Feb 4, 1943

Record producer/keyboard player Barry Beckett is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He plays on hits by Bob Seger, Rodney Crowell and Willie Nelson, and produces country hits for Kenny Chesney, Lorrie Morgan, Alabama and Hank Williams Jr.

Feb 12, 1943

Guitarist Jack Solomon is born in Columbus, Ohio. The husband of Melba Montgomery, he plays on her hits "No Charge" and "Don't Let The Good Times Fool You," plus recordings by B.J. Thomas, Mel Tillis and Ernest Tubb

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