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Apr 20, 1944
Mandolin player Doyle Lawson is born in Kingsport, Tennessee. After stints with Jimmy Martin and The Country Gentlemen, he forms his own bluegrass band, Quicksilver, becoming one of the genre's leading figures
May 2, 1944
Drummer John Ware is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A longtime member of Emmylou Harris' Hot Band, he plays on such hits as "Blue Kentucky Girl," "Two More Bottles Of Wine" and "Save The Last Dance For Me"
Jul 6, 1944
Fiddler Byron Berline is born in Caldwell, Kansas. He plays with such acts as Bill Monroe and The Dillards, and takes part in the Emmylou Harris hits "If I Could Only Win Your Love" and "One Of These Days"
Jul 30, 1944
Fiddler Chris Darrow is born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He becomes a member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for two years in the late 1970s
Dec 25, 1944
Record producer Emory Gordy Jr. is born in Atlanta. The bass player on Elvis Presley's "Burning Love," he goes on to produce his wife, Patty Loveless, plus Alabama, Aaron Tippin, Steve Earle and The Bellamy Brothers, among others
Jan 4, 1945
Jay Dee Maness is born in Loma Linda, California. He becomes a session steel player and a member of The Desert Rose Band. Among his credits are hits by Buck Owens, Anne Murray and Glen Campbell
Jan 24, 1945
Dobro player Curtis Burch is born in Montgomery, Alabama. He appears on Norman Blake's recording of "You Are My Sunshine" in the multi-platinum "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack
Feb 24, 1945
Keyboard player Clarence McDonald is born in Los Angeles. He plays on pop and R&B hits by James Taylor, The Jackson 5, Billy Preston and Al Wilson, he takes part in recording Linda Ronstadt's country remake of "Crazy"
Mar 23, 1945
Mandolin player David Grisman is born in Passaic, New Jersey. A highly respected acoustic musician, he backs Jerry Garcia on "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)," included on the 1997 album "The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute"
Apr 1, 1945
Drummer Kenny Buttrey is born in Nashville. He plays on Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville," as well as music by Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Oak Ridge Boys and Hank Locklin, among others
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