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    • Feb 28, 1940
    Singer/songwriter Joe South is born in Atlanta, Georgia. A pop hitmaker responsible for "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" and "Games People Play," he also writes Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden," "Fool Me" and "How Can I Unlove You"
    Mar 15, 1940
    Bass player Phil Lesh is born in Berkeley, California. He co-founds the jam band The Grateful Dead, referenced in the 1996 Lonestar hit "No News"
    Mar 21, 1940
    R&B singer Solomon Burke is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A minister and creative businessman, his "Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Mar 25, 1940
    Anita Bryant is born in Barnsdale, Oklahoma. A second runner-up for Miss America in 1958, she nets a pop hit in 1960 with "Paper Roses," retooled 13 years later as a country hit by Marie Osmond
    May 10, 1940
    R&B singer Arthur Alexander is born in Florence, Alabama. A couple of his songs become country hits in the hands of other artists: "Everyday I Have To Cry Some," by Joe Stampley; and "You Better Move On," by Billy "Crash" Craddock
    May 20, 1940
    R&B performer Frederick "Shorty" Long is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He plays piano on a number of Elvis Presley recordings, including the session in which the King records "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"
    May 26, 1940
    Drummer Levon Helm is born in Marvell, Arkansas. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jun 7, 1940
    Pop singer Tom Jones is born in Pontypridd, South Wales. Known for his powerful vocal cords and sexual appeal, he makes brief forays into country with 1977's "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" and 1983's "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)"
    Jul 7, 1940
    Drummer Richard Starkey--a.k.a. Ringo Starr--is born in Liverpool, England. He rises to fame as a member of The Beatles, who have songs covered by Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, Rosanne Cash and Johnny Rodriguez
    Jul 26, 1940
    Lawrence Brown is born in Simonton, Texas. Under the stage name Dobie Gray, he nets a million-selling pop single in 1973 with "Drift Away" and writes John Conlee's 1986 country hit "Got My Heart Set On You"



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