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Nov 28, 1940
Pop singer and songwriter Bruce Channel is born in Jacksonville, Texas. He composes and sings the original version of "Hey! Baby!," covered as a country hit by Anne Murray. He also co-writes hits for Janie Fricke, T.G. Sheppard and John Conlee
Dec 1, 1940
James Uzzell is born in LaGrange, North Carolina. He's a founding member of the R&B vocal group The Corsairs, whose 1961 hit "Smoky Places" gets remade for the country audience in 1969 by Billy Walker
Dec 23, 1940
Singer/songwriter Eugene Record is born in Chicago. As a member of the R&B group The Chi-Lites, he writes the 1972 hit "Oh Girl," remade 10 years later for the country audience by Con Hunley
Jan 24, 1941
Aaron Neville is born in New Orleans. His 1966 pop hit "Tell It Like It Is" is remade as a country hit in 1989 by Billy Joe Royal. In 1993, Neville appears on the country chart with "The Grand Tour"
Jan 24, 1941
Pop singer Neil Diamond is born in Brooklyn. He writes several country hits: Glen Campbell's "Sunflower," T.G. Sheppard's "Solitary Man" and Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius' "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"
Feb 4, 1941
Drummer John Steel is born in Gateshead, England. As a member of the rock band The Animals, he takes part in the best-known recording of "The House Of The Rising Sun." That song becomes a country hit in 1981 through a cover by Dolly Parton
Feb 20, 1941
Folk singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is born on the Piapot Reservation in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. She writes Bobby Bare's 1967 country hit "The Piney Wood Hills"
Feb 28, 1941
Pop guitarist Marty Sanders is born. He finds his niche as a member of Jay & The Americans, whose 1964 hit "Come A Little Bit Closer" gets refashioned as a country single in 1977 by Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke
Mar 2, 1941
Guitarist Keith Potger is born in Ceylon, Australia. As a member of The Seekers, he plays on a pair of pop hits that will be covered on the country charts by Sonny James: "A World Of Our Own" and "I'll Never Find Another You"
Mar 18, 1941
R&B singer Wilson Pickett is born in Prattville, Alabama. His 1965 classic "In The Midnight Hour" is remade as a country recording in 1984 by Razzy Bailey
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