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    • Apr 24, 1942
    Pop singer and actress Barbra Streisand is born in Brooklyn, New York. She casts Kris Kristofferson as her co-star in her 1976 remake of "A Star Is Born" after Colonel Tom Parker negotiates Elvis Presley out of the role
    May 4, 1942
    R&B songwriter Nickolas Ashford is born in Fairfield, South Carolina. His credits include "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing," recorded by Vince Gill & Gladys Knight for the CMA-nominated album "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    May 18, 1942
    Pop artist Albert Hammond is born in London, England. Raised in Spain, he gains his biggest hit as an artist with "It Never Rains In Southern California," but also co-writes the Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson hit "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
    Jun 6, 1942
    Pop artist Howie Kane, of Jay & The Americans, is born. The group scores a hit in 1964 with "Come A Little Bit Closer," destined for new life in country music when Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke re-record it in 1977
    Jun 10, 1942
    R&B singer Janet Vogel is born in Pittsburgh. She joins the doo-wop group The Skyliners, co-writing "Since I Don't Have You," a 1991 country hit for Ronnie Milsap
    Jun 13, 1942
    Soul singer James Carr is born in Memphis, Tennessee. His recording "The Dark End Of The Street" is hailed among the 500 greatest country singles ever made in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jun 18, 1942
    Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, England. Several Beatles songs become country hits: "Something," by Johnny Rodriguez; "I Feel Fine," by Sweethearts Of The Rodeo; and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party," by Rosanne Cash
    Jun 24, 1942
    Drummer Mick Fleetwood is born in England. He forms Fleetwood Mac, whose lengthy pop tenure includes two songs remade as country hits: "Say You Love Me," for Stephanie Winslow in 1979; and "Landslide," for The Dixie Chicks in 2002
    Jul 2, 1942
    Lee Graham is born in Eastbourne, England. Under the stage name Leapy Lee, he earns a pop and country hit in 1968 with the Albert Hammond-written "Little Arrows"
    Jul 13, 1942
    Roger McGuinn is born in Chicago. A primary member of the country-rock band The Byrds, McGuinn joins ex-Byrd Chris Hillman and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on the 1989 hit "You Ain't Going Nowhere"



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