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    • Apr 3, 1943
    Keyboard player Richard Manuel is born in Stratford, Ontario. He joins The Band, a rock group that records "Up On Cripple Creek," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jun 3, 1943
    Drummer Michael Clarke is born in New York. An original member of The Byrds, he leaves before they record the album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo," but moves to the country-rock band The Flying Burrito Brothers
    Jul 3, 1943
    Vocalist Judith Durham is born in Essendon, Australia. The year she turns 20, she joins the pop band The Seekers, who record two songs that will become Sonny James country hits: "I'll Never Find Another You" and "A World Of Our Own"
    Jul 5, 1943
    Guitarist Robbie Robertson is born in Toronto. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks The Band's 1969 release "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 12, 1943
    Singer/songwriter Christine McVie is born in Birmingham, England. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, she writes the group's 1975 hit "Say You Love Me," which finds its way into country music four years later as a remake by Stephanie Winslow
    Jul 26, 1943
    The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger is born in Kent, England. The Stones' "It's All Over Now" becomes a minor country hit for John Anderson. Jagger co-writes and sings lead on "Honky Tonk Women," which will be ranked one of country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book, "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 31, 1943
    Roland Kent Lavoie is born in Tallahassee, Florida. Under the stage name Lobo, he's best known for the pop hit "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo," but he also produces a Joe Stampley country hit and writes Cristy Lane's "Let Me Down Easy"
    Aug 10, 1943
    Veronica Bennett is born in New York, where she forms The Ronettes with sister Estelle and cousin Nedra Talley. They earn a hit with "Be My Baby," covered by country's Jody Miller in 1972. Veronica becomes Ronnie Spector after marrying producer Phil Spector
    Aug 16, 1943
    Kin Vassy is born in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, he also provides backing vocals on a number of Rogers' solo hits, including "Morning Desire," "I Don't Need You" and "Love Will Turn You Around"
    Aug 21, 1943
    Guitarist Hilton Valentine is born in North Shields, England. He plays the opening chord progression on The Animals' 1964 recording of "The House Of The Rising Sun," the most famous version of a song later covered in country by Dolly Parton



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