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Sep 2, 1943
R&B singer Joe Simon is born in Simmesport, Louisiana. In 2003, the Country Music Foundation ranks his "The Chokin' Kind" among country's 500 greatest singles in its book "Heartaches By The Number"
Sep 11, 1943
Drummer Mickey Hart is born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1967, he joins The Grateful Dead, a psychedelic rock band namechecked in the 1996 Lonestar hit "No News"
Sep 23, 1943
Guitarist Steve Boone is born in North Carolina. He joins the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful, whose "Nashville Cats" is listed among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
Sep 23, 1943
Julio Iglesias is born in Madrid, Spain. The international Latin star joins Willie Nelson on the million-selling 1984 single "To All The Girls I've Loved Before," which wins the Country Music Association's Vocal Duo of the Year award
Sep 25, 1943
Pop artist Gary "Jules" Alexander is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He becomes a member of The Association, whose 1967 hit "Never My Love" is reconfigured for the country audience by Vern Gosdin in 1978
Oct 18, 1943
Guitarist Russ Giguere is born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He joins the Los Angeles pop band The Association, scoring a 1967 hit with "Never My Love." Vern Gosdin remakes it 11 years later for the country audience
Oct 22, 1943
Bobby Fuller is born in Baytown, Texas. His band, The Bobby Fuller Four, has a 1966 pop hit with "I Fought The Law," written by Sonny Curtis, who will join the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The song becomes a country hit for Hank Williams Jr.
Nov 7, 1943
Singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell is born in Ft. MacLeod, Alberta. Eventually added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, she earns country hits as a composer when George Hamilton IV records "Urge For Going" and Gail Davies covers "You Turn Me On I'm A Radio"
Nov 28, 1943
Singer/songwriter Randy Newman is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. A witty, acerbic composer, he authors numerous songs for film, including the "Toy Story 2" piece "Woody's Roundup," performed by Grand Ole Opry members Riders In The Sky
Dec 9, 1943
Kenny Vance, of the pop group Jay & The Americans, is born in Brooklyn, New York. The band's 1964 hit "Come A Little Bit Closer" gets revamped for the country charts in 1977 by Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke
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