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    • Mar 26, 1944
    Diana Ross is born in Detroit, where she becomes an R&B star for Motown Records. "Someday We'll Be Together," a hit for The Supremes, is remade by Bill Anderson & Jan Howard, while Dottie West covers Ross' solo single "Last Time I Saw Him"
    Apr 3, 1944
    Pop singer Tony Orlando is born in Manhattan. Two of his hits find new life in country remakes: Billy "Crash" Craddock covers "Knock Three Times," and Johnny Carver renews "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree"
    Apr 9, 1944
    Drummer Gene Parsons is born in Los Angeles. He joins The Byrds, pivotal in the development of country-rock, beginning with the 1969 album "Dr. Byrd & Mr. Hyde." He leaves in 1972, following the album "Further Along"
    May 1, 1944
    Rita Coolidge is born in Nashville. She marries Kris Kristofferson for six years in the 1970s, and the two win a pair of country Grammys, for "Lover Please" and "From The Bottle To The Bottom." She also sings backing vocals on Kristofferson's "Why Me"
    May 9, 1944
    Richie Furay is born in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He becomes a founding member of Buffalo Springfield and Poco, two bands that play a pioneering role in the development of country-rock
    May 17, 1944
    Pop singer/songwriter Jesse Winchester is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He moves to Canada in 1967 to avoid the draft, but scores a country hit 20 years later when Michael Martin Murphey records his song "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl"
    May 24, 1944
    R&B singer Patti LaBelle is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earns a nomination from the Country Music Association in 1994 when a duet with Travis Tritt appears on "Rhythm Country & Blues," an Album of the Year candidate
    May 28, 1944
    Billy Vera is born in Riverside, California. Best known for his 1987 pop single "At This Moment," he writes Dolly Parton's 1979 country hit "I Really Got The Feeling"
    May 28, 1944
    R&B singer Gladys Knight is born in Atlanta. She and Bob Luman have simultaneous hits with "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)," while she covers Ray Price's version of "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
    Jun 22, 1944
    Peter Asher is born in London. After forming one-half of the 1960s pop duo Peter & Gordon, he produces the bulk of Linda Ronstadt's country hits, including "Blue Bayou," "When Will I Be Loved" and "Love Is A Rose"



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