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    • Nov 30, 1944
    R&B singer Luther Ingram is born in Jackson, Tennessee. He records the original version of "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right," remade as a 1979 country hit by Barbara Mandrell
    Dec 19, 1944
    Zal Yanovsky is born in Toronto, Ontario. He co-founds the rock group 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"
    Jan 3, 1945
    Pop musician Stephen Stills is born in Dallas, Texas. Best known for his role in Crosby, Stills & Nash, he is a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, an important band in the growth of country-rock
    Feb 6, 1945
    Reggae artist Bob Marley is born in Nine Mile, Jamaica. Noted for such songs as "Jammin'," "One Love" and "Three Little Birds," he's referenced in the 2014 Florida Georgia Line single "Sun Daze" and the 2020 Luke Bryan hit "One Margarita"
    Mar 8, 1945
    Drummer Micky Dolenz is born in Tarzana, California. He sings lead on The Monkees' pop hit "Last Train To Clarksville," cited among country music's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Mar 30, 1945
    Rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Eric Clapton is born in Ripley, England. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, his "Lay Down Sally" becomes a minor country hit in 1978
    Mar 31, 1945
    Guitarist Al Nichol is born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He becomes a founding member of the Los Angeles band The Turtles, who net a 1967 pop hit with "Happy Together." The song becomes a country hit for T.G. Sheppard in 1978
    Apr 1, 1945
    Drummer John Barbata is born in New Jersey. He replaces original member Don Murray in the pop band The Turtles, appearing on the 1967 hit "Happy Together." The song is remade for the country market in 1978 by T.G. Sheppard
    Apr 21, 1945
    R&B singer Robert Knight is born in Franklin, Tennessee. In 1967, he records the first hit version of "Everlasting Love," which succeeds in country music a dozen years later after a recording by Narvel Felts
    Apr 24, 1945
    Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Doug Clifford is born in Palo Alto, California. The rock band's song "Lookin' Out My Back Door" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"



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