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    • Aug 26, 1946
    R&B songwriter Valerie Simpson is born in The Bronx, New York. Her song "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" is covered by Vince Gill & Gladys Knight on the Country Music Association awards-nominated album "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Sep 5, 1946
    Frederick Bulsara is born in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Under the name Freddie Mercury, he becomes the lead singer of '70s rock group Queen, writing and singing lead on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," which Dwight Yoakam successfully remakes in 1999
    Sep 9, 1946
    R&B figure Billy Preston is born in Houston. A noted artist and sideman for The Beatles and Rolling Stones, he plays keyboards behind Al Green and Lyle Lovett on "Rhythm Country & Blues," nominated for a Country Music Association award in 1994
    Sep 30, 1946
    Sylvia Peterson is born in The Bronx. As a member of the girl group The Chiffons, she takes part in the 1963 pop hit "He's So Fine," which is covered for the country audience in 1971 by Jody Miller
    Oct 11, 1946
    Rhythm guitarist George McCorkle is born in Chester, South Carolina. He joins The Marshall Tucker Band, appearing on the 1973 recording "Can't You See," remade for the country charts by Waylon Jennings in 1976
    Oct 15, 1946
    Richard Carpenter, of The Carpenters, is born in New Haven, Connecticut. He joins sister Karen in the top pop duo of the 1970s, enjoying one country hit, "Sweet, Sweet Smile," in 1978. Lynn Anderson remakes their "Top Of The World"
    Oct 17, 1946
    Rhythm guitarist Jim Tucker is born in Los Angeles. As a member of the pop group The Turtles, he appears on the 1967 blockbuster "Happy Together," destined to be remade as a country hit for T.G. Sheppard in 1978
    Nov 20, 1946
    Rock guitarist Duane Allman is born in Nashville. He's a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, a Southern rock ensemble referenced in Conway Twitty's 1978 country hit "Boogie Grass Band"
    Nov 22, 1946
    Bass player Aston "Family Man" Barrett is born in Kingston, Jamaica. As a member of the reggae band The Wailers, he plays a part in the 2008 Kenny Chesney "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven"
    Dec 14, 1946
    Pop singer Joyce Vincent is born in Detroit, Michigan. She becomes a member of Tony Orlando & Dawn, appearing on "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree," covered for the country charts in 1973 by Johnny Carver



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