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Jul 3, 1929
R&B vocalist David Lynch is born in St. Louis, Missouri. As the second tenor with The Platters, he becomes part of the 1955 pop hit "Only You (And You Alone)," remade as a country single in 1981 by Reba McEntire
Aug 20, 1942
R&B singer/songwriter Isaac Hayes is born in Covington, Tennessee. Known for his "Theme From Shaft" and his work with the Stax label, he writes Sam & Dave's "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," which becomes a country hit for Sonny James
May 28, 1943
Pop singer Leonore Vonderleath dies at the age of 46 in Buffalo, New York. Using the stage name Vaughn Deleath, she earned a 1927 hit with "Are You Lonesome Tonight?," covered in 1960 by Elvis Presley
Dec 15, 1943
Songwriter and pianist Thomas "Fats" Waller dies on a train near Kansas City. He wrote numerous Broadway show tunes, including "Ain't Misbehavin'," penned while he was in jail for non-payment of alimony. The song will become a country hit in 1986 for Hank Williams Jr.
Apr 4, 1948
Bass player Berry Oakley is born in Chicago, Illinois. He's an early member of The Allman Brothers Band, a Southern rock outfit mentioned in the lyrics of Conway Twitty's 1978 hit "Boogie Grass Band"
Dec 6, 1949
Huddie Ledbetter dies in New York City. Better known as Lead Belly, the blues pioneer made a mark in country music when his composition "Goodnight Irene" became a hit for both Moon Mullican and the duo of Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
Feb 1, 1954
Guitarist Mike Campbell is born in Panama City, Florida. A member of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, he appears on Johnny Cash's "Hurt"
Aug 17, 1954
Pop singer Billy Murray dies of a heart attack at Jones Beach, New York. Fifteen years later, his 1916 hit "Are You From Dixie (Cause I'm From Dixie Too)" is reprised as a country single by Jerry Reed
Dec 24, 1954
R&B singer Johnny Ace shoots himself backstage in a game of Russian roulette at the City Auditorium in Houston, Texas. Ace dies the next day. His hit "Pledging My Love" is covered as a country hit 30 years later by Emmylou Harris
Nov 1, 1956
Blues singer Tommy Johnson dies in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. His "Cool Drink Of Water Blues" is named in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among country's 500 greatest singles
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