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Apr 25, 1933
Songwriter Jerry Leiber is born in Baltimore, Maryland. Best known for the rock and rhythm & blues songs he writes with partner Mike Stoller, Leiber also hits the country chart as a writer with such titles as "Jailhouse Rock," "Don't," "Hound Dog," "Stand By Me" and "Ruby Baby"
Apr 30, 1933
Willie Nelson is born in Abbott, Texas, though some relatives insist the birth was April 29. After writing "Crazy" and "Hello Walls," he becomes a major figure in the '70s outlaw movement, earning a plaque in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993
May 5, 1933
Songwriter Bobby Austin is born in Wenatchee, Washington. He co-writes Tammy Wynette's first charted single, "Apartment #9," with Johnny Paycheck, and co-writes Glen Campbell's "Try A Little Kindness"
May 30, 1933
Songwriter Don Wayne is born in Nashville. He wins an award for writing Cal Smith's "Country Bumpkin" and authors Lefty Frizzell's "Saginaw, Michigan"
Jul 4, 1933
Songwriter Baker Knight is born in Birmingham, Alabama. Among his credits: Rick Nelson's "Lonesome Town," Elvis Presley's "The Wonder Of You," Dave Dudley's "Cowboy Boots" and Mickey Gilley's "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time"
Aug 4, 1933
Songwriter Milton Brown is born. Among his credits: Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood's "Bar Room Buddies," Glen Campbell's "Any Which Way You Can" and David Frizzell & Shelly West's "Another Honky-Tonk Night On Broadway"
Aug 8, 1933
R&B vocalist Joe Tex is born in Rogers, Texas. Noted for the singles "I Gotcha" and "Skinny Legs And All," he earns a country hit as a songwriter after Barbara Mandrell covers his 1967 recording, "Show Me"
Sep 1, 1933
Songwriter Bernie Lowe dies in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. He co-wrote Elvis Presley's crossover hit "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Sep 1, 1933
Harold Jenkins is born in Friars Point, Mississippi. As Conway Twitty, he leaves a pop/rock career in 1965 to pursue country music, racking up hits consistently for more than 20 years, including a series of duets with Loretta Lynn. Twitty joins the Country Music Hall of Fame posthumously in 1999
Sep 3, 1933
Tompall Glaser is born in Spalding, Nebraska. He joins Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter on the 1976 album "Wanted: The Outlaws" and has several hits as a member of Tompall & The Glaser Brothers. The Glasers also provide background vocals on Marty Robbins' "El Paso"
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