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    • Dec 26, 1939
    Pop record producer Phil Spector is born in The Bronx. Noted for his work with The Beatles, The Righteous Brothers and The Ronettes, he writes "To Know Him Is To Love Him," a country hit for Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
    Dec 29, 1939
    Ed Bruce is born in Keiser, Arkansas. The rich-voiced performer works as a vocalist, actor, commercial spokesman and songwriter. His writing credits include the Tanya Tucker hit "Texas (When I Die)" and the Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson duet "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"
    Jan 5, 1940
    "Saturday Night Live" writer Michael O'Donoghue is born in Sauquoit, New York. The Emmy-winner also pens Dolly Parton's 1982 country hit "Single Women"
    Jan 6, 1940
    Songwriter/producer Van McCoy is born in Washington, D.C. Best known for the 1975 pop hit "The Hustle," he earns country hits as a songwriter when Jody Miller covers "Baby, I'm Yours" in 1971 and Billy "Crash" Craddock does "Walk Softly" in 1976
    Jan 9, 1940
    Singer/songwriter Al Downing is born in Centralia, Oklahoma. He scrapes the Top 20 in 1979 with the self-penned "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)," then watches Tom Jones take it to the Top 5 in 1983
    Jan 23, 1940
    Johnny Russell is born in Roundaway, Mississippi. A 1985 addition to the Grand Ole Opry, he scores a hit with 1973's "Rednecks, White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer." He also writes Buck Owens' "Act Naturally," Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton's "Making Plans" and George Strait's "Let's Fall To Pieces Together," among others
    Feb 15, 1940
    A performance rights organization, BMI, is founded to compete with ASCAP. Short for Broadcast Music, Inc., BMI collects and distributes royalties to songwriters for the public performance of their works
    Feb 23, 1940
    Woody Guthrie writes "This Land Is Your Land" at Hanover House, a New York City hotel at the corner of 43rd Street and 6th Avenue, using the melody of The Carter Family's "When The World's On Fire"
    Feb 28, 1940
    Singer/songwriter Joe South is born in Atlanta, Georgia. A pop hitmaker responsible for "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" and "Games People Play," he also writes Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden," "Fool Me" and "How Can I Unlove You"
    Mar 8, 1940
    Patsy Smithson is born in Jackson, Tennessee. She achieves success as a songwriter during her marriage to Ed Bruce, penning Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson's "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys," Tanya Tucker's "Texas (When I Die)" and Bruce's "Ever, Never Lovin' You"



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