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    • Dec 21, 1943
    Guitarist Albert Lee is born in Leominster, England. Lee writes Ricky Skaggs' hit "Country Boy," and performs on hits by Emmylou Harris, Brother Phelps and Rosanne Cash, as well as the "Trio" album
    Dec 31, 1943
    Singer/songwriter John Denver is born in Roswell, New Mexico. He straddles pop and country music in the mid-1970s, making him a controversial winner of the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award for 1975
    Feb 6, 1944
    Songwriter Phil Thomas is born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He pens the Gene Watson single "Drinkin' My Way Back Home"
    Feb 10, 1944
    Singer/songwriter/pianist Peter Allen is born in Tenterfield, Australia. Known for his theatrical, cabaret-style performances, he co-writes Olivia Newton-John's 1974 crossover hit "I Honestly Love You"
    Mar 4, 1944
    R&B singer Bobby Womack is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He writes The Rolling Stones' 1964 pop hit "It's All Over Now," which John Anderson remakes for the country audience in 1985
    Mar 7, 1944
    Singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt is born in Fort Worth, Texas. A vivid songwriter and wild personality, he authors a pair of 1980s hits: Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson cover "Pancho And Lefty"; Emmylou Harris & Don Williams do "If I Needed You"
    Mar 11, 1944
    Songwriter Graham Lyle is born in Bellshill, Scotland. Best known for the songs he lands with Tina Turner, he also writes Don Williams' "Stay Young," Ronnie Milsap's "Button Off My Shirt" and Eddy Raven's "Joe Knows How To Live"
    Mar 14, 1944
    Songwriter Cindy Walker records her only hit as an artist, "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again," in New York
    Mar 17, 1944
    Singer/songwriter John Sebastian is born in New York City. He becomes a member of 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"
    Apr 5, 1944
    Songwriter Bob McDill is born in Beaumont, Texas. He writes more than 40 Top 20 singles, including Sammy Kershaw's "She Don't Know She's Beautiful," Don Williams' "Good Ole Boys Like Me," Mel McDaniel's "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On," Alan Jackson's "Gone Country" and Keith Whitley's "Don't Close Your Eyes"



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