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Mar 23, 1935
Ray and Carrie Cash move 240 miles from Kingsland, Arkansas, to Dyess, across the Mississippi River from Memphis. They take with them three-year-old son Johnny Cash, destined to come to fame through the Memphis-based Sun Records
Apr 22, 1935
Songwriter Jack Nance is born in Newport, Arkansas. He co-writes Conway Twitty's breakthrough 1958 pop hit "It's Only Make Believe"
Jun 27, 1935
Bobby Harden is born in England, Arkansas. As a member of The Harden Trio, he appears on the 1966 hit "Tippy Toeing." He also writes Mark Chesnutt's "Too Cold At Home" and Reba McEntire's "Today All Over Again," among others
Nov 30, 1935
Songwriter/producer George Richey is born in Freeman, Arkansas. Best known as Tammy Wynette's husband, he writes George Jones' "The Grand Tour," Joe Stampley's "Soul Song" and Lorrie Morgan's "A Picture Of Me (Without You)"
Apr 22, 1936
Glen Campbell is born in Delight, Arkansas. A session guitarist in the mid-1960s, he gains his own network television show and a string of crossover hits--including "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston" and "Rhinestone Cowboy"--ultimately landing in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jan 16, 1937
Floods hit the state of Arkansas, where more than 2,700 people are forced to evacuate their homes, including the family of Johnny Cash in Dyess. The event inspires Cash to write the 1959 hit "Five Feet High And Rising"
Feb 16, 1937
Four-year-old Johnny Cash and his family return to their home in Dyess, Arkansas, damaged in January by severe flooding from the Tyonza River. The event will inspire his 1959 hit "Five Feet High And Rising"
Jul 31, 1937
Bonnie Brown is born in Sparkman, Arkansas. She joins older siblings Maxine and Jim Ed in forming The Browns, whose million-selling crossover hit "The Three Bells" precedes their 1963 induction into the Grand Ole Opry and their 2015 entry in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Nov 15, 1937
R&B artist Little Willie John is born in Cullendale, Arkansas. A colorful figure with a street image, he earns a hit in 1958 with "Talk To Me," remade for country music by both Freddy Fender and Mickey Gilley
Aug 18, 1938
Record producer Allen Reynolds is born in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He produces Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," Kathy Mattea's "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" and Garth Brooks' "Friends In Low Places"
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