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    • Jan 14, 1938
    Allen Toussaint is born in New Orleans. The singer/producer/songwriter contributes to such pop hits as Lee Dorsey's "Ya Ya" and LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade," but also writes Glen Campbell's "Southern Nights" and Joe Stampley's "All These Things"
    Feb 2, 1938
    Rusty Kershaw is born in Tiel Ridge, Louisiana. He joins brother Doug Kershaw to create the Cajun act Rusty & Doug, which registers four country hits from 1955-1961, including "Louisiana Man" and "Diggy Diggy Lo"
    Feb 21, 1938
    Robert Guidry is born in Abbeville, Louisiana. Under the name Bobby Charles, he writes Fats Domino's "Walking To New Orleans," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Aug 6, 1938
    Jerry Lee Lewis loses his older brother, when Elmo Lewis Jr. is killed in an auto accident in Louisiana
    Feb 2, 1939
    Songwriter Red Lane is born in Bogalusa, Louisiana. His credits include Merle Haggard's "My Own Kind Of Hat," Conway Twitty's "Darling You Know I Wouldn't Lie," Tammy Wynette's "'Til I Get It Right" and John Conlee's "Miss Emily's Picture"
    Jul 1, 1939
    Buddy Jewell Sr. is born in Oak Grove, Louisiana. His son, Buddy Jewell, earns two hits in the mid-2000s after winning the USA Network's "Nashville Star" in 2003
    Aug 21, 1939
    Guitarist James Burton is born in Dubberly, Louisiana. A member of Elvis Presley's band during the last seven years of The King's life, Burton plays guitar on recordings by Ricky Nelson, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris and Buck Owens, among others
    Jan 9, 1940
    Session guitarist Billy Sanford is born in Natchitoches, Louisiana. His credits include The Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira," George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" and Keith Whitley's "I'm No Stranger To The Rain"
    Aug 10, 1940
    Record producer/guitarist Jerry Kennedy is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He oversees such hits as Reba McEntire's "Can't Even Get The Blues," Roger Miller's "King Of The Road," Tom T. Hall's "I Love" and The Statler Brothers' "Elizabeth"
    Jan 24, 1941
    Aaron Neville is born in New Orleans. His 1966 pop hit "Tell It Like It Is" is remade as a country hit in 1989 by Billy Joe Royal. In 1993, Neville appears on the country chart with "The Grand Tour"
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