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    • May 15, 1943
    R&B songwriter/producer Freddie Perren is born in Jersey City, New Jersey. A couple of his songs are remade as country hits: "I Will Survive," by Billie Jo Spears; and "Reunited," by Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon
    Mar 19, 1944
    Keyboard player Tom Constanten is born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He plays with The Grateful Dead from 1968-1970; some 25 years later, the band is namechecked in Lonestar's "No News"
    Apr 1, 1945
    Drummer John Barbata is born in New Jersey. He replaces original member Don Murray in the pop band The Turtles, appearing on the 1967 hit "Happy Together." The song is remade for the country market in 1978 by T.G. Sheppard
    May 7, 1945
    After frequently avoiding the Army, Woody Guthrie is formally inducted and sent to Fort Dix, New Jersey. It's the same day the Germans surrender to Allied forces
    Dec 1, 1945
    Bette Midler is born in Paterson, New Jersey. She records the pop hit "The Rose," which Conway Twitty later turns into a country single, and remakes Gary Morris' "The Wind Beneath My Wings" as a pop recording
    Jul 12, 1948
    Bass player Tom Robb is born in Passaic, New Jersey. He appears on a dozen Ricky Van Shelton hits, including "From A Jack To A King," "I Am A Simple Man" and "Statue Of A Fool"
    May 28, 1949
    Trenton, New Jersey, observes Gene Autry Day
    Jun 13, 1949
    Dennis Locorriere is born in Union City, New Jersey. A founding member of the pop group Dr. Hook, he provides backing vocals on a handful of Travis Tritt hits, including "Country Club" and "Tell Me I Was Dreaming"
    Sep 7, 1949
    Disco singer Gloria Gaynor is born in Newark, New Jersey. She is permanently recognized for the 1979 anthem "I Will Survive," refashioned for the country charts by Billie Jo Spears
    Sep 23, 1949
    Bruce Springsteen is born at Monmouth Memorial Hospital in Long Branch, New Jersey. He earns a country hit as a songwriter with Mel McDaniel's "Stand On It." His "Atlantic City" is named among the 500 greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
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