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Dec 31, 1961
Janis Joplin performs her first concert at the Halfway House in Beaumont, Texas. Joplin's "Me And Bobby McGee" is ranked among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Feb 6, 1962
Richie McDonald is born in Lubbock, Texas. He becomes the lead singer of Lonestar, whose slick harmonies define a series of hits beginning in the mid-1990s, including "No News," "I'm Already There" and the pop crossover ballad "Amazed"
Feb 12, 1962
Pianist and composer Billy Stritch is born in Houston, Texas. A boyfriend and musical partner for Liza Minnelli, he writes Reba McEntire's 1993 duet with Linda Davis, "Does He Love You"
Mar 13, 1962
Piano player Mancel Tierney dies in Big Spring, Texas, following a stroke. A dozen years earlier, he was a member of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys when the band recorded the western-swing landmark "Faded Love"
Mar 18, 1962
Singer/songwriter James McMurtry is born in Fort Worth, Texas. Noted for his highly literary songs, he gathers critical acclaim, picking up three awards nominations in 2006 from the Americana Music Association
Jun 22, 1962
Guitarist Cameron Hill dies in Houston. A former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he contributed to such classics as "Roly-Poly," "Hang Your Head In Shame" and "Stay A Little Longer," plus records by Moon Mullican, Tommy Duncan and Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan
Jul 14, 1962
Singer/songwriter Leslie Satcher is born in Paris, Texas. She writes George Strait's "Troubadour," Martina McBride's "When God-Fearin' Women Get The Blues" and Pam Tillis' "I Said A Prayer." Satcher also provides backing vocals on country hits by Terri Clark and Blake Shelton
Jul 27, 1962
"She Dares To Be Different!" is the headline on a story in The Summer Texan, the first article published on Janis Joplin. She goes on to record "Me And Bobby McGee," ranked among country's greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Sep 9, 1962
Songwriter Tex Owens dies of a heart attack in New Baden, Texas. The brother of Texas Ruby, he wrote the cowboy classic "The Cattle Call"
Oct 23, 1962
Western-swing guitarist Leon Chappelear dies of a self-inflicted gunshot in Gladewater, Texas. He played on Jimmie Davis' 1940 classic "You Are My Sunshine"
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