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Apr 11, 1925
Guitarist George Shuffler is born in Burke County, North Carolina. He joins The Stanley Brothers' band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, in 1950, performing with the group for most of the next 18 years
Apr 12, 1925
Ned Miller is born in Raines, Utah. He gains one of the biggest hits of 1963, "From A Jack To A King," and writes Sonny James' "Behind The Tear"
Apr 18, 1925
Pianist and accordion player Billy Liebert is born in Detroit, Michigan. He plays behind such artists as Hank Thompson, Skeets McDonald, Terry Fell, Merle Travis and Tennessee Ernie Ford
Apr 25, 1925
Bass vocalist Prentiss Barnes is born in Magnolia, Mississippi. As a member of The Moonglows, he appears on the 1955 R&B hit "Sincerely," recast as a country piece in 1988 by The Forester Sisters
Apr 29, 1925
Trumpet player Danny Davis is born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He patterns his band, The Nashville Brass, after Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, blending country music with swing, and winning a Grammy and six Country Music Association awards. He produces hits for Waylon Jennings and Don Gibson
Apr 30, 1925
Johnny Horton is born in Los Angeles. Married to Hank Williams' widow, Billie Jean Jones, he finds a niche in the late-1950s and 1960 with historically based singles, including "North To Alaska," "Sink The Bismarck" and "The Battle Of New Orleans"
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