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    • May 1, 1944
    Rita Coolidge is born in Nashville. She marries Kris Kristofferson for six years in the 1970s, and the two win a pair of country Grammys, for "Lover Please" and "From The Bottle To The Bottom." She also sings backing vocals on Kristofferson's "Why Me"
    May 2, 1944
    Drummer John Ware is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A longtime member of Emmylou Harris' Hot Band, he plays on such hits as "Blue Kentucky Girl," "Two More Bottles Of Wine" and "Save The Last Dance For Me"
    May 4, 1944
    Red Foley records "Hang Your Head In Shame" in Chicago
    May 9, 1944
    Richie Furay is born in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He becomes a founding member of Buffalo Springfield and Poco, two bands that play a pioneering role in the development of country-rock
    May 9, 1944
    Jimmie Davis becomes governor of Louisiana
    May 12, 1944
    Decca releases The Hoosier Hot Shots' "She Broke My Heart In Three Places"
    May 12, 1944
    Ronnie Shacklett is born in Nashville. He becomes the husband and, later, manager of Brenda Lee
    May 12, 1944
    Johnny Cash's older brother, Jack, is sliced from his ribs all the way to his groin in a table saw accident. He dies one week later
    May 13, 1944
    Dale Evans co-stars with future husband Roy Rogers for the first time, with the debut of "The Cowboy And The Senorita." The cast also features The Sons Of The Pioneers
    May 15, 1944
    Gunilla Hutton is born in Goteborg, Sweden. She joins the cast of "Hee Haw" as an original member in 1969, remaining with the show until she's released in 1991
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