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Jan 2, 1943
Songwriter Dick Feller is born in Bronaugh, Missouri. He pens Jerry Reed's "Lord, Mr. Ford" and John Denver's "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)," and earns a Top 10 novelty hit as a recording artist in 1974 with "The Credit Card Song"
Jan 7, 1943
Singer/songwriter Leona Williams is born in Vienna, Missouri. Married to Merle Haggard from 1978-1983, she joins him on a duet, "The Bull And The Beaver," and writes his hits "You Take Me For Granted" and "Someday When Things Are Good"
Jan 8, 1943
Pop singer Jimmy Elledge is born in Nashville. Discovered by Chet Atkins, he becomes the first performer to earn a hit with the Willie Nelson-written standard "Funny How Time Slips Away"
Jan 10, 1943
Songwriter Scott English is born in New York City. He authors the Donna Fargo country hit "Another Goodbye" plus such pop singles as Barry Manilow's "Mandy" and The American Breed's "Bend Me, Shape Me"
Jan 16, 1943
Ronnie Milsap is born in Robbinsville, North Carolina. The blind keyboard player emerges as one of country's most innovative performers, offsetting traditional fare with pop crossovers, winning six Grammy awards and the CMA's Entertainer honor in 1977. He enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014
Jan 16, 1943
Ernest Tubb makes his Grand Ole Opry debut at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium
Jan 19, 1943
Drummer Joe Butler is born on Long Island. He joins the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful, whose "Nashville Cats" is listed among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jan 19, 1943
Blues-rock singer Janis Joplin is born in Port Arthur, Texas. Her version of Kris Kristofferson's "Me And Bobby McGee" becomes a major posthumous hit, and her "Piece Of My Heart" is remade in 1994 by Faith Hill as a country hit
Jan 22, 1943
The Scattergood Baines movie series continues with the debut of "Cinderella Swings It." Grand Ole Opry alumnus Lee "Lasses" White appears once more
Jan 25, 1943
Fashion model Anita Pallenberg is born in Rome, Italy. She is pregnant with Keith Richards' son, Marlon, when The Rolling Stones record "Honky Tonk Women," deemed one of the 500 greatest country singles in a Country Music Foundation book
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