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Jun 13, 1942
Soul singer James Carr is born in Memphis, Tennessee. His recording "The Dark End Of The Street" is hailed among the 500 greatest country singles ever made in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jun 14, 1942
Rose Maddox marries her first husband, E.B. Hale, in Reno, Nevada
Jun 16, 1942
Bass player John Rostill is born in Birmingham, England. He plays with Tom Jones and the British group The Shadows, and writes the Olivia Newton-John hits "Please Mr. Please," "Let Me Be There" and "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
Jun 18, 1942
Bass player Carl Radle is born in Oklahoma City. A member of the 1970s rock band Derek & The Dominos, he also appears on Eric Clapton's "Lay Down Sally," a minor country hit in 1978
Jun 18, 1942
Record producer Richard Perry is born in Brooklyn. Best known for his pop work with The Pointer Sisters and Carly Simon, he produces Randy Travis' "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias' "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
Jun 18, 1942
Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, England. Several Beatles songs become country hits: "Something," by Johnny Rodriguez; "I Feel Fine," by Sweethearts Of The Rodeo; and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party," by Rosanne Cash
Jun 23, 1942
Jimmy Wakely records "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" at the Decca Recording Studio in Los Angeles with a band that includes fiddler Spade Cooley and guitarist Johnny Bond
Jun 24, 1942
Drummer Mick Fleetwood is born in England. He forms Fleetwood Mac, whose lengthy pop tenure includes two songs remade as country hits: "Say You Love Me," for Stephanie Winslow in 1979; and "Landslide," for The Dixie Chicks in 2002
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