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    • Aug 4, 1940
    Keyboard player Larry Knechtel is born in Bell, California. A member of the 1970s pop band Bread, he also develops a successful career as a session musician, working on tracks by Paul Simon, Sting, Elvis Presley and The Chicks, plus the Dolly Parton blockbuster "9 To 5"
    Aug 4, 1940
    Bob Luman's future wife, Barbara, is born in Vancouver, British Columbia
    Aug 4, 1940
    Timi Yuro is born in Chicago, Illinois. She earns a pop hit in 1961 with "Hurt," which goes on to re-surface as a country hit for both Elvis Presley and Juice Newton
    Aug 5, 1940
    Songwriter Bobby Braddock is born in Auburndale, Florida. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he writes such hits as George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," Billy Currington's "People Are Crazy," Tammy Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and Toby Keith's "I Wanna Talk About Me"
    Aug 6, 1940
    Canadian singer/songwriter Myrna Lorrie is born in Fort William, Ontario. She teams with Buddy DeVal for the 1955 duet "Are You Mine." Their country hit is also covered by Red Sovine and Goldie Hill
    Aug 10, 1940
    The Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield is born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Hatfield's rendition of "Unchained Melody" is covered as a country hit by Elvis Presley, while The Oak Ridge Boys remake the Righteous hit "Dream On"
    Aug 10, 1940
    Record producer/guitarist Jerry Kennedy is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He oversees such hits as Reba McEntire's "Can't Even Get The Blues," Roger Miller's "King Of The Road," Tom T. Hall's "I Love" and The Statler Brothers' "Elizabeth"
    Aug 10, 1940
    Jonie Shields is born in Van Nuys, California. After marrying Johnny Mosby, the couple has several minor hits in the 1960s: "Don't Call Me From A Honky Tonk," "Trouble In My Arms" and "Just Hold My Hand"
    Aug 11, 1940
    Jazz sax player Peter King is born in Kingston-Upon-Thames, England. In 1978, he provides backing vocals on Bonnie Tyler's crossover hit "It's A Heartache"
    Aug 15, 1940
    "The Durango Kid" debuts in movie theaters with Charles Starrett taking what will become his trademark role for the first time. The Sons Of The Pioneers add their trademark song to the picture: "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
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