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    • Dec 23, 1940
    Singer/songwriter Eugene Record is born in Chicago. As a member of the R&B group The Chi-Lites, he writes the 1972 hit "Oh Girl," remade 10 years later for the country audience by Con Hunley
    Feb 28, 1942
    R&B singer Barbara Acklin is born in Chicago. She marries The Chi-Lites' Eugene Record, who writes "Oh Girl," a 1982 country hit for Con Hunley
    Apr 23, 1982
    Warner Bros. releases Con Hunley's remake of The Chi-Lites' "Oh Girl" with supporting vocals by The Oak Ridge Boys
    Nov 27, 1998
    R&B vocalist Barbara Acklin dies of pneumonia in Omaha, Nebraska. She was the former wife of The Chi-Lites' lead singer, Eugene Record, who wrote Con Hunley's 1982 country hit "Oh Girl"
    Jul 22, 2005
    R&B singer/songwriter Eugene Record dies of cancer in Chicago. A founding member of The Chi-Lites, he wrote and sang lead on the original version of "Oh Girl," remade as a country hit by Con Hunley in 1982
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