Country and Western Music History (Part 3)

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Birthdays 201 - 300 of 533

• 1943-01-07 Leona Williams, American country music singer (Ladies Get the Blues), born in Vienna, Missouri
• 1943-01-16 Ronnie Milsap [Millsaps], American country singer ("It Was Almost Like a Song"; "Any Day Now"), born in Robbinsville, North Carolina
• 1943-02-26 Paul Cotton, American country-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Poco - "Heart of the Night"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021) [1]
• 1943-04-24 Richard Sterban, American country singer (Oak Ridge Boys - "Elvira"), born in Camden, New Jersey
• 1943-04-29 Duane Allen, American country singer (Oak Ridge Boys - "Elvira"), born in Taylortown, Texas
• 1943-05-25 Jessi Colter [Miriam Johnson], American country singer ("I'm Not Lisa"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
• 1943-05-31 Wayne Carson, American country musician and songwriter ("Always On My Mind"), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2015)
• 1943-06-12 David Nelson, American psychedelic country guitarist, singer, and songwriter (New Riders of the Purple Sage, 1969-82 & 2005-present; Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, 1987-88), born in Seattle, Washington
• 1943-07-25 Roy Acuff Jr., American country musician ("Looks Like Baby's Gone"), born in Nashville, Tennessee
• 1943-08-05 Sammi Smith, American country music singer ("Help Me Make It Through The Night"), born in Orange County, California (d. 2005)
• 1943-10-11 Gene Watson, American country singer ("Love in the Hot Afternoon"; "Fourteen Carat Mind"), born in Palestine, Texas

• 1944-01-08 Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, American country-rock keyboardist (Charlie Daniels Band), born in Southbridge, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
• 1944-02-12 Marian "Moe" Bandy, American country vocalist (Just Good Ol' Boys), born in Meridian, Mississippi
• 1944-05-28 Gary Stewart, American country singer ("She's Actin' Single"), born in Jenkins, Kentucky (d. 2003)
• 1944-06-07 Clarence White, American session and country-rock guitarist (The Byrds, 1968-73 - "Ballad of Easy Rider"), born in Lewiston, Maine (d. 1973)
• 1944-06-18 Sandy Posey, American pop and country singer ("Single Girl"), born in Jasper, Alabama
• 1944-07-30 Chris Darrow, American country-rock pioneer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, bassist, and banjo plucker (Kaleidoscope; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1967-70), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (d. 2020)
• 1944-08-19 Eddy Raven [Futch], American country singer ("Right Hand Man"), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
• 1944-10-08 Susan Raye, American country music singer ("L.A. International Airport"), born in Eugene, Oregon
• 1944-11-01 (Richard) "Kinky" Friedman, American country rocker ("Ride 'Em Jewboy"), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1944-12-11 Brenda Lee [Brenda Mae Tarpley], American pop and country singer ("I'm Sorry"; "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• 1945-03-14 Michael Martin Murphey, American country singer (Wildfire), born in Dallas, Texas
• 1945-04-09 Gus Hardin [Carolyn Ann Blankenship], American country singer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 1996)
• 1945-06-05 Don Reid, American country singer (Statler Brothers - "Flowers on the Wall"), born in Staunton, Virginia
• 1945-10-19 Jeannie C. Riley (née Stephenson), American Grammy and CMA Award-winning pop-country and gospel singer ("Harper Valley P.T.A."), born in Stamford, Texas
• 1945-11-10 Donna Fargo [Yvonne Vaughn], American country singer ("The Happiest Girl in Whole USA"), born in Mount Airy, North Carolina
• 1945-11-26 Michael Omartian, American session pop, country and contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and keyboardist (We Are The World), and Grammy Award-winning producer (Christopher Cross), born in Evanston, Illinois
• 1946-01-11 (Diana) "Naomi" Judd, American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Judds - "Why Not Me"), born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 2022)

• 1946-02-02 Howard Bellamy, American pop and country vocalist (Bellamy Bros - "Let Your Love Flow"), born in Darby, Florida
• 1946-03-20 Barry “Frosty” Smith, American rock, country and blues touring and session drummer (Lee Michaels; Roky Erikson; Doug Sahm), born in Bellingham, Washington (d. 2017)
• 1946-05-05 Steve Cash, American country-rock vocalist, songwriter, and harmonica player (Ozark Mountain Daredevils - "Jackie Blue", "If You Wanna Get To Heaven"), and author (Meq trilogy), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2019)
• 1946-07-03 Johnny Lee [Ham], American country music singer ("Lookin' For Love"), born in Texas City, Texas
• 1946-08-11 John Conlee, American country singer ("Common Man"), born in Versailles, Kentucky
• 1946-10-02 Jo-El Sonnier, American country singer (Louisiana), born in Rayne, Louisiana
• 1946-10-10 John Prine, American country folk singer-songwriter ("Hello in There"; "Angel From Montgomery"; "Summer's End"), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2020)
• 1946-10-13 Lacy J. Dalton, American country singer ("Crazy Blue Eyes"), born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania [1]
• 1946-11-05 Gram Parsons [Cecil Ingram Connor III], American country-rock singer-songwriter (Byrds - Sweethearts of the Rodeo; Flying Burrito Brothers; "Grievous Angel"), born in Winter Haven, Florida (d. 1973)
• 1946-11-13 Ray Wylie Hubbard, American country and blues-rock singer-songwriter, born in Soper, Oklahoma

• 1947-01-16 James "Sandy" Pinkard, American country music songwriter, born in Abbeville, Louisiana
• 1947-01-21 Jimmy Ibbotson, American country and folk-rock singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1947-02-09 Joe Ely, American outlaw country singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Honky Tonk Masquerade"), born in Amarillo,Texas
• 1947-02-10 Chris Ethridge, American country rock bass guitarist (International Submarine Band; The Flying Burrito Brothers), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2012)

• 1947-05-13 Robert "Rab" Noakes, Scottish folk-country singer-songwriter ("Turn A Deaf Ear"), born in St Andrews, Fife
• 1947-05-24 Mike Reid, American country singer ("Walk On Faith"), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
• 1947-07-11 Jeff Hanna, American country music singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1947-08-23 Rex Allen Jr, American country singer (Nashville on the Road), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1947-09-09 Freddy Weller, American rock guitarist (Paul Revere and The Raiders, 1967-73 - "We Gotta All Get Together"), and country singer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
• 1947-09-23 Mary Kay Place, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Loretta"), and country singer ("Baby Boy"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1947-09-26 Lynn Anderson, American country singer ("Rose Garden"), born in Grand Forks, North Dakota (d. 2015)
• 1947-11-12 J. C. Crowley, American country-rock singer-songwriter (Player - "Baby Come Back"), born in Houston, Texas
• 1947-12-19 Janie Fricke, American country music singer ("It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy"), born in South Whitley, Indiana
• 1948-01-05 Rob Quist, American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjo player (Mission Mountain Wood Band), born in Cut Bank, Montana
• 1948-01-27 Chuck Larsen, American country-rockabilly singer and banjo player (Snuff - "Bad, Bad, Billy"), born in Oklahoma
• 1948-02-08 "England" Dan [Seals], American pop and country singer (England Dan & John Ford Coley - "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"), born in McCamey, Texas (d. 2009)
• 1948-04-21 Paul Davis, American country-rock-pop singer-songwriter and piano player ("I Go Crazy"; "65 Love Affair"), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2008)
• 1948-05-02 Larry Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Brothers - "Broken Lady"), born in Seminole, Texas
• 1948-05-18 Joe Bonsall, American country singer (Oak Ridge Boys - "Elvira"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1948-06-05 Gail Davies, American country singer and producer ("I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)"; "Blue Heartache"), born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma
• 1948-10-02 Chris LeDoux, American country singer ("Ridin' for a Fall"), born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 2005)
• 1948-11-03 Hugh Moffatt, American country music singer and songwriter, born in Fort Worth, Texas
• 1948-12-07 Gary Morris, American country singer ("100% Chance of Rain"), and actor (The Colbys), born in Fort Worth, Texas

• 1949-01-07 Marshall Chapman, American country singer, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina
• 1949-01-22 James "J.P." Pennington, American country-pop singer and guitarist (Exile), born in Berea, Kentucky
• 1949-03-04 Carroll Baker, Canadian country singer and songwriter, born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

• 1949-08-10 Gene Johnson, American country singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle"), born in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania
• 1949-08-27 Jeff Cook, American country music guitarist, singer and fiddler (Alabama - "Mountain Music"), born in Fort Payne, Alabama (d. 2022)
• 1949-09-26 Martin Delray, American country singer ("Get Rhythm"), born in Texarkana, Arkansas
• 1949-10-05 B. W. Stevenson, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1988)
• 1949-10-07 Kieran Kane, American country singer (O'Kanes - "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You"), born in Queens, New York
• 1949-10-27 Jack Daniels, American country guitarist (Highway 101 - "Cry, Cry, Cry"; "Who's Lonely Now?"), born in Choctaw, Oklahoma,
• 1949-11-23 Charlie Black, American country music songwriter (Anne Murray - "Shadows in the Moonlight"; K.T. Oslin - "Come Next Monday"), born in Cheverly, Maryland (d. 2021)
• 1949-12-13 Randy Owen, American country music star (Alabama - "Mountain Music"), born in Fort Payne, Alabama
• 1949-12-18 Blaze Foley [Michael Fuller], American outlaw country singer-songwriter (Wanted More Dead Than Alive), born in Malvern, Arkansas (d. 1989)
• 1950-01-15 David Lynn Jones, American country singer ("Bonnie Jean"), born in Bexar, Arkansas
• 1950-03-13 Steve Hill, American country vocalist (A Winning Hand), born in the USA
• 1950-03-25 Ronald "Ronnie" McDowell, American country singer ("The King Is Gone"), born in Portland, Tennessee
• 1950-04-03 Curtis Stone, American country music bassist and mandolin player (Highway 101 - "Cry, Cry, Cry"), born in Hollywood, California
• 1950-08-07 Rodney Crowell, American country singer-songwriter (Above and Beyond; She's Crazy for Leavin'), and record producer, born in Houston, Texas
• 1950-09-29 Alvin Crow, American country-rock singer-songwriter, and fiddle player (The Pleasant Valley Boys; The Neon Angels), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
• 1950-11-20 Greg Gordon, American pop-country vocalist (The Boys Band), born in the USA
• 1950-11-23 Cecil Hooker, American country-rockabilly violinist (Snuff - "Bad, Bad, Billy"), born in Danville, Indiana

• 1951-02-20 Kathy Baillie, American country vocalist (Baille Boys - "Oh Heart"), born in Morristown, New Jersey
• 1951-04-04 Steve Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady), born in Olney, Texas
• 1951-04-07 John Dittrich, American country music drummer (Restless Heart - "Wheels"; "The Bluest Eyes In Texas"), born in Union, New Jersey
• 1951-04-11 Robbie House, American country-rockabilly guitarist (Snuff - "Bad, Bad, Billy"), born in the USA
• 1951-05-23 Judy Rodman, American country singer ("Girls Ride Horses Too"), born in Riverside, California
• 1951-07-08 Ned Sublette, American country-world music fusion composer (Cowboy Rumba), musician, musicologist, and author, born in Lubbock, Texas
• 1952-01-12 Ricky Van Shelton, American country singer ("Wild-Eyed Dream"), born in Danville, Virginia
• 1952-01-22 Teddy Gentry, American country music bassist (Alabama - "Mountain Music"), born in Fort Payne, Alabama
• 1952-02-18 (Judy) "Juice" Newton, American country and pop singer-songwriter ("Angel of the Morning"; "Queen of Hearts"), born in Lakehurst, New Jersey
• 1952-04-18 Jim Scholten, American country singer ("Betty's Bein' Bad"), born in Midland, Michigan
• 1952-05-10 Kikki Danielsson, Swedish pop and country singer, yodeler, and accordion player, born in Osby, Sweden

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• 2023-11-17 Abe Stoklasa, American country music songwriter and musician, dies at 36
• 2023-12-22 Laura Lynch, American bluegrass and country musician and songwriter (Dixie Chicks, 1989-95), killed in a car crash at 65 [1]

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