Monday, April 19, 2021

Classic country music – April birthdays by Kaye Spencer #westernfictioneers #classiccountry #countrymusic



Because I live for trivia, especially music trivia, April is a great trivia-birthday month for many singers/musicians from the classic country music era.




  •  Apr 2-1942 Leon Russell
  • Apr 6-1937 Merle Haggard (coincidentally died on his birthday in 2016)
  • Apr 7-1932 Cal Smith
  • Apr 7-1935 Bobby Bare
  • Apr 9-1942  Margo Smith
  • Apr 9-1942  Carl Perkins
  • Apr 10-1921 Sheb Wooley
  • Apr 14-1932 Loretta Lynn
  • Apr 15-1937 Bob Lumen
  • Apr 15-1933 Roy Clark
Malguena

If the video doesn't appear, this is the direct link: https://youtu.be/Pz2hXI7Ny9I

  • Apr 22-1936 Glen Campbell
  • Apr 23-1936 Roy Orbison
Crying

Video link: https://youtu.be/qLC9o_unLq4

  • Apr 26-1938 Duane Eddy
Rebel Rouser

 
 
Video link: https://youtu.be/K8uZutr1avs


  • Apr 29-1933 Willie Nelson
  • Apr 30-1925 Johnny Horton


Until next time,
Kaye Spencer

Writing through history one romance upon a time

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11 comments:

  1. Cheryl PiersonApril 19, 2021 at 3:46 PM

    MAN! So many wonderful, talented artists born this month! I see one of my faves, Johnny Horton. And the incomparable Roy Orbison...Merle, so many great artists. I love trivia too, Kaye. I always appreciate your music-themed posts! And LINKS! Love the LINKS!

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    1. Kaye SpencerApril 19, 2021 at 4:00 PM

      Cheryl,

      Darn Blogger. I include the url in case people are reading the blog from their phones as the YouTube videos tend NOT to show up.

      I was surprised at the number of April birthdays in the country music genre. If I missed someone who should be included, I hope commenters will add to the list.

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  2. JES HaysApril 19, 2021 at 4:25 PM

    Wow that's a lot of April musicians! Thanks for the trivia lesson - I'm a trivia-colic myself...

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    1. Kaye SpencerApril 19, 2021 at 5:15 PM

      JES,

      I was surprised at the number of birthdays in April. Sometime or another, I should compare the other eleven months to April to appease my trivia curiosity. haha

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  3. Livia J WashburnApril 19, 2021 at 4:29 PM

    I love trivia, but I royally suck at it. Thanks for the fun tunes and the lesson.

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    1. Kaye SpencerApril 19, 2021 at 5:16 PM

      Livia,

      I spent entirely too much time tumbling down trivia rabbit holes. There's probably a Trivia Support Group out there... hahaha

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  4. Vicky RoseApril 19, 2021 at 5:20 PM

    Love it! Thank you, Kaye!

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    1. Kaye SpencerApril 19, 2021 at 5:26 PM

      Vicky,

      You're welcome. Music and trivia never let me down.

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  5. Renaissance WomenApril 20, 2021 at 12:51 PM

    April was a busy month. What a great list of some amazing creatives and loved the videos. Doris

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    1. Kaye SpencerApril 20, 2021 at 3:14 PM

      Doris,

      April certainly has a delightful list of musically talented people.

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  6. Charlie SteelApril 22, 2021 at 12:44 PM

    Yay for Kaye Spencer and Roy Orbison!

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