Births
- January 12 - William Lee Golden, baritone (and long-bearded) member of the Oak Ridge Boys.
- January 19 - Phil Everly, of the Everly Brothers.
- January 24 - Ray Stevens, country-pop singer who released a long string of novelty-themed songs.
- February 14 - Razzy Bailey, blues-styled country vocalist of the 1980s.
- March 19 - Bob Kingsley, radio personality and host of Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 (and before that, American Country Countdown from 1978–2005).
- April 20 - Johnny Tillotson, 1960s country singer ("It Keeps Right On A'Hurtin'").
- May 27 - Don Williams, baritone-voiced "Gentle Giant" who was one of country's biggest stars of the 1970s and 1980s.
- June 11 - Wilma Burgess, 1960s country singer. (died 2003)
- June 13 - Billy "Crash" Craddock, "Mr. Country Rock," who gained fame in the 1970s.
- August 8 - Phil Balsley, baritone-voiced member of the Statler Brothers.
- August 21 - Harold Reid, member of the Statler Brothers (he sang bass).
- September 6 - David Allen Coe, singer-songwriter and key member of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s.
- October 27 - Dallas Frazier, songwriter best known for "Elvira."
- October 27 — Ruby Wright, daughter of Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells (and member of their touring show) (died 2009).
- December 29 — Ed Bruce, singer-songwriter, best known for writing "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys."
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