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    • Jan 9, 1945
    Actor Tom Selleck is born in Detroit, Michigan. Best known for his role in the CBS-TV drama "Magnum P.I.," he's namechecked in the first line of Sammy Kershaw's 1991 debut single, "Cadillac Style"
    May 6, 1945
    Bob Seger is born in Dearborn, Michigan. A noted rock musician, Seger gains a minor country hit with "Shame On The Moon." He also writes "We've Got Tonight," covered by Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
    Oct 7, 1945
    Songwriter Carol Anderson is born in Flint, Michigan. She writes the Gary Stewart hit "Your Place Or Mine"
    Nov 2, 1945
    Singer/songwriter J.D. Souther is born in Detroit, Michigan. Best known for his 1979 hit "You're Only Lonely," he also writes Glen Campbell's 1984 country hit "Faithless Love" and The Eagles' "Heartache Tonight," covered by Conway Twitty in 1983
    Dec 14, 1946
    Pop singer Joyce Vincent is born in Detroit, Michigan. She becomes a member of Tony Orlando & Dawn, appearing on "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree," covered for the country charts in 1973 by Johnny Carver
    Apr 7, 1947
    Henry Ford dies at his home in Dearborn, Michigan. Twenty-six years later, Jerry Reed revives his memory as he lampoons a gas crisis in "Lord, Mr. Ford"
    Jul 11, 1947
    Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeff Hanna is born in Detroit, Michigan. He helps found The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, whose historic 1972 album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" precedes a string of country hits in the 1980s. In addition to writing Dirt Band successes, he co-writes Rascal Flatts' "Bless The Broken Road"
    Jul 22, 1947
    Guitarist Terry Clements is born in Detroit. A longtime member of Gordon Lightfoot's band, he plays on the 1974 million-seller "Sundown"
    Oct 21, 1947
    Roy Acuff performs at the City Auditorium in Saginaw, Michigan, where the opening act is a local band, fronted by Little Jimmy Dickens. Acuff says he will try to get Dickens on the Grand Ole Opry, which he does exactly four months later
    Apr 20, 1948

    Rock keyboard player Craig Frost is born in Flint, Michigan. He joins Grand Funk in 1972 and appears on "We're An American Band," referenced in The Eli Young Band country hit "Always The Love Songs"

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