Apr 4, 1951

Steve Gatlin, second of The Gatlin Brothers, is born in Olney, Texas. Along with brothers Larry and Rudy, their tight harmonies propel them to a Grammy award for "Broken Lady" and three trophies from the Academy of Country Music

Apr 4, 1948

Bass player Berry Oakley is born in Chicago, Illinois. He's an early member of The Allman Brothers Band, a Southern rock outfit mentioned in the lyrics of Conway Twitty's 1978 hit "Boogie Grass Band"

Apr 4, 1948

Drummer Pick Withers is born in Glasgow, Scotland. He joins rock band Dire Straits, appearing on its 1978 debut album, which features the original version of the future Highway 101 country hit "Setting Me Up"

Apr 4, 1945

Actress Caroline McWilliams is born in Seattle. Her marriage to fellow actor Michael Keaton produces a songwriter son, Sean Douglas, who pens Thomas Rhett's "Die A Happy Man" and Dan + Shay's "I Should Probably Go To Bed"

Apr 4, 1945

Al Dexter and his Troopers record "Honey Do You Think It's Wrong"

Apr 4, 1945

Bob and Betty Wills have a son, James Robert Wills II, in Santa Monica

Apr 4, 1943

Singer/songwriter Ann J. Morton is born in Muldrow, Oklahoma. The sister of Jim Mundy, she charts numerous times during the 1970s and '80s without gaining a bona fide hit. She also writes Hank Thompson's 1972 hit "I've Come Awful Close"

Apr 4, 1943

Skeets McDonald joins the Medical 69th General Hospital, treating World War II soldiers in North Africa, India and Okinawa

Apr 4, 1941

The western movie "The Roundup" opens in theaters, with a big-screen appearance by Lee "Lasses" White

Apr 4, 1941

Roy Rogers wears a journalist's hat with the silver-screen debut of "In Old Cheyenne"