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    • 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"

    Apr 21, 1948
    Paul Davis is born in Meridian, Mississippi. Following a pop career, he sings on country hits with Marie Osmond, Tanya Tucker and Paul Overstreet, and writes such hits as "Down To My Last Teardrop," "Bop" and "Just Another Love"
    Apr 27, 1948
    Silas "Si" Robertson is born in West Monroe, Louisiana. A member of the cast for the A&E series "Duck Dynasty," he takes the lead on two tracks--"You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" and "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer"--on "Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas," a #1 country album in 2013
    May 2, 1948
    Larry Gatlin is born in Seminole, Texas. Joined by brothers Rudy and Steve in the Gatlin Brothers Band, he writes numerous 1970s and '80s hits marked by strong hooks and loads of harmony. They include "All The Gold In California," "Broken Lady" and "Night Time Magic"
    May 4, 1948
    Songwriter/record executive Tim DuBois is born in Grove, Oklahoma. The head of Arista's country division from 1989-2000, he writes Alabama's "Love In The First Degree," Vince Gill's "When I Call Your Name" and Jerry Reed's "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
    May 6, 1948
    Mary MacGregor is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her 1977 single "Torn Between Two Lovers" becomes a country hit while topping the pop charts
    May 17, 1948
    Penny DeHaven is born in Winchester, Virginia. Among her recordings is "Bayou Lullaby," included on the soundtrack to the 1980 movie "Bronco Billy"
    May 18, 1948
    Joe Bonsall is born in Philadelphia. In 1973, the ex-gang member becomes a tenor singer in the gospel quartet The Oak Ridge Boys, who soon shift into country music, using him as a lead voice on such hits as "Elvira," "Bobbie Sue" and "Love Song." The Oaks join the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015
    May 22, 1948
    Southern-rock vocalist Doug Gray is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He becomes a member of The Marshall Tucker Band, who earn a country Grammy nomination in 1977 for their single "Long Hard Ride"
    May 23, 1948
    Buddy Alan is born in Tempe, Arizona. The son of Buck Owens and Bonnie Owens, he joins Buck on a Top 10 duet in 1968, "Let The World Keep On A-Turnin'," and later goes into country radio programming



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