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Mar 21, 1951

Bass player Conrad Lozano is born in Los Angeles. He joins Los Lobos, a Tex-Mex band whose 1985 record "Will The Wolf Survive?" ranks among country's all-time greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"

Mar 27, 1951

Songwriter Kent Blazy is born in Woodstock, New York. He authors Garth Brooks' "If Tomorrow Never Comes," Gary Morris' "Headed For A Heartache" and Chris Young's "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)," among others

Apr 1, 1951

Pop singer Henry Gross, best known for his 1976 hit "Shannon," is born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1969, he co-founds the '50s revival group Sha Na Na. In 1996, he nets a country hit as a songwriter on BlackHawk's "Big Guitar"

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 7, 1951

Restless Heart drummer John Dittrich is born in Batavia, New York. He provides harmonies on a string of 1980s hits and sings lead on "When She Cries" in 1992. Dittrich also co-founds the short-lived group The Buffalo Club

Apr 7, 1951

Pop singer/songwriter Janis Ian is born in New York. Best known for her recordings "Society's Child" and "At Seventeen," she gains a country hit as a songwriter when she co-writes the 1988 Judy Rodman single "I Want A Love Like That"

Apr 8, 1951

Bass player Mel Schacher is born in Owosso, Michigan. As a member of Grand Funk, he plays on the 1973 hit "We're An American Band," referenced in the lyrics of The Eli Young Band country hit "Always The Love Songs"

Apr 8, 1951

Singer/songwriter Jim Photoglo is born in Los Angeles. Following a career as a pop artist, he moves to Nashville, where he pens Alabama's "Hometown Honeymoon" and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Fishin' In The Dark"

Apr 9, 1951

Songwriter Bob Corbin is born in Butler, Pennsylvania. He joins Dave Hanner to form The Corbin/Hanner Band but finds his largest success by writing Alabama's "Can't Keep A Good Man Down" and "(There's A) Fire In The Night"

Apr 20, 1951

Keyboard player Steve Nathan is born in Buffalo, New York. He provides support on hundreds of hits by George Strait, Carrie Underwood, Wynonna, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Keith Urban and Jo Dee Messina

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