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    • Apr 22, 1951
    Steel guitarist Reuben Gosfield is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Using the stage name Lucky Oceans, he joins Ray Benson in founding Asleep At The Wheel, a western-swing band that nabs a 1975 hit with "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read"
    Apr 27, 1951
    Paul "Ace" Frehley is born in New York. He becomes the space-garbed guitarist for Kiss, a rock band that influences Garth Brooks' concert performances. Brooks remakes the group's "Hard Luck Woman" for a 1993 tribute album, "Kiss My Ass"
    Apr 29, 1951
    NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt is born in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He's namechecked in the 2003 Chris Cagle single "Chicks Dig It" and the 2009 Tim McGraw hit "Southern Voice"
    May 2, 1951
    Bass player Mike Fleming is born in Evansville, Indiana. As a member of the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers, he takes part in recording "Blue Side Of The Mountain," a country Grammy nominee in 2009
    May 23, 1951
    Judy Rodman is born in Riverside, California. After singing background on hits by George Strait, T.G. Sheppard and George Jones, Rodman develops her own solo career, earning the Academy of Country Music's Top New Female award in 1986
    May 26, 1951
    Songwriter Richard Leigh is born in McLean, Virginia. He writes Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," Billy Dean's "Somewhere In My Broken Heart," Steve Wariner's "Life's Highway" and Reba McEntire's "The Greatest Man I Never Knew"
    Jun 6, 1951
    Songwriter Jon Vezner is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He authors such hits as "Then What?" by Clay Walker, "If I Didn't Love You" by Steve Wariner and "Where've You Been" by his wife, Kathy Mattea
    Jun 8, 1951
    Tony Rice is born in Danville, Virginia. A highly admired bluegrass guitarist, he joins J.D. Crowe & The New South in the 1970s, where his bandmates for a short time include Ricky Skaggs and Dobro ace Jerry Douglas
    Jun 17, 1951
    Pop singer Lenny LeBlanc is born in Leominster, Massachusetts. As a member of the duo LeBlanc & Carr, he's part of the 1977 hit "Falling." He also writes Sawyer Brown's 1996 country hit "Treat Her Right"
    Jun 28, 1951
    Steel guitarist Lloyd Maines is born in Lubbock, Texas. The father of Natalie Maines, he plays on many of The Dixie Chicks' hits, including "Long Time Gone," "Ready To Run" and "Wide Open Spaces"



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