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Jul 14, 1953

Woodwind player Pat "Taco" Ryan is born in east Texas. He joins Asleep At The Wheel, playing with the band on its Grammy-nominated 1977 album "The Wheel"

Jul 16, 1953

Singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith is born in Seguin, Texas. Primarily a folk artist, she writes the Kathy Mattea country hit "Love At The Five & Dime" and Suzy Bogguss' single "Outbound Plane"

Jul 26, 1953

Guitar player Randy Bethune is born in Bradley, Pennsylvania. He spends five years as a member of Bill Anderson's Po' Folks band

Jul 28, 1953

Steve Duncan is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. After playing drums for the house band at The Palomino Club in North Hollywood, California, he joins The Desert Rose Band, propelling the sturdy country-rock grooves on "One Step Forward," "Love Reunited" and "Summer Wind"

Aug 3, 1953

Songwriter/guitarist/producer Randy Scruggs is born to Earl Scruggs in Nashville. Among the projects he plays on are Miranda Lambert's "Automatic," George Strait's "Heartland," Vince Gill's "Go Rest High On That Mountain" and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2"

Aug 5, 1953

Fiddler Larry Franklin is born in Whitewright, Texas. After a stint in Asleep At The Wheel, he becomes a Nashville session player in the 1990s, appearing on hits by Shania Twain, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire and Gretchen Wilson, among others

Aug 6, 1953

Confederate Railroad's Mark DuFresne is born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Heavily influenced by southern rock, the band earns '90s hits with "Queen Of Memphis," "Trashy Women" and "Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind"

Aug 8, 1953

Songwriter Todd Cerney is born in Detroit. He authors Restless Heart's "I'll Still Be Loving You" and Steve Holy's "Good Morning Beautiful"

Sep 1, 1953

Steel guitarist Jerry Brightman is born in Akron, Ohio. He joins Buck Owens' Buckaroos during the 1970s, playing on several hits, including "On The Cover Of The Music City News," "Big Game Hunter" and "You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck To Kick Around No More"

Sep 16, 1953

Bass player Michael Rhodes is born in West Monroe, Louisiana. He plays on records by Trisha Yearwood, Lady Antebellum, Conway Twitty, Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith, Darius Rucker and George Strait, among others

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