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Mar 6, 1954

Songwriter Kimmie Rhodes is born in Wichita Falls, Texas. Rhodes' composition "Ordinary Heart" is recorded by Emmylou Harris for the "Happy, Texas" soundtrack

Mar 14, 1954

Jann Browne is born in Anderson, Indiana. A member of Asleep At The Wheel from 1981-1983, she blossoms on the West Coast circuit, creating one minor hit with 1989's "Tell Me Why"

Mar 15, 1954

Record executive Mike Dungan is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He becomes the head of Capitol's Nashville division in 2000, taking part in the careers of Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and Luke Bryan, among others. In 2012, he leads the merged Universal Music Group, which includes MCA and Mercury

Mar 16, 1954

Tim O'Brien is born in Wheeling, West Virginia. A member of the bluegrass act Hot Rize, he writes Kathy Mattea's 1986 hit "Walk The Way The Wind Blows" and joins her on her 1990 duet "The Battle Hymn Of Love"

Mar 20, 1954

Jim Seales, of Shenandoah, is born in Hamilton, Alabama. The guitarist is a key ingredient to such hits as "Next To Me, Next To You," "The Church On Cumberland Road" and "Two Dozen Roses"

Mar 30, 1954

Steel guitarist Gary Hogue is born. He appears on the multi-artist Grammy-winner "Same Old Train," a 1998 recording produced by his employer, Marty Stuart

Apr 1, 1954

Drummer Jeff Porcaro is born in Hartford, Connecticut. A founding member of the rock band Toto, he is a prolific session musician in the 1970s and '80s, appearing on pop hits by Michael Jackson, Don Henley and Lionel Richie, as well as the Dolly Parton singles "Starting Over Again" and "Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You"

Apr 6, 1954

Dottsy is born in Seguin, Texas. She sings on the Grand Ole Opry as a child, then nets one bona fide hit, "(After Sweet Memories) Play Born To Lose Again," in 1977, before leaving the music business to work with mentally handicapped children

Apr 14, 1954

Singer/songwriter Pierce Pettis is born in DeKalb County, Alabama. He writes Garth Brooks' "You Move Me"

Apr 25, 1954

Singer/songwriter Rob Crosby is born in Sumter, South Carolina. He writes Lee Greenwood's "Holdin' A Good Hand," Martina McBride's "Concrete Angel" and Eric Paslay's "Friday Night," and has two hits in 1991 as an artist: "She's A Natural" and "Love Will Bring Her Around"

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