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    • Feb 19, 1957
    Lorianne Crook is born in Wichita, Kansas. She co-hosts a series of TV and radio shows with Charlie Chase in syndication and on TNN, including "Crook & Chase" and "Music City Tonight"
    Mar 10, 1957
    Osama bin Laden is born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A leader of the terrorist Al Qaeda organization, he oversees the attacks on America on September 11, 2001, and ends up referenced in Darryl Worley's song about the incident, "Have You Forgotten?"
    Apr 11, 1957
    Singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale is born in Troutman, North Carolina. The Americana icon writes George Strait's "I Gotta Get To You," Mark Chesnutt's "Gonna Get A Life" and Patty Loveless' "Halfway Down," among others
    Apr 12, 1957
    Vince Gill is born in Norman, Oklahoma. After work with the pop group Pure Prairie League, he becomes a solo country artist, with his songwriting, guitar work and warm voice making him a frequent Grammy winner and Country Music Hall of Famer
    May 1, 1957
    Keyboard player Jon Carroll is born in Washington, D.C. He's part of The Starland Vocal Band's pop hit "Afternoon Delight" and plays on country hits for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Pam Tillis and Radney Foster. He also authors Linda Ronstadt's pop success "Get Closer"
    May 3, 1957
    Drummer Scott "Cactus" Moser is born in Montrose, Colorado. He joins Highway 101, which wins CMA Vocal Group awards in 1988 and 1989 behind such hits as "Somewhere Tonight," "Cry, Cry, Cry" and "Whiskey, If You Were A Woman"
    May 10, 1957
    Songwriter/producer Carson Chamberlain is born. He plays steel guitar in Keith Whitley's band; writes George Strait's "The Best Day" and Alan Jackson's "Love's Got A Hold On You"; and produces hits for Billy Currington and Easton Corbin
    May 21, 1957
    Songwriter Steven Dale Jones is born. He pens Reba McEntire's "He Gets That From Me," Mindy McCready's "Ten Thousand Angels" and Diamond Rio's "One More Day"
    Jun 23, 1957
    Songwriter Keith Palmer is born in Hyatt, Missouri. He writes Reba McEntire's "For My Broken Heart" and Johnny Rodriguez' "I Didn't (Every Chance I Had)"
    Jun 27, 1957
    Tony King is born in North Carolina. A member of the short-lived 1990s trio Matthews, Wright & King, he tours for several years in Vince Gill's band and writes the Ricky Van Shelton hit "I've Cried My Last Tear For You"



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