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Jul 3, 1957

Songwriter Frank J. Myers is born in Dayton, Ohio. He builds such credits as John Michael Montgomery's "I Swear," Chris Young's "Tomorrow," Lonestar's "I'm Already There" and Reba McEntire's "One Honest Heart"

Jul 4, 1957

Songwriter Woody Mullis is born. He authors George Strait's "Adalida," T. Graham Brown's "Darlene," Montgomery Gentry's "Hillbilly Shoes" and Skip Ewing's "Burnin' A Hole In My Heart," among others

Jul 6, 1957

Guitarist David Doucet is born in Louisiana. In 1975, he becomes a founding member of the Cajun group BeauSoleil. The band contributes to Mary Chapin Carpenter's 1991 country hit "Down At The Twist And Shout"

Jul 15, 1957

Mac McAnally is born in Red Bay, Alabama. He scores a minor hit as an artist with 1990's "Back Where I Come From," teams with Kenny Chesney on "Down The Road" and writes such hits as "Two Dozen Roses," "All These Years" and "Old Flame." He also wins the Country Music Association's Musician of the Year 10 times

Jul 27, 1957

Bill Engvall is born in Galveston, Texas. He emerges in 1997 with the album "Here's Your Sign" to become a major country comic

Aug 2, 1957

Guitarist Les Dudek is born in Rhode Island. He plays on The Allman Brothers Band's 1972 hit "Ramblin Man," referenced in Rascal Flatts' "Me And My Gang," The Eli Young Band's "Always The Love Songs" and Brad Paisley's collaboration with Keith Urban, "Start A Band"

Aug 19, 1957

"Prime Time Country" host Gary Chapman is born in DeLeon, Texas. A Christian singer, he writes T.G. Sheppard's hit "Finally" and Kenny Rogers' "I Prefer The Moonlight" and becomes the first husband of Amy Grant

Aug 22, 1957

Holly Dunn is born in San Antonio, Texas. The 1987 winner of the Country Music Association's Horizon Award, the singer/songwriter emerges on MTM Records for a short run as a hitmaker, earning membership in the Grand Ole Opry in 1989

Aug 22, 1957

Alt-country singer/songwriter Duane Jarvis is born in Astoria, Oregon. Among his efforts is "Still I Long For Your Kiss," a song Lucinda Williams covers for the soundtrack to "The Horse Whisperer"

Sep 6, 1957

Joe Smyth is born in Portland, Maine. He becomes the drummer for Sawyer Brown, behind the kit for such hits as "Thank God For You," "The Race Is On," Six Days On The Road" and "Step That Step"

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