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    • Dec 26, 1951
    Neil Young's family sets out from Toronto for New Smyrna Beach, Florida, spending five months in the sun while the six-year-old recovers from polio
    Mar 5, 1952
    Keyboard player Alan Clark is born in Durham, England. In 1982, he becomes a member of the Mark Knopfler-led rock band Dire Straits, who originate the future country hits "The Bug" and "When It Comes To You"
    May 6, 1952
    Major Walter Harris' plane is shot down over China during the Korean War. Daughter Emmylou Harris is unaware if her father is even alive for the next 16 months while he's tortured as a prisoner of war
    Jun 13, 1952
    Hank Snow visits patients at the Charles Camsell TB Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. One of the patients, Harry Rusk, is inspired to become a singing Canadian evangelist
    Aug 8, 1952
    Drummer Anton Fig is born in Cape Town, South Africa. Best known for his work on David Letterman's late-night show, he plays on Rosanne Cash's "Hold On"
    Aug 14, 1952
    Deborah Lee Rogers is born in North Korea. She becomes the adopted daughter of Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
    Oct 21, 1952
    Keyboard player Brent Mydland is born in Munich, Germany. He joins the rock band The Grateful Dead in 1979. The group will be referenced in the 1996 Lonestar country hit "No News"
    Dec 22, 1952
    Robin Gibb's future second wife, Dwina Murphy, is born in Kilskeery, Northern Ireland, three years to the date after Robin's birth. He will write such country hits as Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands In The Stream," Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over" and Susie Allanson's "Words"
    Dec 27, 1952
    Rhythm guitarist David Knopfler is born in England. He's a founding member of Dire Straits, appearing on the band's 1978 debut album, featuring "Setting Me Up," a song destined to become a country hit for Highway 101
    Jan 6, 1953
    Songwriter/guitarist Malcolm Young is born in Glasgow, Scotland. He becomes a founding member of the hard-rock band AC/DC, referenced in Craig Morgan's 2009 country hit "Bonfire"



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