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Jan 7, 1953
Keyboard player Earl "Wire" Lindo is born in Kingston, Jamaica. As a member of the reggae band The Wailers, he takes part in the 2008 Kenny Chesney recording "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven"
Feb 2, 1953
Songwriter Gilbert Becaud has a son, Gaya Becaud, in France. When the boy is six, Dad scores a hit as The Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me." The song is also a country success for Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry and for Willie Nelson
Apr 2, 1953
Ernest Tubb and Hank Snow arrive back in Nashville after a trip to Korea to entertain American troops in the war. During their travel, Tubb discovered the North Koreans are using a re-worded version of his song, "Soldier's Last Letter," as propaganda
May 14, 1953
Rock musician Tom Cochrane is born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba. He writes and records the original version of "Life Is A Highway," remade as a country hit by Rascal Flatts for the movie "Cars"
Jun 2, 1953
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation is held at London's Westminster Abbey. In the boys' choir is Keith Richards, who will co-write The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women," ranked in a Country Music Foundation book among country's 500 greatest singles
Jun 8, 1953
Bonnie Tyler is born in Swansea, Wales. The scratchy-voiced singer is primarily a pop artist, though her million-selling "It's A Heartache" becomes a country hit in 1978
Sep 20, 1953
Roy Acuff kicks off a one-month tour of Pacific military bases, sponsored by the USO, just two months after the close of the Korean War. Moon Mullican sits in with the Smoky Mountain Boys
Oct 18, 1953
While stationed in Germany with the Air Force, Johnny Cash makes his first trip to Paris, where he takes in the Eiffel Tower and views the Mona Lisa
Oct 20, 1953
Roy Acuff closes a one-month USO tour of the Pacific, where he performed for soldiers in Korea and Japan, among other locations. Moon Mullican also took part as a member of Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
May 19, 1954
Drummer Phil Rudd is born in Melbourne, Australia. He handles the kit during the key commercial years for hard-rock band AC/DC, namechecked in Craig Morgan's 2016 country hit "Bonfire"
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