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Jan 7, 1948
Kenny Loggins is born in Everett, Washington. A cousin of songwriter Dave Loggins, Kenny records with country music's Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and writes Anne Murray's country hits "Danny's Song" and "Love Song"
Jan 7, 1948
Singer/songwriter Marshall Chapman is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Playing in Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band during part of her career, she writes the Sawyer Brown hit "Betty's Bein' Bad"
Feb 9, 1948
Songwriter Tom Jans is born in Yakima, Washington. He authors "Loving Arms," a Dobie Gray recording that becomes a country hit for Elvis Presley in 1981
Mar 6, 1948
Peter McCann is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Best known as the artist on the 1977 pop hit "Do You Wanna Make Love," he also writes the Jennifer Warnes single "Right Time Of The Night," Earl Thomas Conley's "Nobody Falls Like A Fool" and Janie Fricke's "She's Single Again"
Mar 12, 1948
Singer/songwriter James Taylor is born in Boston, Massachusetts. He writes George Jones' 1978 single "Bartender's Blues" and wins a country Grammy for "How's The World Treating You," a 2003 collaboration with Alison Krauss
Mar 24, 1948
Harmonica player Lee Oskar is born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He joins the R&B group War, playing a key instrumental riff in the 1975 single "Low Rider." That riff gets him co-writing credit on Thomas Rhett's country single "Vacation"
Mar 28, 1948
Gerry House is born in Covington, Kentucky. The morning show host for WSIX-FM in Nashville, House doubles as a songwriter, writing Reba McEntire's "Little Rock," George Strait's "The Big One" and Pam Tillis' "The River And The Highway"
Apr 21, 1948
Paul Davis is born in Meridian, Mississippi. Following a pop career, he sings on country hits with Marie Osmond, Tanya Tucker and Paul Overstreet, and writes such hits as "Down To My Last Teardrop," "Bop" and "Just Another Love"
May 2, 1948
Larry Gatlin is born in Seminole, Texas. Joined by brothers Rudy and Steve in the Gatlin Brothers Band, he writes numerous 1970s and '80s hits marked by strong hooks and loads of harmony. They include "All The Gold In California," "Broken Lady" and "Night Time Magic"
May 4, 1948
Songwriter/record executive Tim DuBois is born in Grove, Oklahoma. The head of Arista's country division from 1989-2000, he writes Alabama's "Love In The First Degree," Vince Gill's "When I Call Your Name" and Jerry Reed's "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
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