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    • Nov 10, 1948
    Songwriter Hugh Moffatt is born in Fort Worth, Texas. His credits include Ronnie Milsap's "Just In Case," Johnny Rodriguez's "How Could I Love Her So Much" and Dolly Parton's "Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You"
    Nov 16, 1948
    Songwriter/producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange is born in Mufilira, Rhodesia. Noted for his work with AC/DC, Foreigner and Def Leppard, he marries Shania Twain and helps her write and develop some of the best-selling albums in country music history
    Nov 21, 1948
    Keyboard player Lonnie Jordan is born in San Diego. He joins the Los Angeles funk band War in the 1970s, co-writing "Low Rider," which also makes him a co-writer on the Thomas Rhett country single "Vacation"
    Dec 27, 1948
    Les Taylor is born in Oneida, Kentucky. The vocalist/guitarist becomes a key member of Exile, whose harmonic mix of gospel, pop and country yields more than 10 hit singles from 1983 until his departure for a solo career in 1989. Taylor also co-writes Janie Fricke's 1982 single "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy"
    Dec 31, 1948
    Donna Summer is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Heralded as "The Queen Of Disco," she also writes Dolly Parton's 1980 hit "Starting Over Again"
    Feb 22, 1949
    Songwriter Dave Hanner is born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. A member of The Corbin/Hanner Band, he scores his largest successes as a songwriter on Don Williams' "Lord I Hope This Day Is Good" and The Oak Ridge Boys' "Beautiful You"
    Apr 3, 1949
    Singer/songwriter Richard Thompson is born in London, England. Originally a member of Fairport Convention, he introduces the song "Tear-Stained Letter" on his 1983 album "Hand Of Kindness." Jo-El Sonnier turns it into a country hit in 1988
    Apr 11, 1949
    Pop singer/songwriter Lee Sheriden is born in Horfield, England. As a member of The Brotherhood Of Man, he co-writes and performs on "Save Your Kisses For Me," remade as a 1976 country hit by Margo Smith
    Apr 14, 1949
    Songwriter Kostas Lazarides is born in Thessaloniki, Greece. Known professionally as Kostas, he nabs hits as the author of Martina McBride's "Life #9," Dwight Yoakam's "Ain't That Lonely Yet" and The Dixie Chicks' "I Can Love You Better," among others
    Apr 21, 1949
    Songwriter Steve Dorff is born in New York. The musical director of CMT's "The Singing Bee," he writes George Strait's "I Cross My Heart," Anne Murray's "I Just Fall In Love Again" and Eddie Rabbitt's "Every Which Way But Loose," among others



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