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    • May 7, 1953
    Songwriter John Jarrard is born in Gainesville, Georgia. He authors such hits as George Strait's "Blue Clear Sky," John Anderson's "Money In The Bank," Diamond Rio's "Mirror Mirror" and Collin Raye's "My Kind Of Girl"
    May 8, 1953
    Billy Burnette is born in Memphis, son of rockabilly figure Dorsey Burnette. Nominated for the Academy of Country Music's Top New Male award in 1986, he becomes a member of Fleetwood Mac for several years and writes Eddy Raven's "She's Gonna Win Your Heart" and George Strait's "River Of Love"
    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 1, 1953
    Ronnie Dunn is born in Coleman, Oklahoma. The lanky singer teams with Kix Brooks to form the harmony-laden Brooks & Dunn, whose mix of honky tonk with rock influences makes them the dominant duo in country from 1991 until their split in 2010. They re-team just a few years later, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019
    Jun 22, 1953
    Pop singer/songwriter Cyndi Lauper is born in Brooklyn, New York. Known for "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "Time After Time," she earns a Top 5 country album with her 2016 release "Detour"
    Jul 16, 1953
    Singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith is born in Seguin, Texas. Primarily a folk artist, she writes the Kathy Mattea country hit "Love At The Five & Dime" and Suzy Bogguss' single "Outbound Plane"
    Aug 3, 1953
    Songwriter/guitarist/producer Randy Scruggs is born to Earl Scruggs in Nashville. Among the projects he plays on are Miranda Lambert's "Automatic," George Strait's "Heartland," Vince Gill's "Go Rest High On That Mountain" and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2"
    Aug 8, 1953
    Songwriter Todd Cerney is born in Detroit. He authors Restless Heart's "I'll Still Be Loving You" and Steve Holy's "Good Morning Beautiful"
    Sep 18, 1953
    Banjo player/songwriter Carl Jackson is born in Louisville, Mississippi. He authors Vince Gill's "No Future In The Past," Glen Campbell's "(Love Always) Letter To Home" and Pam Tillis' "Put Yourself In My Place." Jackson plays on hits by Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley
    Sep 30, 1953
    Deborah Allen is born in Memphis, Tennessee. She earns a Grammy nomination for her 1983 performance of "Baby I Lied," but also writes John Conlee's "I'm Only In It For The Love," Janie Fricke's "Let's Stop Talkin' About It" and Patty Loveless' "Hurt Me Bad (In A Real Good Way)"



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