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Dec 13, 1954
John Anderson is born in Orlando, Florida. Borrowing vocally from Lefty Frizzell, he earns the Country Music Association's Horizon award in 1983 and nets hits with "Swingin'," "Money In The Bank" and "Straight Tequila Night"
Dec 20, 1954
Songwriter Marc Beeson is born in Champaign, Illinois. He authors Restless Heart's "When She Cries," Billy Currington's "We Are Tonight," Blake Shelton's "She's Got A Way With Words" and Pat Green's "Let Me," among others
Dec 25, 1954
Steve Wariner is born in Noblesville, Indiana. The singer/songwriter/guitarist arrives in Nashville as Dottie West's bass player at age 17, ultimately recording more than 30 Top 10 hits as an artist. He will be inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Dec 31, 1954
Singer/songwriter Charlie Major is born in Aylmer, Quebec. The Canadian star writes Ricky Van Shelton's 1992 hit "Backroads"
Jan 17, 1955
Singer/songwriter Steve Earle is born at the Army hospital in Fort Monroe, Virginia. His gritty 1986 album "Guitar Town" subsequently becomes an influential signpost for the alt-country movement
Mar 11, 1955
Jimmy Fortune is born in Nelson County, Virginia. He replaces Lew DeWitt in The Statler Brothers in 1982, writing their hits "Elizabeth" and "My Only Love." The Statlers enter the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008
Mar 17, 1955
Paul Overstreet is born in Antioch, Mississippi. The singer/songwriter is a member of Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet before going solo. He also writes numerous hits for others, including "On The Other Hand" and "Forever And Ever, Amen"
Mar 22, 1955
James House is born in Sacramento, California. A songwriter on Diamond Rio's "In A Week Or Two," Martina McBride's "A Broken Wing" and Dwight Yoakam's "Ain't That Lonely Yet," he earns a hit of his own in 1995 with "This Is Me Missing You"
Mar 26, 1955
Songwriter Dean Dillon is born in Lake City, Tennessee. He writes the George Strait hits "Ocean Front Property," "The Chair" and "Unwound," plus Keith Whitley's "Miami My Amy," Vern Gosdin's "Set 'Em Up Joe" and George Jones' "Tennessee Whiskey" on his way to membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Mar 30, 1955
Randy Vanwarmer is born in Denver, Colorado. Following his pop hit "Just When I Needed You Most," he writes the country hits "I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes," "I Will Whisper Your Name" and "I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"
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