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    • Mar 31, 1955
    Songwriter/guitarist Angus Young is born in Glasgow, Scotland. He co-founds the rock band AC/DC, namechecked in Craig Morgan's 2009 country hit "Bonfire"
    May 4, 1955
    Robert Ellis Orrall is born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. He has a minor hit as an artist in 1992 with "Boom! It Was Over," and pens Martina McBride's "Wrong Baby Wrong," Clay Walker's "What's It To You" and Shenandoah's "Next To Me, Next To You"
    May 12, 1955
    Kix Brooks is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He co-writes hits for John Conlee and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band before forming Brooks & Dunn with Ronnie Dunn. Behind such hits as "Boot Scootin' Boogie," "My Maria" and "Only In America," they become country's most-successful duo, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019
    May 21, 1955
    Drummer Stan Lynch is born in Gainesville, Florida. A member of Tom Petty's band, The Heartbreakers, he co-writes Tim McGraw's 2004 country hit "Back When"
    Jun 6, 1955
    Curtis Wright is born in Huntington, Pennsylvania. A member of Vern Gosdin's band in the late-1980s, he becomes a backing vocalist on hits by Tim McGraw, Randy Travis and Darryl Worley. He also writes Ronnie Milsap's "A Woman In Love," Clay Walker's "What's It To You" and Shenandoah's "Next To You, Next To Me"
    Jun 7, 1955
    Pop singer Joey Scarbury is born in Ontario, California. Best known for the 1981 hit "Theme From 'Greatest American Hero' (Believe It Or Not)," he provides background vocals on albums by Dolly Parton, Michael Martin Murphey and Kenny Rogers. Scarbury also co-writes The Oak Ridge Boys' 1990 hit "No Matter How High"
    Jul 10, 1955
    Songwriter Stan Munsey is born in Eaton, Pennsylvania. He authors the Tim McGraw hit "All I Want Is A Life"
    Aug 17, 1955
    Singer/songwriter Kevin Welch is born in Los Angeles. He pens such hits as Gary Morris' "Velvet Chains," Moe Bandy's "Till I'm Too Old To Die Young," Chris Stapleton's "Millionaire" and Ricky Skaggs' "Let It Be You"
    Aug 22, 1955
    Songwriter/guitarist Tim Buckley is born. He co-writes the Doug Supernaw hit "Reno"
    Nov 7, 1955
    Songwriter/producer Rafe Van Hoy is born. Among the songs he writes: Patty Loveless' "Hurt Me Bad (In A Real Good Way)," Michael Martin Murphey's "What's Forever For" and George Jones & Tammy Wynette's "Golden Ring"



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