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    • Mar 1, 1950
    Songwriter/producer/piano player David Foster is born in Victoria, British Columbia. A co-writer of Anne Murray's "Now And Forever (You And Me)," he produces Kenny Rogers and plays on hits by Kevin Sharp, Glen Campbell and Dolly Parton
    May 9, 1950
    Fiddler Randy Howard is born in Macon, Georgia. He records with the likes of Chet Atkins, George Jones, Kenny Chesney and BlackHawk
    Aug 7, 1950
    Singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell is born in Houston, Texas. He nets five #1 singles from his 1988 album "Diamonds & Dirt," produces hits for Rosanne Cash and writes hits for Waylon Jennings,  Emmylou Harris and Tim McGraw, among others
    Sep 1, 1950
    Patti Leatherwood is born in Cleveland, Ohio. She briefly records for the Epic label during the late-1970s, providing background vocals the following decade on the Waylon Jennings hit "The Devil's On The Loose"
    Oct 8, 1950
    Bluegrass guitarist Russ Barenberg is born. In addition to making his own albums, he also appears on Randy Travis' 1992 hit "Better Class Of Losers"
    Oct 10, 1950
    Songwriter Tim Krekel is born in Louisville, Kentucky. Twice a member of Jimmy Buffett's band, he authors Crystal Gayle's "Turning Away" and Patty Loveless' "You Can Feel Bad"
    Nov 24, 1950
    Drummer Robert Burns is born in Jacksonville, Florida. As a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, he plays on "Sweet Home Alabama," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Nov 29, 1950
    Wendy Steiner is born in Los Angeles. Operating professionally as Wendy Waldman, she produces hits for Suzy Bogguss and The Forester Sisters. Waldman writes The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Fishin' In The Dark," Crystal Gayle's "Baby, What About You" and Lorrie Morgan's "Half Enough," among others
    Nov 30, 1950
    Vocalist Greg Gordon is born. He becomes the lead singer of the 1980s pop group The Boys Band, then moves into backup work. His credits include John Berry's 1996 single "Change My Mind"
    Dec 2, 1950
    John Wesley Ryles is born in Bastrop, Louisiana. He nets two country hits as an artist, 1968's "Kay" and 1977's "Once In A Lifetime Thing"; writes Steve Wariner's "Starting Over Again"; and provides background vocals on hits by Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn and Randy Travis, among others



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