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    • Nov 30, 1953
    June Pointer, of The Pointer Sisters, is born in Oakland. Primarily a pop act, The Pointers win a country Grammy award for their performance on "Fairytale"
    Feb 25, 1954
    Bass player John Doe is born in Decatur, Illinois. A co-founder of the Los Angeles punk group X, he writes a Kelly Willis song on the soundtrack of "Thelma & Louise" and has acting roles in "Pure Country" and "Great Balls Of Fire"
    Apr 1, 1954
    Drummer Jeff Porcaro is born in Hartford, Connecticut. A founding member of the rock band Toto, he is a prolific session musician in the 1970s and '80s, appearing on pop hits by Michael Jackson, Don Henley and Lionel Richie, as well as the Dolly Parton singles "Starting Over Again" and "Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You"
    Apr 26, 1954
    Percussionist Billy Ware, of the Cajun group Beausoleil, is born. The band appears on Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Down At The Twist And Shout"
    May 19, 1954
    Drummer Phil Rudd is born in Melbourne, Australia. He handles the kit during the key commercial years for hard-rock band AC/DC, namechecked in Craig Morgan's 2016 country hit "Bonfire"
    Jun 3, 1954
    Singer/songwriter Dan Hill is born in Toronto. His pop single "Sometimes When We Touch" is remade by Mark Gray & Tammy Wynette, and he writes the Mark Wills hits "I Do (Cherish You)" and "She's In Love," plus Sammy Kershaw's "Love Of My Life"
    Jun 25, 1954
    Keyboard player David Paich is born in Los Angeles. Best known as a member of the rock band Toto, he also appears as a supporting musician on the Glen Campbell hits "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights"
    Aug 12, 1954
    Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is born in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He eventually becomes a Grammy nominee in the country genre
    Sep 7, 1954
    Keyboard player Benmont Tench is born in Gainesville, Florida. A member of Tom Petty's band, The Heartbreakers, he writes Rosanne Cash's "Never Be You" and Hal Ketchum's "Stay Forever," and plays on country recordings by Travis Tritt, Johnny Cash and Mary Chapin Carpenter
    Sep 14, 1954
    Barry Cowsill, of the pop group The Cowsills, is born in Newport, Rhode Island. The group scores hits with "The Rain, The Park & Other Things," "Hair" and "Indian Lake," which is remade several years later as a country hit by Freddy Weller



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