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    • 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)"
    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 7, 1955
    Songwriter Werly Fairburn joins "The Louisiana Hayride," performing at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana. His writing credits later include Carl Smith's "I Feel Like Cryin'" and Jim Reeves' "I Guess I'm Crazy"
    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"



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