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    • 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"
    Aug 26, 1955
    Songwriter Bob Miller dies in Nyack, New York. He authored Ernest Tubb's "Driftwood On The River"
    Sep 6, 1955
    After Johnny Cash tells him a story about a former Air Force buddy with distinctive footwear, Carl Perkins writes "Blue Suede Shoes" backstage before a show in Bono, Arkansas. Perkins plays it live for the first time that night
    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"
    Nov 11, 1955
    Broadway composer Jerry Ross dies of a lung infection in New York. His credits include "Hernando's Hideaway," a song from the musical "The Pajama Game" that became a country hit the previous year when parodied by Homer & Jethro
    Nov 12, 1955
    Songwriter Walt Aldridge is born in Florence, Alabama. Among his songs: Heartland's "I Loved Her First," Earl Thomas Conley's "Holding Her And Loving You," Ricky Van Shelton's "I Am A Simple Man" and Ronnie Milsap's "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me"



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