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    • Aug 22, 1959
    Songwriter Liz Hengber is born in Brooklyn, New York. She authors the Reba McEntire hits "It's Your Call," "And Still" and "For My Broken Heart"
    Aug 25, 1959
    Songwriter Tim Menzies is born in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Known under a recording deal as Tim Mensy, he writes Doug Stone's "I Thought It Was You," Mark Chesnutt's "I Just Wanted You To Know" and Shenandoah's "Mama Knows"
    Sep 28, 1959
    William Schlappi is born in Voorheesville, New York. Under the name Billy Montana, he signs a recording deal in the 1990s, but scores his biggest successes by writing Jon Pardi's "Night Shift," Garth Brooks' "More Than A Memory" and Sara Evans' "Suds In The Bucket"
    Nov 1, 1959
    The day Bill Anderson turns 22, he's disappointed that his girlfriend fails to recognize his red-letter day. As a result, he writes "Happy Birthday To Me," a future hit for Hank Locklin. By the end of the day, he receives a surprise party
    Nov 5, 1959
    Bryan Adams is born in Vancouver, Canada. The pop/rock star takes record producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange to Nashville for Fan Fair in 1993, where Lange meets future wife Shania Twain. Adams and Lange also co-write the Lonestar hit "You Walked In"
    Nov 22, 1959
    Broadway lyricist Sam Lewis dies in New York. The author of "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" and "Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Girl?)," he also wrote the Jimmie Rodgers country hit "In The Hills Of Tennessee"
    Nov 29, 1959
    "The Battle Of New Orleans" wins Song of the Year for composer Jimmy Driftwood and Best Country & Western Performance for Johnny Horton during the second annual Grammy Awards
    Dec 30, 1959
    Songwriter Don Henry is born in San Jose, California. He co-writes Kathy Mattea's "Where've You Been" and Miranda Lambert's "All Kinds Of Kinds"
    Jan 29, 1960
    Songwriter Tim Johnson is born in Noti, Oregon. He authors Kellie Pickler's "Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind," Tracy Byrd's "The Truth About Men" and Jimmy Wayne's "Do You Believe Me Now"
    Feb 6, 1960
    R&B singer Jesse Belvin dies in a car crash in Fairhope, Arkansas. A co-writer of The Penguins' hit "Earth Angel," he earns a country hit 10 years later as a songwriter after Slim Whitman covers "Guess Who"



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