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Jan 4, 1966
Deana Carter is born in Nashville. The daughter of guitarist Fred Carter, her 1996 hit "Strawberry Wine" nets the Country Music Association's Song and Single of the Year. She also co-writes the Kenny Chesney/Grace Potter duet "You And Tequila"
Feb 10, 1966
Songwriter Billy Rose dies of pneumonia in Jamaica. His compositions include "Barney Google," "Does The Spearmint Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight" and "Without A Song," a 1984 country hit for Willie Nelson
Feb 28, 1966
Roger Miller, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens are double-winners at the inaugural Academy of Country & Western Music awards, held at the Palladium in Hollywood. Miller is named Man of the Year and Top Songwriter
Mar 15, 1966
Roger Miller wins six times at the eighth annual Grammy Awards. "King Of The Road" takes Best Contemporary Male, Contemporary Single, Country & Western Male, Country & Western Single and Country & Western Song, and "The Return Of Roger Miller" snags Country & Western Album
May 4, 1966
Singer/songwriter Anders Osborne is born in Uddevalla, Sweden. He pens the Tim McGraw single "Watch The Wind Go By"
May 12, 1966
Songwriter Bobby Tomberlin is born in Luverne, Alabama. A singer on the CMT game show "The Singing Bee," he authors Darryl Worley's "A Good Day To Run" and Diamond Rio's "One More Day"
May 16, 1966
Scott Reeves is born in Santa Monica, California. After working as a soap star on "The Young And The Restless," he forms Blue County with Aaron Benward, earning a hit with "Good Little Girls" in 2004. He also co-writes Toby Keith's "Made In America"
May 17, 1966
Wiley Walker dies in Oklahoma City. Along with Gene Sullivan, he made up half a significant duo, which recorded the original version of "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again," and had a hit in 1946 with "Make Room In Your Heart For A Friend"
Jun 11, 1966
Singer/songwriter Bruce Robison is born in Bandera, Texas. Finding an artistic home in alternative-country, he nets commercial success as the songwriter of Tim McGraw's "Angry All The Time" and The Dixie Chicks' "Travelin Soldier"
Jul 1, 1966
Slim Willet dies of a heart attack at Hendrick Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Texas. He wrote the classic "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes," a Top 10 hit in 1952 and '53 for Willet, Skeets McDonald, Ray Price and Red Foley
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