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Jul 14, 1966
"Any Day Now" songwriter Burt Bacharach and his wife, Angie Dickinson, have a daughter, Lea "Nikki" Bacharach, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. The baby weighs less than two pounds and remains hospitalized until October 11
Aug 1, 1966
George Ducas is born in Texas City, Texas. His edgy, guitar-driven music finds the Top 10 in 1994 via "Lipstick Promises." He also writes Radney Foster's "Just Call Me Lonesome," The Eli Young Band's "Always The Love Songs" and Sara Evans' "A Real Fine Place To Start"
Aug 12, 1966
Tree Publishing cuts the first big songwriting paycheck of Roger Miller's career. The document gives him more than $166,000
Aug 29, 1966
Singer/songwriter Shawn Camp is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Signed to Reprise in the 1990s, he nets hits as a songwriter with George Strait's "River Of Love," Garth Brooks' "Two Pina Coladas" and Josh Turner's "Would You Go With Me"
Sep 17, 1966
Penn State defeats Maryland, 15-7, in college football. The game is the first for Nittany Lion defensive tackle Mike Reid, who records three safeties. He goes on to write country hits for Ronnie Milsap, Lorrie Morgan and Conway Twitty
Nov 19, 1966
Francis Craig dies following a heart attack in Sewanee, Tennessee. The Nashville orchestra leader wrote "Near You," the first million-seller recorded in Music City. The song is remade as a country hit by George Jones & Tammy Wynette in 1977
Feb 6, 1967
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Anita Cochran is born in Pontiac, Michigan. She attains a hit in 1997 when Steve Wariner joins her for "What If I Said"
Feb 19, 1967
Dallas Frazier writes the George Jones hit "If My Heart Had Windows," later remade by Patty Loveless
Mar 3, 1967
"I Honestly Love You" songwriter Peter Allen marries Liza Minnelli
Mar 30, 1967
Folk artist Paul Clayton commits suicide by pulling a heater into the bathtub of his apartment in New York City. Clayton was a co-writer of Billy Grammer's 1959 country hit "Gotta Travel On"
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