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Mar 8, 1971

Capitol Records founder Johnny Mercer is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the New York Hilton. Other additions include Harry Warren, Rudolf Friml and Ira Gershwin

Mar 17, 1971

Singer/songwriter Nick Nixon has his first Nashville recording session at the Jack Clement Studio in Nashville. He never gains a foothold as an artist, but a year later, he does score a hit as the writer of Barbara Fairchild's "The Teddy Bear Song"

Apr 30, 1971

Singer/songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson is born in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Her 2001 debut yields a hit with "Complicated." She also writes Chely Wright's "Single White Female" and Jo Dee Messina's "Downtime." Additionally, Johnson sings background on hits by Martina McBride, Jamie O'Neal and Miranda Lambert

May 24, 1971

Steve Goodman writes "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," with uncredited assistance from John Prine, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York after leaving Paul Anka's show

May 26, 1971

Singer/songwriter Keith Gattis is born in Georgetown, Texas. Signed to RCA during the 1990s, he plays guitar in Dwight Yoakam's band for a time and writes the Kenny Chesney hits "El Cerrito Place" and "When I See This Bar"

Jul 15, 1971

Songwriter Layng Martine Jr. records "Rub It In" at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville with Ray Stevens producing. Three years later, the song becomes a signature hit for Billy "Crash" Craddock

Jul 30, 1971

Songwriter Gordie Sampson is born in Big Pond, Nova Scotia. He authors Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take The Wheel," Luke Bryan's "Knockin' Boots," Hunter Hayes' "Storm Warning" and Florida Georgia Line's collaboration with The Backstreet Boys, "God, Your Mama, And Me"

Aug 2, 1971

Singer/songwriter Steve Goodman records "City Of New Orleans" at Nashville's Quadraphonic Studios. The song becomes a pop hit the following year for Arlo Guthrie and a country hit in 1984 for Willie Nelson

Aug 3, 1971

Steve Goodman records the original version of "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" at the Quadraphonic Studios in Nashville. David Allan Coe mentions Goodman by name in his hit version of the song four years later

Aug 20, 1971

Songwriter Alex Harvey records "Delta Dawn" in a Nashville session for Capitol Records. A year later, his composition is a hit for Tanya Tucker

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