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Nov 26, 1986

Songwriter Gene Pistilli gets his song, "Too Gone Too Long," to Randy Travis, who records it over the weekend

Dec 5, 1986

Songwriter Carmol Taylor dies of lung cancer in Brilliant, Alabama. Taylor wrote such hits as George Jones' "The Grand Tour," Tammy Wynette's "My Man" and Joe Stampley's "Red Wine And Blue Memories"

Dec 17, 1986

Songwriter Oakley Haldeman dies in Mesa, Arizona. He co-wrote the Gene Autry hits "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" and "I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine." As a music publisher, he represented "Deep In The Heart Of Texas"

Jan 1, 1987

Clint Black writes "Nobody's Home" after waking up with the flu in a new house following a breakup

Feb 1, 1987

Garth Brooks and Kent Blazy write "If Tomorrow Never Comes" at Blazy's home in Nashville's Green Hills neighborhood

Feb 15, 1987

Songwriter and R&B vocalist Jimmy Holiday dies of heart failure at University Hospital in Iowa City. He composed "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" and the Kenny Rogers & Dottie West country hit "All I Ever Need Is You"

Feb 16, 1987

Songwriters Keith and Adrienne Follese have a son, Ryan Follese, in Nashville. Mom and/or Dad go on to write such hits as Tim McGraw's "Something Like That," Martina McBride's "I Love You" and Faith Hill's "The Way You Love Me." Their son becomes the lead singer of the pop band Hot Chelle Rae

Feb 24, 1987

"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)" wins twice at the 29th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, scoring Best Country Song, for Jamie O'Hara; and Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, for The Judds

Mar 1, 1987

"Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You" songwriter Pebe Sebert has a daughter, Kesha Rose Sebert, in Los Angeles. The daughter becomes a pop hitmaker in 2010 under the name Ke$ha

Mar 7, 1987

Songwriters Don Schlitz and Paul Overstreet receive the Song of the Year trophy for "On The Other Hand" from the Nashville Songwriters Association International at the Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel

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