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    • Apr 8, 1944
    Songwriter Jerry Abbott is born in Abilene, Texas. The father of Pantera members Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott and Vinnie Paul, he writes the Buck Owens & Emmylou Harris hit "Play Together Again Again"
    Apr 21, 1944
    Songwriter Tony Macaulay is born in England. Among his credits: Glen Campbell's "Oklahoma Sunday Morning" and Alison Krauss' "Baby, Now That I've Found You"
    Apr 22, 1944
    Songwriter Alan Gordon is born in Natick, Massachusetts. He authors The Turtles' pop hit "Happy Together," remade for the country charts in 1978 by T.G. Sheppard
    Apr 22, 1944
    Songwriter Danny Morrison is born in Nashville. He authors Lee Greenwood's "You've Got A Good Love Comin'," Joe Diffie's "Is It Cold In Here," Razzy Bailey's "Friends" and Kenny Rogers' "Blaze Of Glory"
    May 17, 1944
    Pop singer/songwriter Jesse Winchester is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He moves to Canada in 1967 to avoid the draft, but scores a country hit 20 years later when Michael Martin Murphey records his song "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl"
    May 28, 1944
    Gary Stewart is born in Letcher County, Kentucky. His raw brand of honky tonk makes him a critics' favorite as he earns three mid-'70s hits. They include the #1 record "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)"
    May 28, 1944
    Billy Vera is born in Riverside, California. Best known for his 1987 pop single "At This Moment," he writes Dolly Parton's 1979 country hit "I Really Got The Feeling"
    Jun 2, 1944
    Movie composer Marvin Hamlisch is born in New York City. His song "The Entertainer" provides the vehicle for a Chet Atkins Grammy nomination
    Jun 21, 1944
    Singer/songwriter Kenny O'Dell is born in Antlers, Oklahoma. A 1996 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he earns a Top 10 single as an artist with "Let's Shake Hands And Come Out Lovin'," and pens Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors," Tanya Tucker's "Lizzie And The Rainman" and The Judds' "Mama He's Crazy"
    Jun 25, 1944
    Songwriter Mike Dekle is born in Panama City, Florida. He authors Kenny Rogers' "Scarlet Fever," Joe Nichols' "Size Matters (Someday)" and Brantley Gilbert's "Country Must Be Country Wide"



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