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    • May 7, 1946
    Bill Danoff is born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He co-founds The Starland Vocal Band, which earns a pop hit with "Afternoon Delight," and writes John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)"
    May 16, 1946
    "Annie Get Your Gun," featuring music by Irving Berlin, opens on Broadway. A 2001 version provides Reba McEntire's theatrical debut, and a touring production is a vehicle for Helen Cornelius and Dave & Sugar's Dave Rowland during the 1980s
    May 26, 1946
    Liz and Casey Anderson marry. The couple writes Merle Haggard's "The Fugitive" and has a daughter, country star Lynn Anderson. Liz also writes Haggard's "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" and nets two mid-'60s hits as a recording artist
    Jul 9, 1946
    Singer/songwriter Bon Scott is born in Forfar, Scotland. He spends six years with AC/DC, co-writing and singing lead on the hard-rock band's signature hits "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "Highway To Hell." AC/DC is referenced in Craig Morgan's 2009 country hit "Bonfire"
    Jul 20, 1946
    Kim Carnes is born in Pasadena, California. Primarily a pop recording artist, she joins Kenny Rogers on the 1980 country hit "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" and writes Rogers' Ronnie Milsap duet "Make No Mistake, She's Mine." Carnes also pens Reba McEntire & Vince Gill's "The Heart Won't Lie"
    Jul 28, 1946
    Singer/songwriter Jonathan Edwards is born in Aitkin, Minnesota. Best known for his 1972 pop hit "Sunshine," he briefly has a country deal with MCA in the '80s. He also appears as a supporting musician on hits by Emmylou Harris and Glen Campbell
    Aug 1, 1946
    The movie "Night And Day" premieres in Hollywood, as California observes Cole Porter of Indiana Day. The movie sees Cary Grant portraying the life of Porter, with Roy Rogers singing "Don't Fence Me In"
    Aug 7, 1946
    With a recording session scheduled for the next day, Merle Travis writes "Sixteen Tons," drawing on a letter from his brother, coal miner John Travis, for the hook: "You load 16 tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt"
    Aug 9, 1946
    Songwriter Amanda McBroom is born in California. She writes "The Rose," a Bette Midler pop hit that's retooled for the country audience by Conway Twitty in 1982
    Aug 15, 1946
    Songwriter Jimmy Webb is born in Elk City, Oklahoma. He writes "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and "Wichita Lineman," by Glen Campbell; and "Highwayman," by Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson



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