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    • May 18, 1947
    "Rhinestone Cowboy" producer Dennis Lambert is born in New York City. He writes Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone" follow-up, "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)," and The Oak Ridge Boys' "Dream On"
    May 19, 1947
    Singer/songwriter Paul Brady is born in Strabane County, Ireland. Fashioning a career as an adult alternative performer, Brady authors Brooks & Dunn's 2001 country hit "The Long Goodbye"
    May 21, 1947
    Songwriter Janis Carnes is born in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Her credits include three hits for The Whites plus Alabama's "When It All Goes South"
    May 24, 1947
    Mike Reid is born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. A first-round NFL draft pick in 1970, he nabs a country hit 20 years later with "Walk On Faith," although he earns more success as a songwriter on "Inside," "He Talks To Me," "In This Life" and others
    Jun 4, 1947
    Singer/songwriter Toni Wine is born in Washington Heights, New York. A co-writer of "A Groovy Kind Of Love," she sings background vocals on Willie Nelson's 1982 single "Always On My Mind"
    Jun 21, 1947
    Bass player Tom Evans is born in Liverpool, England. He joins the pop band Badfinger and co-writes the Nilsson pop hit "Without You." T.G. Sheppard remakes it for the country audience in 1983
    Jun 28, 1947
    Songwriter Kim Williams is born in Kingsport, Tennessee. A 2012 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he creates Randy Travis' "Three Wooden Crosses," Reba McEntire's "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" and Garth Brooks' "Ain't Goin' Down (Til The Sun Comes Up)"
    Jul 7, 1947
    Songwriter Randy Goodrum is born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He authors Anne Murray's "You Needed Me," Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" and Dottie West's "A Lesson In Leavin'"
    Jul 11, 1947
    Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeff Hanna is born in Detroit, Michigan. He helps found The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, whose historic 1972 album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" precedes a string of country hits in the 1980s. In addition to writing Dirt Band successes, he co-writes Rascal Flatts' "Bless The Broken Road"
    Jul 19, 1947
    Film composer and conductor Lionel Newman weds Beverly Carroll. Seven years into their marriage, he nets a country hit with Tennessee Ernie Ford's version of his song "River Of No Return"



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