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    • Feb 9, 1948
    Songwriter Tom Jans is born in Yakima, Washington. He authors "Loving Arms," a Dobie Gray recording that becomes a country hit for Elvis Presley in 1981
    Mar 6, 1948
    Peter McCann is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Best known as the artist on the 1977 pop hit "Do You Wanna Make Love," he also writes the Jennifer Warnes single "Right Time Of The Night," Earl Thomas Conley's "Nobody Falls Like A Fool" and Janie Fricke's "She's Single Again"
    Mar 12, 1948
    Singer/songwriter James Taylor is born in Boston, Massachusetts. He writes George Jones' 1978 single "Bartender's Blues" and wins a country Grammy for "How's The World Treating You," a 2003 collaboration with Alison Krauss
    Mar 28, 1948
    Gerry House is born in Covington, Kentucky. The morning show host for WSIX-FM in Nashville, House doubles as a songwriter, writing Reba McEntire's "Little Rock," George Strait's "The Big One" and Pam Tillis' "The River And The Highway"
    Apr 21, 1948
    Paul Davis is born in Meridian, Mississippi. Following a pop career, he sings on country hits with Marie Osmond, Tanya Tucker and Paul Overstreet, and writes such hits as "Down To My Last Teardrop," "Bop" and "Just Another Love"
    May 2, 1948
    Larry Gatlin is born in Seminole, Texas. Joined by brothers Rudy and Steve in the Gatlin Brothers Band, he writes numerous 1970s and '80s hits marked by strong hooks and loads of harmony. They include "All The Gold In California," "Broken Lady" and "Night Time Magic"
    May 4, 1948
    Songwriter/record executive Tim DuBois is born in Grove, Oklahoma. The head of Arista's country division from 1989-2000, he writes Alabama's "Love In The First Degree," Vince Gill's "When I Call Your Name" and Jerry Reed's "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
    May 26, 1948
    Stevie Nicks is born in Phoenix, Arizona. She joins the pop group Fleetwood Mac, whose self-titled 1975 album includes her composition "Landslide." The song becomes a country hit for The Dixie Chicks in 2002
    Jun 27, 1948
    Songwriter Paul Kennerley is born in Hoylake, England. He authors Emmylou Harris' "Born To Run," Marty Stuart's "Hillbilly Rock," Tanya Tucker's "Walking Shoes" and The Judds' "Cry Myself To Sleep"
    Jul 23, 1948
    Singer/songwriter John Hall is born in Baltimore, Maryland. As a member of the pop band Orleans, he writes the group's biggest single, "Still The One," which Bill Anderson remakes as a country hit in 1976



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