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    • Dec 25, 1949
    With "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" enjoying its first year as a holiday hit, composer Johnny Marks takes a bow from the audience on a Christmas edition of the Ed Sullivan-hosted CBS variety show "Toast Of The Town"
    Jan 24, 1950
    Becky Hobbs is born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Highly regarded, her 11-year country chart span includes a hit duet with Moe Bandy on "Let's Get Over Them Together." She also writes Conway Twitty's "I Want To Know You Before We Make Love"
    Feb 24, 1950
    Songwriter/record executive Larry Willoughby is born in Houston, Texas. He writes Waylon Jennings' "The Devil's On The Loose," Eddy Raven's "Operator, Operator" and "Building Bridges" by Brooks & Dunn with Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill
    Mar 1, 1950
    Songwriter/producer/piano player David Foster is born in Victoria, British Columbia. A co-writer of Anne Murray's "Now And Forever (You And Me)," he produces Kenny Rogers and plays on hits by Kevin Sharp, Glen Campbell and Dolly Parton
    Mar 5, 1950
    Songwriter Tom Russell is born at California Lutheran Hospital in Los Angeles, California. He writes Suzy Bogguss' 1992 hit "Outbound Plane"
    Mar 10, 1950
    Songwriter Don Devaney is born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He nets hits by authoring Charley Pride's "Someone Loves You Honey" and Highway 101's "Cry, Cry, Cry"
    Apr 3, 1950
    Pop songwriter Kurt Weill dies of a heart attack in New York. Two of his songs find new life after his passing: Bobby Darin's recording of "Mack The Knife" and Willie Nelson's version of "September Song"
    May 13, 1950
    Stevland Morris is born in Saginaw, Michigan. Known professionally as Stevie Wonder, his 1976 album "Songs In The Key Of Life" will be mentioned in the text of Eric Church's 2016 country hit "Record Year"
    May 17, 1950
    Stuart Hamblen writes "Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You)" on his way to the recording studio in Los Angeles, spurred by a parting comment from his wife. He records both that song and his country-gospel hit, "It's No Secret"
    May 18, 1950

    Songwriter Tom Shapiro is born in Kansas City, Missouri. Among more than 50 hits, he authors Brooks & Dunn's "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You," Neal McCoy's "Wink," Keith Urban's "You Look Good In My Shirt" and George Strait's "Living And Living Well"




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