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    • Apr 1, 1951
    Randolph Scott stars as the western "Santa Fe" debuts in theaters. It gets referenced in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Apr 1, 1951
    Pop singer Henry Gross, best known for his 1976 hit "Shannon," is born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1969, he co-founds the '50s revival group Sha Na Na. In 1996, he nets a country hit as a songwriter on BlackHawk's "Big Guitar"
    Apr 1, 1951
    Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell kick off the only concert tour they will work together in Little Rock, Arkansas
    Apr 4, 1951
    Steve Gatlin, second of The Gatlin Brothers, is born in Olney, Texas. Along with brothers Larry and Rudy, their tight harmonies propel them to a Grammy award for "Broken Lady" and three trophies from the Academy of Country Music
    Apr 5, 1951
    Johnny Cash is certified as a radio operator at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. He will subsequently work at intercepting Russian code
    Apr 7, 1951
    Pop singer/songwriter Janis Ian is born in New York. Best known for her recordings "Society's Child" and "At Seventeen," she gains a country hit as a songwriter when she co-writes the 1988 Judy Rodman single "I Want A Love Like That"
    Apr 7, 1951
    Restless Heart drummer John Dittrich is born in Batavia, New York. He provides harmonies on a string of 1980s hits and sings lead on "When She Cries" in 1992. Dittrich also co-founds the short-lived group The Buffalo Club
    Apr 8, 1951
    Singer/songwriter Jim Photoglo is born in Los Angeles. Following a career as a pop artist, he moves to Nashville, where he pens Alabama's "Hometown Honeymoon" and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Fishin' In The Dark"
    Apr 8, 1951
    Bass player Mel Schacher is born in Owosso, Michigan. As a member of Grand Funk, he plays on the 1973 hit "We're An American Band," referenced in the lyrics of The Eli Young Band country hit "Always The Love Songs"
    Apr 8, 1951
    "Thunder In God's Country" debuts in theaters, with Rex Allen and Buddy Ebsen. Allen sings "Molly Darling"
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