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    • Apr 1, 1954
    Drummer Jeff Porcaro is born in Hartford, Connecticut. A founding member of the rock band Toto, he is a prolific session musician in the 1970s and '80s, appearing on pop hits by Michael Jackson, Don Henley and Lionel Richie, as well as the Dolly Parton singles "Starting Over Again" and "Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You"
    Apr 5, 1954
    Under the assumed name Simon Crum, Ferlin Husky records "Cuzz Yore So Sweet"
    Apr 6, 1954
    Dottsy is born in Seguin, Texas. She sings on the Grand Ole Opry as a child, then nets one bona fide hit, "(After Sweet Memories) Play Born To Lose Again," in 1977, before leaving the music business to work with mentally handicapped children
    Apr 8, 1954
    Stuart Hamblen records "This Ole House" in New York City
    Apr 12, 1954
    James Howard Young marries Gwen Kirby. The union produces two sons, Richard Young and Fred Young, founders of the country band The Kentucky HeadHunters
    Apr 12, 1954
    Decca releases Red Foley's "Jilted"
    Apr 13, 1954
    Tommy Collins records "Untied" and "Whatcha Gonna Do Now" at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles
    Apr 14, 1954
    Singer/songwriter Pierce Pettis is born in DeKalb County, Alabama. He writes Garth Brooks' "You Move Me"
    Apr 15, 1954
    Janet Louise Smith, the one-month-old daughter of future Grand Ole Opry star Jan Howard, dies in Columbus, Ohio, of a cerebral hemorrhage
    Apr 15, 1954
    Webb Pierce records "You're Not Mine Anymore" at Nashville's Castle Studio
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