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Mar 11, 1954
Steel guitarist Jerry Byrd and his wife, Thelma, have their second daughter, Luana June Byrd, in Nashville. Byrd has amassed recording credits with Red Foley, Hank Williams and Jimmy Wakely
Mar 14, 1954
Jann Browne is born in Anderson, Indiana. A member of Asleep At The Wheel from 1981-1983, she blossoms on the West Coast circuit, creating one minor hit with 1989's "Tell Me Why"
Mar 15, 1954
Record executive Mike Dungan is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He becomes the head of Capitol's Nashville division in 2000, taking part in the careers of Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and Luke Bryan, among others. In 2012, he leads the merged Universal Music Group, which includes MCA and Mercury
Mar 15, 1954
Columbia releases Carl Smith's "Back Up Buddy"
Mar 15, 1954
Jan Howard, going under her married name Lula Grace Smith, has her fourth child, Janet Louise Smith, in Columbus, Ohio. The baby dies one month later
Mar 15, 1954
Billy Walker records "Thank You For Calling" in a morning session at the Jim Beck Studio in Dallas
Mar 15, 1954
Jim Ed and Maxine Brown record "Looking Back To See" in Shreveport. It becomes the first hit for The Browns
Mar 16, 1954
Tim O'Brien is born in Wheeling, West Virginia. A member of the bluegrass act Hot Rize, he writes Kathy Mattea's 1986 hit "Walk The Way The Wind Blows" and joins her on her 1990 duet "The Battle Hymn Of Love"
Mar 16, 1954
Jim Reeves records "Penny Candy" at Shreveport's KWKH Radio
Mar 16, 1954
Faron Young records "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" at the Castle Studio in downtown Nashville. He also makes his first attempts at cutting "I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night"
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