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    • Apr 20, 1947
    Songwriter/record producer Buddy Cannon is born in Lexington, Tennessee. He writes George Strait's "Give It Away" and Vern Gosdin's "Set 'Em Up Joe," and produces hits for Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Chely Wright and Sara Evans
    Apr 21, 1947
    Guitarist Alan Warner is born in West London, England. He joins The Foundations, playing on their '60s pop hit "Baby, Now That I've Found You," which is remade by Alison Krauss as a Grammy-winning country single
    Apr 21, 1947
    Hank Williams records "Move It On Over" and "I Saw The Light" at Nashville's Castle Studio in his first MGM recording session. Also on the date: "Six More Miles (To The Graveyard)" and "(Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep"
    Apr 23, 1947
    Songwriter Kent Robbins is born in Mayfield, Kentucky. Among his credits: George Strait's "Write This Down," The Judds' "Love Is Alive," John Anderson's "Straight Tequila Night," Trace Adkins' "Every Light In The House" and Gary Allan's "Her Man"
    Apr 24, 1947
    Songwriter Richard Fagan is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He authors two John Michael Montgomery hits, "Be My Baby Tonight" and "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)," as well as Moe Bandy's "Americana" and Clay Walker's "Only On Days That End In 'Y'"
    Apr 24, 1947
    Charles Starrett is The Durango Kid as the western movie "Law Of The Canyon" debuts. Trusty sidekick Smiley Burnette provides music, along with Texas Jim Lewis And His Lone Star Cowboys
    Apr 27, 1947
    Guitarist Pete Ham is born in Swansea, Wales. He becomes a member of the pop band Badfinger and co-writes "Without You," a Nilsson pop hit that T.G. Sheppard remakes as a country recording in 1983
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