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    • Jul 4, 1955
    Pop singer John Waite is born in Lancaster, England. A frontman for The Babys and Bad English, he scores his biggest solo hit with 1984's "Missing You," remade 15 years later as a minor country hit by Brooks & Dunn
    Mar 25, 1977
    Glen Campbell sings "Southern Nights" on an episode of "The Midnight Special" that also features Aretha Franklin and The Babys
    May 6, 1977
    "The Midnight Special" welcomes Kenny Rogers, who performs his first country hit, "Lucille." The NBC-TV show also features Helen Reddy, The Babys and a salute to Jerry Lee Lewis
    Jun 1, 1984
    EMI America releases John Waite's pop single "Missing You." The song becomes a minor country hit for Brooks & Dunn in 1999
    Dec 31, 1984
    Ronnie Milsap waves goodbye to 1984 on the ABC-TV special "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" with John Waite, Night Ranger and Barry Manilow
    May 31, 1993
    Time-Life releases "Totally '80s," a double-disc retrospective featuring Juice Newton's "Queen Of Hearts," alongside music by Donna Summer, John Waite, Marvin Gaye, The Pointer Sisters and Ray Parker Jr.
    Dec 7, 1998
    "Totally '80s" earns a platinum album from the RIAA. The TV-marketed package boasts Juice Newton's "Queen Of Hearts," slipped in with music by Sheena Easton, John Waite, Donna Summer, The Pointer Sisters, Glenn Frey and Ray Parker Jr.
    Mar 2, 2007
    Pop singer John Waite makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, performing "Missing You" with Alison Krauss at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House
    Sep 19, 2007
    Bob Dylan plays Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, where the wooden benches seat such musicians as Alison Krauss, John Prine, John Waite and Buddy Miller. Elvis Costello is a surprise opener, and Jack White joins Dylan briefly during the concert
    Oct 18, 2007
    Alison Krauss teams with Robert Plant for a "CMT Crossroads" taping at The Mill in Lebanon, Tennessee, with band members T Bone Burnett and Buddy Miller. In the audience are Michelle Branch, John Waite, Ed King, Holly Williams, Jessica Simpson and Bill Lloyd
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