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    • Mar 2, 1950
    Karen Carpenter is born in New Haven, Connecticut. Though primarily a pop act, The Carpenters earn a country hit, 1978's "Sweet, Sweet Smile," written by Juice Newton. Alabama remakes their single "Touch Me When We're Dancing" as a country hit
    Jun 26, 1951
    The Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, presents Cole Porter Night, honoring a Yale grad who had become a leading voice for Broadway, and wrote the country hit "Don't Fence Me In." Porter, who is ill, does not attend
    Feb 26, 1952
    Songwriter Gary Burr is born in Meriden, Connecticut. Among his credits: Conway Twitty's "That's My Job," Patty Loveless' "I Try To Think About Elvis," LeAnn Rimes' "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense" and Tim McGraw's "Can't Be Really Gone"
    Apr 1, 1954
    Drummer Joe Porcaro has a son, Jeff Porcaro, in Hartford, Connecticut. Two years after dad plays on the Glen Campbell hit "Southern Nights," Jeff--who is also a drummer--debuts as a member of the rock band Toto
    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"
    May 22, 1955
    Ain't that a shame: Fats Domino's concert in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is cancelled when police predict it will lead to a riot. Domino's current hit, "Ain't It A Shame," is eventually reconstituted for the country audience by Hank Williams Jr.
    May 29, 1955
    Drummer Joe Porcaro has a son, Mike Porcaro, in Hartford, Connecticut. While dad becomes a session player, appearing on the Glen Campbell hit "Southern Nights," son replaces David Hungate in the rock band Toto
    Nov 26, 1956
    Big band figure Tommy Dorsey dies in Greenwich, Connecticut, after taking sleeping pills on top of liquor. The death comes after Elvis Presley made five appearances on The Dorsey Brothers' "Stage Show," Elvis' first national TV exposure
    Sep 2, 1957
    Drummer Joe Porcaro has a son, Steve Porcaro, in Hartford, Connecticut. Two years after Dad plays on the Glen Campbell hit "Southern Nights," Steve emerges as a member of the rock band Toto
    Feb 26, 1959
    "September Song" songwriter Maxwell Anderson suffers a stroke at his residence in Stamford, Connecticut, on the 28th anniversary of his first wife's death. Anderson dies two days later
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