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Feb 4, 1972
Songwriter/producer Frank Rogers is born in Florence, South Carolina. He oversees hits for Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Josh Turner and Granger Smith, among others. His compositions include Paisley's "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)," Scotty McCreery's "Five More Minutes" and Darius Rucker's "This"
Sep 4, 1972
Marty Robbins finishes ninth in a 1971 Dodge in the Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway in South Carolina
Mar 5, 1973
Alabama, billed as Wildcountry, makes its debut at The Bowery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The band remains regulars at the club for the next seven years
Oct 8, 1975
Cledus Maggard records the C.B. novelty hit "The White Knight" at the Mark Five Studios in Greenville, South Carolina
Nov 20, 1977
Josh Turner is born in Hannah, South Carolina. On the heels of 2003's "Long Black Train," he builds a line of tradition-minded, deep-voiced hits, including "Firecracker," "Would You Go With Me," "Time Is Love" and "Why Don't We Just Dance"
Apr 13, 1978
"American Idol" contestant Chris Sligh is born in Greenville, South Carolina. A 2007 participant, he writes Rascal Flatts' 2009 hit "Here Comes Goodbye"
Jun 20, 1978
Pop singer/songwriter Dave Barnes is born in South Carolina. He authors Blake Shelton's 2011 ballad "God Gave Me You" and Thomas Rhett's 2017 collaboration with Maren Morris, "Craving You"
Feb 1, 1979
Julie Roberts is born in Lancaster, South Carolina. After work as an assistant for Mercury Records, she gets a recording deal with the label, releasing her debut album in 2004 and gaining a nomination for the Country Music Association's Horizon Award
Jun 10, 1979
Lee Brice is born in Sumter, South Carolina. Known as an artist for such hits as "Love Like Crazy," "Hard To Love," "I Don't Dance" and "I Drive Your Truck," he also writes The Eli Young Band's "Crazy Girl" and Garth Brooks' "More Than A Memory"
Apr 28, 1980
Bass player Tommy Caldwell dies in a car crash in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was a member of the Southern rock group The Marshall Tucker Band, playing on "Can't You See," covered for the country charts by Waylon Jennings in 1976
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