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Jul 14, 1953
Guitarist/mandolinist Mike Henderson is born in Independence, Missouri. He becomes a linchpin in the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers and plays on a pair of Travis Tritt hits: "More Than You'll Ever Know" and "Where Corn Don't Grow." He also co-writes the Chris Stapleton hit "Broken Halos"
Aug 3, 1953
Songwriter/guitarist/producer Randy Scruggs is born to Earl Scruggs in Nashville. Among the projects he plays on are Miranda Lambert's "Automatic," George Strait's "Heartland," Vince Gill's "Go Rest High On That Mountain" and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2"
Aug 9, 1953
After an association with Columbia Records, The Stanley Brothers hold their first recording session in a five-year deal with Mercury
Nov 6, 1953
The Osborne Brothers perform publicly for the first time
Nov 28, 1953
Bill Monroe records "Get Up John" at the Castle Studio in Nashville. The song will be used in episode eight of the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
Dec 17, 1953
Sharon White, of The Whites, is born in Wichita Falls, Texas. Along with father Buck and sister Cheryl, she participates in several bluegrass-tinged early-'80s hits and joins husband Ricky Skaggs on the duet "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This"
Feb 20, 1954
Bluegrass performer Claire Lynch is born in Poughkeepsie, New York. The plaintive singer begins her career with The Front Porch String Band, earning Grammy nominations with two solo albums, "Moonlighter" and "Silver And Gold"
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"
Jul 18, 1954
Ricky Skaggs is born in Cordell, Kentucky. Centered in bluegrass, he leads a swing toward traditional country in the early-1980s, joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1982 and taking the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in 1985. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018
Sep 4, 1954
In the wake of Elvis Presley's recording of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky," Bill Monroe records a newer, hotter version of his signature song in Nashville
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