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Nov 8, 1950
Arthur Crudup records "My Baby Left Me" in Chicago. Elvis Presley will remake the song in 1956
Mar 4, 1951
Pee Wee King records "Slow Poke" during the afternoon at RCA Studio A in Chicago
Jul 22, 1951
Guitarist/record producer Richard Bennett is born in Chicago. He works with George Strait, Neil Diamond, Steve Earle, Conway Twitty, Hal Ketchum, Travis Tritt and Emmylou Harris, among others
Aug 13, 1951
Dan Fogelberg is born in Peoria, Illinois. His 1985 album "High Country Snows" features Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill and Doc Watson, and his supporting tour leads to the formation of The Desert Rose Band
Dec 10, 1951
Pee Wee King records "Silver And Gold" at Chicago's RCA Studio A
Jul 31, 1952
Guitarist Steve Gibson is born in Peoria, Illinois. The musical director of the Grand Ole Opry, he plays on hits by George Strait, Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Reba McEntire, Wynonna and Randy Travis, among others
Dec 31, 1952
Guitarist Chuck Berry plays for the first time with piano player Johnnie Johnson in East St. Louis, Illinois. The two are bonded during the time Berry writes "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene" and "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie"
Jan 7, 1953
Days after Hank Williams' death, Joni James records a hit pop version of "Your Cheatin' Heart" at the Universal Studios in Chicago
Oct 1, 1953
Hugh Hefner founds Playboy magazine in Chicago. Two decades later, he establishes Playboy Records, generating hits for Mickey Gilley, Bobby Borchers and Playboy model Barbi Benton
Feb 25, 1954
Bass player John Doe is born in Decatur, Illinois. A co-founder of the Los Angeles punk group X, he writes a Kelly Willis song on the soundtrack of "Thelma & Louise" and has acting roles in "Pure Country" and "Great Balls Of Fire"
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