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Sep 20, 1949
Record producer Garth Fundis is born in Lawrence, Kansas. His credits include: Don Williams' "I Believe In You," Collin Raye's "In This Life," Keith Whitley's "I'm No Stranger To The Rain" and Trisha Yearwood's "She's In Love With The Boy"
Oct 1, 1951
Songwriter Chip Hardy is born in Scott City, Kansas. He writes three early-'80s hits for The Whites: "Hangin' Around," "Pins And Needles" and "You Put The Blue In Me"
Sep 21, 1952
Kenneth Trebbe is born in Topeka, Kansas. Under the name Kenny Starr, he has a 1975 country hit with "The Blind Man In The Bleachers." The song is simultaneously a pop hit for David Geddes
Feb 19, 1957
Lorianne Crook is born in Wichita, Kansas. She co-hosts a series of TV and radio shows with Charlie Chase in syndication and on TNN, including "Crook & Chase" and "Music City Tonight"
Apr 24, 1957
Red Foley is grand marshal of a parade in Protection, Kansas
Aug 1, 1958
KSIR signs on the air in Wichita, Kansas, becoming the city's first country station. The ownership group includes Webb Pierce
Jul 10, 1960
Drummer "Hawk" Shaw Wilson is born in Topeka, Kansas. He co-founds BR549, a high-energy band that mines traditional country on lower Broadway in Nashville during the 1990s, becoming a critical favorite and scoring Grammy nominations
Nov 26, 1960
Hawkshaw Hawkins marries Jean Shepard on stage at The Forum in Wichita, Kansas. Hawkins' best man: Capitol executive, record producer and future Country Hall of Fame member Ken Nelson
May 29, 1961
Rock singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge is born in Leavenworth, Kansas. A gritty, powerful vocalist, she finds her way into the country charts when Trisha Yearwood scores a minor hit with her song "You Can Sleep While I Drive" in 1995
Mar 17, 1963
A Grand Ole Opry road show pays homage to Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins at the Memorial Building in Kansas City, Kansas, where they gave their final concert 12 days prior. The tribute comes at the end of a concert, with Tex Ritter performing "I Dreamed Of A Hill-billy Heaven"
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