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    • 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
    Jan 3, 1955
    Bass player Corky Holbrook is born in Ashland, Kentucky. He plays on Billy Ray Cyrus' hits, including "Achy Breaky Heart," "Could've Been Me" and "Some Gave All"
    Jan 6, 1955
    Judy Bailey is born in Winchester, Kentucky. She appears as a duet vocalist on Moe Bandy's 1980 hit "Following The Feeling"
    Jan 27, 1955
    Rhythm guitarist Richard Young, of The Kentucky HeadHunters, is born in Glasgow, Kentucky. The rock-influenced band wins the Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year honor in 1990 and '91
    Jul 1, 1955
    Keith Whitley is born in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Married to Lorrie Morgan in 1986, his rich vocals dot some of the most expressive singles of the late-1980s, although his career is shortened when he dies from alcohol poisoning in 1989. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022
    Jun 29, 1956
    Ebenezer, Kentucky, observes Merle Travis Day by unveiling a plaque that features the lyrics from the chorus of the Travis-penned "Sixteen Tons." The Everly Brothers attend the ceremony
    Oct 23, 1956
    Dwight Yoakam is born in Pikeville, Kentucky. With an edgy vocal style and a proclivity for roots music, he becomes one of country's most creative forces, augmenting such iconic hits as "Honky Tonk Man," "Ain't That Lonely Yet" and "Fast As You" with a side career as an actor
    Jan 4, 1957
    Patty Loveless is born in Elkhorn City, Kentucky. A distant cousin of Loretta Lynn, Loveless' pure, powerful style leads to membership in the Grand Ole Opry, a Country Music Association trophy as 1996 Female Vocalist of the Year and a 2023 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 26, 1957
    Jimmie Osborne commits suicide with a .32-caliber pistol following a spat with his wife at his trailer home in Louisville, Kentucky. The singer/songwriter had three hits, the biggest coming with a topical single, "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus"
    Apr 29, 1958
    John D. Loudermilk plays a Kentucky Derby Festival show at Louisville's Freedom Hall that features Ray Price, George Morgan, Gene Sullivan and Jerry Vale. When he bombs, Loudermilk decides to give up performing and focus on songwriting. His successes will include "Abilene," "Waterloo" and "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
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