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    • Apr 8, 1951
    Bass player Mel Schacher is born in Owosso, Michigan. As a member of Grand Funk, he plays on the 1973 hit "We're An American Band," referenced in the lyrics of The Eli Young Band country hit "Always The Love Songs"
    Apr 18, 1952
    Jim Scholten is born in Bay City, Michigan. As bass player for Sawyer Brown, he contributes to such hits as "The Dirt Road," "Six Days On The Road," "All These Years" and "Thank God For You"
    May 4, 1952
    J.L. Frank dies in a Detroit hotel room, where he's been laid up with strep throat. Referred to as the "Flo Ziegfeld of country music," he was the first major promoter and manager in the genre, working with Pee Wee King, Roy Acuff and Minnie Pearl in a career that will place him in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jul 15, 1952
    Blue Miller, of The Gibson/Miller Band, is born in Detroit. The Academy of Country Music names the band the Top New Group or Duo in 1994, but Dave Gibson leaves later that year, imploding the group after just one hit, "Texas Tattoo"
    Sep 13, 1952
    Don Fagenson is born in Detroit. Under the name Don Was, he becomes a significant pop record producer, and also produces tracks for Travis Tritt and Garth Brooks, plus the album "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Sep 16, 1952
    Bobby Randall is born in Midland, Michigan. He becomes guitarist for Sawyer Brown, performing on such hits as "Step That Step" and "This Missin' You Heart Of Mine." Randall leaves the band in February 1991
    Oct 22, 1952
    R&B singer Carl Carlton is born in Detroit, Michigan. He earns a 1974 hit with the Nashville-originated "Everlasting Love," which becomes a country hit five years later for Narvel Felts
    Aug 8, 1953
    Songwriter Todd Cerney is born in Detroit. He authors Restless Heart's "I'll Still Be Loving You" and Steve Holy's "Good Morning Beautiful"
    May 31, 1954
    Steel player Paul Franklin is born in Detroit. Beginning his studio career on Gallery's 1972 pop single "It's So Nice To Be With You," Franklin plays on country hits by George Strait, Alan Jackson, Rascal Flatts and Shania Twain, among others
    Jul 10, 1954
    Songwriter/producer Robert Byrne is born in Detroit, Michigan. Among his credits: Earl Thomas Conley's "What I'd Say," Shenandoah's "Two Dozen Roses," Ronnie Milsap's "How Do I Turn You On" and The Forester Sisters' "Men"
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