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    • Jun 10, 1922
    Actress and singer Judy Garland is born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She appears in "The Wizard Of Oz" singing "Over The Rainbow," destined to become a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis
    Mar 13, 1930
    Singer/songwriter Liz Anderson is born in Roseau, Minnesota. The mother of Lynn Anderson, she writes two of Merle Haggard's first hits: "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" and "The Fugitive"
    Jun 10, 1934
    Abe Zimmerman marries Beatrice Stone at her mother's house in Hibbing, Minnesota. The union produces Bob Zimmerman--a.k.a. Bob Dylan--who's added to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002
    Oct 28, 1934
    Johnny Western is born in Two Harbors, Minnesota. He writes and performs the theme song to the 1957 TV series "Have Gun, Will Travel," appears in 50 western films and works as an emcee for Johnny Cash in the early-1960s
    May 24, 1941
    Robert Zimmerman, the future Bob Dylan, is born at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. The singer/songwriter pens several country hits, including "It Ain't Me, Babe," "You Ain't Going Nowhere" and "To Make You Feel My Love"
    Sep 25, 1943
    Joe Sun is born in Rochester, Minnesota. A radio promotion man for Ovation Records, representing The Kendalls, he has a minor hit in 1978 with "Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You)," which Dolly Parton reprises in 1980
    Jul 28, 1946
    Singer/songwriter Jonathan Edwards is born in Aitkin, Minnesota. Best known for his 1972 pop hit "Sunshine," he briefly has a country deal with MCA in the '80s. He also appears as a supporting musician on hits by Emmylou Harris and Glen Campbell
    Jul 19, 1947
    Bernie Leadon is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He becomes a founding member of The Eagles, playing on their lone country hit, "Lyin' Eyes," before leaving the group in 1975. He briefly joins The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band during the 1980s
    May 6, 1948
    Mary MacGregor is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her 1977 single "Torn Between Two Lovers" becomes a country hit while topping the pop charts
    Apr 26, 1949
    Songwriter Jeff Pennig is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He authors John Schneider's "Them Good Ol' Boys Are Bad," Highway 101's "This Side Of Goodbye" and Clay Walker's "This Woman And This Man"
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