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Feb 20, 1951
Kathie Baillie, of Baillie & The Boys, is born in Morristown, New Jersey. She sings on seven Top 10 singles for the trio--which becomes a duo after its first album--from 1987-1990, including "Oh Heart," "Long Shot" and "(I Wish I Had A) Heart Of Stone"
Feb 18, 1952
Judy Kay "Juice" Newton is born at Lakehurst Naval Base, New Jersey. A distant descendent of Sir Isaac Newton, she earns pop/country crossover hits during the 1980s with "Queen Of Hearts," "Angel Of The Morning" and "Break It To Me Gently"
May 11, 1952
Lucy Robertson, the eight-year-old daughter of Texas Jim Robertson, dies when she's hit by a car in a hit-and-run accident in Teaneck, New Jersey
Mar 26, 1953
Michael Bonagura, of Baillie & The Boys, is born in Newark, New Jersey. His wife, Kathie Baillie, sings lead for the harmony act, which earns seven Top 10 hits in the late-1980s, including "Oh Heart," "Long Shot" and "(I Wish I Had A) Heart Of Stone"
Oct 7, 1953
Drummer Tico Torres is born in New Jersey. He earns acclaim as a member of the rock band Bon Jovi, which nets a country hit in 2006 with "Who Says You Can't Go Home," featuring Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles
Feb 18, 1954
Actor John Travolta is born in Englewood, New Jersey. After starring in "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease," he becomes a focal point of the trend toward country music and fashion during 1980, thanks to his role in the movie "Urban Cowboy"
Jul 3, 1954
Johnny Cash is discharged from the U.S. Air Force at Fort Kilmer, New Jersey
Nov 14, 1954
Everly Brothers producer Archie Bleyer marries Janet Ertel, of the pop vocal group The Chordettes, at a judge's residence in Weehawken, New Jersey
Nov 25, 1954
Les Paul & Mary Ford welcome a daughter, Colleen Evelyn Paul, at a New Jersey hospital. The child dies four days later
Apr 18, 1955
Noted scientist Albert Einstein dies of an abdominal aortic aneurysm at Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey. He will be referenced 18 years later in the Jerry Reed country single "The Crude Oil Blues"
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