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Apr 3, 1944
Carolyn Adkisson is born in Abilene, Texas. In 1962, she marries songwriter Jerry Abbott, who pens the Buck Owens & Emmylou Harris hit "Play Together Again Again"
Apr 5, 1944
Songwriter Bob McDill is born in Beaumont, Texas. He writes more than 40 Top 20 singles, including Sammy Kershaw's "She Don't Know She's Beautiful," Don Williams' "Good Ole Boys Like Me," Mel McDaniel's "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On," Alan Jackson's "Gone Country" and Keith Whitley's "Don't Close Your Eyes"
Apr 8, 1944
Songwriter Jerry Abbott is born in Abilene, Texas. The father of Pantera members Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott and Vinnie Paul, he writes the Buck Owens & Emmylou Harris hit "Play Together Again Again"
Sep 12, 1944
R&B singer Barry White is born in Galveston, Texas. He gets mentioned in the bridge of "Old Alabama," Brad Paisley's 2011 collaboration with Alabama
Dec 1, 1944
Jim Chesnut is born in Midland, Texas. After working as a disc jockey and an associate of "Bonanza" star Dan Blocker, he develops a series of minor country hits in the 1970s, topped by his 1979 single "Let's Take The Time To Fall In Love Again"
Jan 3, 1945
Pop musician Stephen Stills is born in Dallas, Texas. Best known for his role in Crosby, Stills & Nash, he is a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, an important band in the growth of country-rock
Mar 13, 1945
Johnny Horton enters Baylor University in Waco, Texas
Mar 14, 1945
Michael Martin Murphey is born in Oak Cliff, Texas. After registering a major pop hit in 1975 with "Wildfire," he becomes a significant country artist the following decade, eventually transitioning into cowboy music
Mar 23, 1945
Ten days after entering, Johnny Horton leaves Waco's Baylor University when his father becomes ill
May 2, 1945
Singer/songwriter R.C. Bannon is born in Dallas. He goes on to marry Louise Mandrell, and writes Ronnie Milsap's "Only One Love In My Life," Barbara Mandrell's "One Of A Kind Pair Of Fools" and Louise's "Save Me"
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