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Sep 1, 1976

Angaleena Presley is born in Beauty, Kentucky. She joins Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe to create Pistol Annies, releasing their first album in 2011. Presley also co-writes Lambert's hit "Fastest Girl In Town"

Oct 19, 1976

Cyndi Thomson is born in Tifton, Georgia. The singer/songwriter earns a #1 country single with her very first release, "What I Really Meant To Say," in 2001

Nov 18, 1976

Songwriter Jessi Alexander is born in Jackson, Tennessee. Signed to Columbia in the mid-2000s, she co-writes Lee Brice's "I Drive Your Truck," Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" and Blake Shelton's "Drink On It," the latter with husband Jon Randall

Dec 16, 1976

Songwriter Andrew Dorff is born in Los Angeles, the son of songwriter Steve Dorff. Andrew's output includes Blake Shelton's "Neon Light," Ronnie Dunn's "Bleed Red" and Kenny Chesney's "Save It For A Rainy Day"

Mar 2, 1977

Singer/songwriter Chris Martin is born in Exeter, United Kingdom. He becomes the lead singer for the rock band Coldplay, namechecked in the chorus of Thomas Rhett's 2017 single "Unforgettable"

Mar 3, 1977

Pop singer Ronan Keating is born in Dublin, Ireland. After coming to prominence as a member of the U.K. pop group Boyzone, he co-writes "The Long Goodbye," a 2001 country hit for Brooks & Dunn

Mar 24, 1977

Songwriter Natalie Hemby is born in Nashville. A member of The Highwomen, she pens Lady Antebellum's "Downtown," Little Big Town's "Pontoon," Justin Moore's "You Look Like I Need A Drink," and the Miranda Lambert hits "White Liar" and "Automatic"

Apr 29, 1977

Songwriter Ashley Gorley is born in Danville, Kentucky. He fashions such hits as Sam Hunt's "Hard To Forget," Carrie Underwood's "Good Girl," Luke Bryan's "What Makes You Country" and Thomas Rhett's "Life Changes"

Jun 23, 1977

Pop singer/songwriter Jason Mraz is born in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Known for his hits "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" and "I'm Yours," he co-writes The Zac Brown Band's 2013 country hit "Jump Right In"

Jul 29, 1977

Brian Burton is born in White Plains, New York. Known professionally as hip-hop artist Danger Mouse, he co-writes Gnarls Barkley's pop hit "Crazy." When a fragment of that inspires a line in a Brett Eldredge single, Burton receives a writing credit on the 2015 country hit "Lose My Mind"

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