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Sep 13, 1977

Pop singer/songwriter Fiona Apple is born in New York City. In 2003, she's nominated along with Johnny Cash for a country Grammy award after collaborating with the Man in Black on "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

Oct 9, 1977

Singer/songwriter Brandy Clark is born in Chehalis, Washington. Nominated for Best New Artist in the 57th Grammy Awards, she earns a Top 10 country album in 2016 with "Big Day In A Small Town." She pens The Band Perry's "Better Dig Two," Kacey Musgraves' "Follow Your Arrow" and Miranda Lambert's "Mama's Broken Heart"

Oct 21, 1977

Singer/songwriter Matthew Ramsey is born in Buchanan, Virginia. He becomes the lead singer of Old Dominion and writes Dierks Bentley's "Say You Do," Sam Hunt's "Make You Miss Me" and Kenny Chesney's "Save It For A Rainy Day"

Jan 23, 1978

Singer/songwriter Josh Thompson is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Beer On The Table" and the title track lead his first album, "Way Out Here," to a Top 10 debut in 2010. He also authors Blake Shelton's "I'll Name The Dogs," Thomas Rhett's "Be A Light" and Jason Aldean's collaboration with Miranda Lambert, "Drowns The Whiskey"

Mar 16, 1978

Songwriter Dallas Davidson is born in Atlanta. He fashions such successes as Luke Bryan's "That's My Kind Of Night," Blake Shelton's "Boys 'Round Here," Lady Antebellum's "Just A Kiss" and Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"

Apr 13, 1978

"American Idol" contestant Chris Sligh is born in Greenville, South Carolina. A 2007 participant, he writes Rascal Flatts' 2009 hit "Here Comes Goodbye"

Apr 15, 1978

Singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton is born in Lexington, Kentucky. He is propelled to national attention after winning three CMA Awards following the 2016 release of his first solo album, "Traveller." Stapleton pens Luke Bryan's "Drink A Beer," George Strait's "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" and Thomas Rhett's "Crash And Burn"

May 4, 1978

Songwriter Luke Laird is born in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He fashions such hits as Little Big Town's "Pontoon," Luke Bryan's "Fast," Kenny Chesney's "American Kids," Miranda Lambert's "Baggage Claim" and Carrie Underwood's "Last Name"

Jun 8, 1978

Singer/songwriter Sturgill Simpson is born in Jackson, Kentucky. Compared favorably to Waylon Jennings, he gains a Top 10 country album in 2014 with "Metamodern Sounds In Country Music" and a #1 album in 2016 with "A Sailor's Guide To Earth"

Jun 13, 1978

Singer/songwriter Jason Michael Carroll is born in Houston, Texas. Raised in North Carolina, he debuts in 2006 with a growling, masculine vocal presence, applied to "Alyssa Lies" and "Livin' Our Love Song"

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