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Jun 20, 1978

Pop singer/songwriter Dave Barnes is born in South Carolina. He authors Blake Shelton's 2011 ballad "God Gave Me You" and Thomas Rhett's 2017 collaboration with Maren Morris, "Craving You"

Jul 11, 1978

Singer/songwriter Jonathan Singleton is born in Milan, Tennessee. Signed to Universal South in 2007, he authors Luke Combs' "Beer Never Broke My Heart," Billy Currington's "Don't," Tim McGraw's "Diamond Rings And Old Barstools" and Josh Turner's "Why Don't We Just Dance"

Jul 31, 1978

Singer/songwriter Zac Brown is born in Atlanta's Piedmont Hospital. The Zac Brown Band becomes a major country act, mixing jam-band tendencies and well-crafted ballads while nabbing multiple gold and platinum albums following the act's 2008 debut with "Chicken Fried"

Aug 5, 1978

Drummer Whit Sellers is born. He becomes a member of Old Dominion, co-writing "Break Up With Him" and "Make It Sweet" as the group racks up multiple Vocal Group of the Year honors

Sep 1, 1978

Songwriter Chris Tompkins is born in Alabama. He pens Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats," Jason Aldean's "Burnin' It Down," Luke Bryan's "Drunk On You" and Florida Georgia Line's "Dirt"

Nov 10, 1978

Thomas Wesley Pentz is born in Tupelo, Mississippi. Working under the stage name Diplo, he becomes a major dance figure as a disc jockey and producer. In 2019, he earns a Top 15 country single in Billboard with "Heartless," featuring Morgan Wallen

Dec 5, 1978

Keyboard player David Hodges is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. After coming to prominence in the rock band Evanescence, he co-writes the Reba McEntire/Kelly Clarkson duet "Because Of You" and Carrie Underwood's "See You Again"

Dec 16, 1978

Jenny Lou Carson dies in Torrance, California. A 1971 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, she wrote Tex Ritter's "Jealous Heart," Eddy Arnold's "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" and Hank Snow's "Let Me Go, Lover!"

Feb 1, 1979

Singer/songwriter Jason Isbell is born in Green Hill, Alabama. A triple-winner at the 2014 Americana Music Awards, Isbell earns #1 country albums with 2015's "Something More Than Free" and 2017's "The Nashville Sound"

Apr 24, 1979

Singer/songwriter Rebecca Lynn Howard is born in Salyersville, Kentucky. After the release of her second album in 2002, she scores her first hit with "Forgive"

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