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Jul 14, 1945

Drummer Jim Gordon is born in Los Angeles. A member of the rock band Derek & The Dominos, he plays on hits by Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, Lynn Anderson and Waylon Jennings

Jul 18, 1945

Boomer Castleman is born in Los Angeles. After partnering with Michael Martin Murphey in the Lewis & Clarke Expedition, he plays on Johnny Lee's "Country Party"

Aug 4, 1945

Guitarist Fred Tackett is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. A Los Angeles session player known for his work on pop hits by Lionel Richie and Boz Scaggs, he also appears on country hits by Glen Campbell, Deborah Allen, Clint Black and Kenny Rogers

Aug 14, 1945

Comedian Steve Martin is born in Waco, Texas. The banjo-playing "wild and crazy guy" employs The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in the role of the Toot Uncommons when he records a million-selling single, "King Tut." He also wins the International Bluegrass Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in 2011

Aug 31, 1945

Singer/songwriter Van Morrison is born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Known for the pop hits "Domino" and "Brown Eyed Girl," he records a country album with Linda Gail Lewis and remakes "Mule Skinner Blues" for a Jimmie Rodgers tribute album

Sep 2, 1945

Multi-instrumentalist Marty Grebb is born in Chicago. Noted for his work with Bonnie Raitt, Rosanne Cash and Chicago, he plays sax on Willie Nelson & Leon Russell's 1979 country hit "Heartbreak Hotel"

Sep 8, 1945

Keyboard player Ron "Pigpen" McKernan is born in San Bruno, California. He becomes a co-founder of the rock band The Grateful Dead, referenced in the 1996 Lonestar hit "No News"

Sep 11, 1945

Guitarist Leo Kottke is born in Athens, Georgia. The acclaimed instrumentalist earns a country Grammy nomination in 1988

Sep 19, 1945

Austin Roberts is born in Newport News, Virginia. After recording the pop hit "Rocky," Roberts finds success as a Nashville songwriter, penning Lee Greenwood's "I.O.U.," Earl Thomas Conley's "Honor Bound" and Reba McEntire's "You Lie"

Sep 30, 1945

Bass player Richard Bowden is born in Linden, Texas. After working with Don Henley, Linda Ronstadt and Dan Fogelberg, he joins Sandy Pinkard to form Pinkard & Bowden, an irreverent comedy duo that parodies country hits

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