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Feb 6, 1946

Drummer Richie Hayward is born in Clear Lake, Iowa. He becomes a founding member of the rock band Little Feat, appearing on Travis Tritt's "Bible Belt" in the 1992 movie "My Cousin Vinny"

Feb 7, 1946

Singer/songwriter Sammy Johns is born in Charlotte, North Carolina. Best known for his pop hit "Chevy Van," he goes on to write "Common Man," by John Conlee; "America," by Waylon Jennings; and "Desperado Love," by Conway Twitty

Feb 10, 1946

Bass player and supporting vocalist Kenny Edwards is born in Santa Monica, California. He appears on hits by Linda Ronstadt, David Lee Murphy, Kathy Mattea, Wynonna and The Charlie Daniels Band

Feb 23, 1946

Rusty Young is born in Long Beach, California. He joins Jim Messina, Richie Furay and Randy Meisner as an original member of Poco, one of the pioneering acts in the country-rock movement

Feb 24, 1946

Drummer David "Butch" McDade is born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. As a member of The Amazing Rhythm Aces, he plays on "Third Rate Romance," "Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song)" and "The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)"

Mar 5, 1946

Keyboard player Richard Bell is born in Toronto, Ontario. He appears on Janis Joplin's "Me And Bobby McGee," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Mar 8, 1946

Singer and bass player Randy Meisner is born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. As a member of The Eagles, he plays on their lone country hit, "Lyin' Eyes," eventually leaving the group in 1977. Waylon & Willie remake his song "Take It To The Limit" in 1983

Mar 15, 1946

Guitarist Howard Scott is born in San Pedro, California. He is a co-founder of the funk band War, earning a major 1975 hit with "Low Rider." Its signature instrumental lick earns him additional songwriting credit on Thomas Rhett's country single "Vacation"

Mar 17, 1946

Drummer Harold Brown is born in Long Beach, California. As a member of the R&B band War, he co-writes "Low Rider." When its key riff is judged as similar to "Vacation," he gets credit for co-writing a Thomas Rhett country song

Mar 19, 1946

Ruth Pointer is born in Oakland, California. With her siblings, The Pointer Sisters become a significant pop/R&B vocal group in the 1970s and '80s, but win a country Grammy in 1975 for their recording of "Fairytale"

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