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Aug 29, 1947

Vocalist and guitarist David Jenkins is born. After a stint with the '70s pop band Pablo Cruise, he joins Southern Pacific in 1986, leaving the band in early-1989. He returns during the next decade to Pablo Cruise

Sep 1, 1947

Barry Gibb is born in Manchester, England. With two brothers, he founds the pop act The Bee Gees. They write Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over," Conway Twitty's "Rest Your Love On Me" and Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands In The Stream"

Sep 5, 1947

Songwriter/producer Louis "Chip" Davis is born in Hamler, Ohio. The founder of new age act Mannheim Steamroller, he co-writes the million-seller "Convoy" and produces the artist who performs it, C.W. McCall

Sep 9, 1947

Freddy Weller is born in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Paul Revere & The Raiders from 1967-1971, he nets six solo country hits from 1969-1973 and writes the Bob Luman/Steve Wariner hit "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"

Sep 16, 1947

Bass player Sonny Lemaire is born in Fort Lee, Virginia. He joins Exile, which shifts in the 1980s from a rock band to country, where it reels off a seven-year string of hits, including "Woke Up In Love," "Crazy For Your Love" and "I Can't Get Close Enough"

Sep 17, 1947

Bass player Abraham Laboriel is born in Mexico City, Mexico. Noted for his work with such pop artists as Lionel Richie, George Benson and Al Jarreau, he also appears on a pair of Clint Black hits

Sep 19, 1947

Songwriter/producer Wally Wilson is born in Dallas. A producer for Lonestar, he authors the band's "Come Cryin' To Me," Trisha Yearwood's "That's What I Like About You" and Amy Grant's Vince Gill duet "House Of Love"

Sep 21, 1947

Guitarist Don Felder is born in Gainesville, Florida. With their third album, he joins The Eagles, one of the influential acts in the development of country-rock. They gain a country hit with "Lyin' Eyes" and are saluted with the 1993 album "Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles"

Sep 23, 1947

Mary Kay Place is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She scores a 1976 hit with "Baby Boy" and a 1977 success with Willie Nelson on "Something To Brag About," coinciding with her role as Loretta Haggers on the TV satire "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"

Sep 23, 1947

Songwriter Pat Alger is born in LaGrange, Georgia. He goes on to write Kathy Mattea's "Goin' Gone," Trisha Yearwood's "Like We Never Had A Broken Heart" and Garth Brooks' "Unanswered Prayers" and "The Thunder Rolls," among others. He enters the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010

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