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Dec 30, 1947

Jeff Lynne is born in Birmingham, England. The leader of the pop group the Electric Light Orchestra, he makes an appearance on the country chart in 1989 as the producer and co-writer of Roy Orbison's "You Got It"

Jan 7, 1948

Kenny Loggins is born in Everett, Washington. A cousin of songwriter Dave Loggins, Kenny records with country music's Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and writes Anne Murray's country hits "Danny's Song" and "Love Song"

Jan 7, 1948

Singer/songwriter Marshall Chapman is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Playing in Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band during part of her career, she writes the Sawyer Brown hit "Betty's Bein' Bad"

Jan 9, 1948

Pop singer Billy Cowsill, of The Cowsills, is born in Middletown, Rhode Island. The group, best known for its 1967 hit "The Rain, The Park & Other Things," scores a year later with "Indian Lake," which will be remade as a country hit by Freddy Weller

Jan 14, 1948

T Bone Burnett is born in St. Louis, Missouri. An artist in his own right, he produces Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' album "Raising Sand," the soundtracks to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "Crazy Heart," and the music of ABC-TV's "Nashville"

Jan 16, 1948

Drummer/producer Clyde Brooks is born in Milwaukee. The producer who guides 1990s band Perfect Stranger, he plays on Barbara Mandrell's "Fooled By A Feeling," Ronnie Milsap's "Let's Take The Long Way Around The World" and George Strait's "Fool Hearted Memory"

Jan 17, 1948

Guitarist Mick Taylor is born in Hereford, England. His first session with The Rolling Stones yields "Honky Tonk Women," considered one of country's all-time greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Jan 23, 1948

Anita Pointer, of The Pointer Sisters, is born in Oakland, California. She joins Earl Thomas Conley on the 1986 hit "Too Many Times," while The Pointer Sisters claim a country Grammy for their 1974 single "Fairytale"

Feb 8, 1948

Dan Seals is born in McCamey, Texas. After establishing a pop career as one-half of England Dan & John Ford Coley, he becomes a consistent country presence in the 1980s, behind "Bop," "You Still Move Me" and "Big Wheels In The Moonlight"

Feb 9, 1948

Songwriter Tom Jans is born in Yakima, Washington. He authors "Loving Arms," a Dobie Gray recording that becomes a country hit for Elvis Presley in 1981

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