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Nov 6, 1948

Glenn Frey is born in Detroit, Michigan. As a member of The Eagles, he contributes to the country-rock movement. The Eagles score a lone country hit, "Lyin' Eyes," but are lionized with the album "Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles"

Nov 10, 1948

Songwriter Hugh Moffatt is born in Fort Worth, Texas. His credits include Ronnie Milsap's "Just In Case," Johnny Rodriguez's "How Could I Love Her So Much" and Dolly Parton's "Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You"

Nov 16, 1948

Songwriter/producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange is born in Mufilira, Rhodesia. Noted for his work with AC/DC, Foreigner and Def Leppard, he marries Shania Twain and helps her write and develop some of the best-selling albums in country music history

Nov 21, 1948

Keyboard player Lonnie Jordan is born in San Diego. He joins the Los Angeles funk band War in the 1970s, co-writing "Low Rider," which also makes him a co-writer on the Thomas Rhett country single "Vacation"

Dec 3, 1948

Heavy metal artist Ozzy Osbourne is born in Birmingham, England. The Black Sabbath icon records a solo anthem, "Crazy Train," which gets mentioned in Dierks Bentley's 2012 hit "5-1-5-0"

Dec 7, 1948

Gary Morris is born in Fort Worth, Texas. A considerably talented singer, he piles up a string of hits that includes "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Baby Bye Bye" beginning in 1980 before branching into night-time soaps and Broadway

Dec 7, 1948

Singer and guitarist Ronnie Sessions is born in Henrietta, Oklahoma. Raised in Bakersfield, he's a Vegas club pro by age 10, eventually netting a 1977 country hit with the Bobby Goldsboro-penned "Me And Millie (Stompin' Grapes And Gettin' Silly)"

Dec 13, 1948

Guitarist Ron Getman is born in Bristow, Oklahoma. He becomes a member of The Tractors, whose mixture of roots-music styles makes them the first country act to earn a gold album without a Top 10 hit and without touring when they debut in 1994

Dec 13, 1948

Guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is born in Washington, D.C. A member of the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, he eventually works in missile defense technology. He also participates in sessions for Donna Summer, Elton John and Linda Ronstadt, and plays on Dolly Parton's "9 To 5" and "Starting Over Again"

Dec 17, 1948

String arranger Craig Safan is born in Los Angeles. He arranges and conducts the string section on the Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris 1980 duet "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again" for the movie "Roadie"

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