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    • Dec 25, 1948
    Barbara Mandrell is born in Houston, Texas. She wins the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award twice while hosting the "Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters" TV show, ultimately joining the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 25, 1948
    Background vocalist Merry Clayton is born in New Orleans. Noted for her work with Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones and Leon Russell, she sings on Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama," tabbed one of country's all-time greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Dec 27, 1948
    Guitarist Larry Byrom is born in Huntsville, Alabama. A prolific session musician, he plays on Faith Hill's "Breathe," Tim McGraw's "Angry All The Time," Shania Twain's "Any Man Of Mine" and George Strait's "All My Ex's Live In Texas," among others
    Dec 27, 1948
    Les Taylor is born in Oneida, Kentucky. The vocalist/guitarist becomes a key member of Exile, whose harmonic mix of gospel, pop and country yields more than 10 hit singles from 1983 until his departure for a solo career in 1989. Taylor also co-writes Janie Fricke's 1982 single "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy"
    Dec 31, 1948
    Donna Summer is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Heralded as "The Queen Of Disco," she also writes Dolly Parton's 1980 hit "Starting Over Again"
    Jan 6, 1949
    Accordion player Joey Miskulin is born near Chicago, Illinois. A member of Riders In The Sky, he plays on Ricky Van Shelton's "Don't We All Have The Right" and Shania Twain's "Come On Over"
    Jan 15, 1949
    Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant is born in Jacksonville, Florida. The rocker co-writes "Sweet Home Alabama," tabbed by the Country Music Foundation among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jan 15, 1949
    Bass player Lamar Williams is born in Gulfport, Mississippi. He joins The Allman Brothers Band following the death of original member Berry Oakley. Williams is an Allman at the time Conway Twitty releases "Boogie Grass Band," a 1978 single that references the group
    Jan 22, 1949
    Exile lead vocalist J.P. Pennington is born in Berea, Kentucky. Founded in 1963, Exile becomes one of country's top groups during the 1980s, with Pennington and bass player Sonny Lemaire co-writing the bulk of the band's hook-filled hits
    Jan 28, 1949
    Drummer Eddie Bayers is born in Pautaxant, Maryland. His lengthy credits include: George Strait's "The Fireman," Alan Jackson's "Chattahoochee," Wynonna's "No One Else On Earth" and Vince Gill's "When I Call Your Name"



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