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May 19, 1949
ZZ Top bass player Dusty Hill is born in Dallas. The Texas blues-rock trio is celebrated with a 2002 tribute album, "Sharp Dressed Man," featuring performances by Brad Paisley, Lonestar, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn and Willie Nelson
May 25, 1949
Record producer/songwriter Don Cook is born in San Antonio, Texas. His songwriting credits include: Brooks & Dunn's "Brand New Man," Highway 101's "Who's Lonely Now" and John Conlee's "Lady Lay Down"
May 26, 1949
Vicki Lawrence is born in Inglewood, California. A regular on TV's "The Carol Burnett Show" and "Mama's Family," she records "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia," a pop hit that reaches country's Top 30 and gets covered by Reba McEntire
May 26, 1949
Hank Williams Jr. is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. The son of country legend Hank Williams, he develops his own career, taking Entertainer of the Year in 1987 from both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. He is named in 2020 as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jun 1, 1949
Songwriter Wayne Perry is born in Hamilton, Ohio. Among his credits are Lorrie Morgan's "What Part Of No," Collin Raye's "Every Second" and Tim McGraw's "Not A Moment Too Soon"
Jun 2, 1949
Ronnie Jones is born in Ada, Oklahoma. He assumes the stage name Anthony Armstrong Jones, picking up a 1970 country hit with his remake of R.B. Greaves' "Take A Letter Maria"
Jun 11, 1949
Drummer Frank Beard is born in Frankston, Texas. He joins blues-rock trio ZZ Top, which influences a number of country artists, and becomes the subject of a 2002 tribute album, "Sharp Dressed Man"
Jun 13, 1949
Dennis Locorriere is born in Union City, New Jersey. A founding member of the pop group Dr. Hook, he provides backing vocals on a handful of Travis Tritt hits, including "Country Club" and "Tell Me I Was Dreaming"
Jun 17, 1949
Russell Smith, of The Amazing Rhythm Aces, is born in Nashville. Behind his soulful lead vocals, the Aces earn three hits in the mid-'70s, while Smith goes on to write "Heartbeat In The Darkness," "Do You Know Where Your Man Is" and "Keep It Between The Lines," among others
Jun 20, 1949
Lionel Richie is born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Primarily a pop recording artist, he earns a country hit when Alabama backs him on "Deep River Woman," produces several Kenny Rogers hits and has a #1 country album with "Tuskegee"
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