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Aug 27, 1949
Guitarist/vocalist Jeff Cook is born in Fort Payne, Alabama. He founds the band Alabama with two cousins, grabbing multiple Entertainer of the Year awards on their way to the Country Music Hall of Fame
Sep 7, 1949
Disco singer Gloria Gaynor is born in Newark, New Jersey. She is permanently recognized for the 1979 anthem "I Will Survive," refashioned for the country charts by Billie Jo Spears
Sep 7, 1949
Guitarist Jack Sundrud is born in Crookston, Minnesota. Following membership in the early-1990s band Great Plains, he finds success as a songwriter on Ty Herndon's 1998 hit "It Must Be Love"
Sep 14, 1949
Guitarist Ed King is born in Glendale, California. After a stint in The Strawberry Alarm Clock, he joins Lynyrd Skynyrd, playing on "Sweet Home Alabama," ranked in a Country Music Foundation book among the 500 greatest country singles in history
Sep 14, 1949
Guitarist Steve Gaines is born in Seneca, Missouri. He joins Lynyrd Skynyrd after the band recorded "Sweet Home Alabama," but dies in a landmark plane crash in 1977. The band becomes an influence on numerous country artists
Sep 20, 1949
Record producer Garth Fundis is born in Lawrence, Kansas. His credits include: Don Williams' "I Believe In You," Collin Raye's "In This Life," Keith Whitley's "I'm No Stranger To The Rain" and Trisha Yearwood's "She's In Love With The Boy"
Sep 23, 1949
Bruce Springsteen is born at Monmouth Memorial Hospital in Long Branch, New Jersey. He earns a country hit as a songwriter with Mel McDaniel's "Stand On It." His "Atlantic City" is named among the 500 greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Sep 24, 1949
Songwriter/guitarist Jim Krueger is born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He writes Dave Mason's 1977 pop hit "We Just Disagree," which becomes a country success for Billy Dean in 1993
Sep 26, 1949
Martin Delray is born in Texarkana, Arkansas. He garners a minor country hit in 1991 with a remake of Johnny Cash's "Get Rhythm"
Oct 3, 1949
Guitarist/vocalist Lindsey Buckingham is born in Palo Alto, California. He joins Fleetwood Mac, which has two songs remade as country hits: "Say You Love Me," by Stephanie Winslow; and "Landslide," by The Dixie Chicks
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