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Oct 5, 1949

Pop singer B.W. Stevenson is born in Dallas. His initials taken from the nickname "Buck Wheat," Stevenson grabs a Top 10 hit in 1973 with "My Maria," which Brooks & Dunn tackle for the country genre in 1996

Oct 7, 1949

Kieran Kane is born in Queens, New York. He has moderate commercial success as a solo artist in the early-1980s before joining with Jamie O'Hara to form The O'Kanes. In the 1990s, he co-founds Dead Reckoning Records, an artist-owned indie label

Oct 8, 1949

Guitarist Jay Graydon is born in Burbank, California. Known for his work with such pop acts as Steely Dan, Chaka Khan, Christopher Cross and George Benson, he also contributes to Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" and "Two Doors Down"

Oct 9, 1949

Pop singer/songwriter Rod Temperton is born in Cleethorpes, England. The author of hits by Michael Jackson, The Brothers Johnson and George Benson, he also writes Heatwave's "Always And Forever," referenced in Bryan White's 1996 country hit "That's Another Song"

Oct 15, 1949

Gloria Richardson is born in Lynchburg, Virginia. Married to B.J. Thomas in 1968, she also writes his country hit "New Looks From An Old Lover"

Oct 17, 1949

Bass player Jeff "Stick" Davis is born in Washington, Indiana. He joins The Amazing Rhythm Aces, contributing to all three of the group's 1970s hits: "Third Rate Romance," "Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song)" and "The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)"

Oct 25, 1949

Singer/songwriter Walter Hyatt is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. His group, Uncle Walt's Band, provides a training ground for David Ball. A musical associate of Lyle Lovett, Hyatt's multiple influences make him a predecessor of Americana

Oct 27, 1949

Guitarist Jack Daniels is born in Choctaw, Oklahoma. He joins Highway 101, twice named the Country Music Association's Top Vocal Group behind such hits as "Somewhere Tonight," "The Bed You Made For Me" and "Cry, Cry, Cry"

Oct 27, 1949

Bass player Garry Tallent is born in Detroit. A member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, he moves to Nashville in the 1990s and appears on the "Happy, Texas" soundtrack, playing on Randy Scruggs & Joan Osborne's "Passin' Thru"

Nov 8, 1949

Bonnie Raitt is born in Los Angeles. She joins Vince Gill on his single "Let's Do Something" and contributes two songs to the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack

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