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Jun 11, 1952

Multi-instrumentalist Nancy Short is born in Independence, Missouri. Following her marriage to folk artist Norman Blake, she's known as Nancy Blake, appearing on the Grammy-winning "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack

Jun 11, 1952

Donnie Van Zant is born in Jacksonville, Florida. A brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant, he joins 38 Special in the 1970s and forms a side project, Van Zant, with brother Johnny, making inroads in country music in 2005

Jun 12, 1952

Jamieson "Junior" Brown is born in Kirksville, Indiana. Hailed for his instrumental work on his self-designed guit-steel, he becomes a critics' favorite in the 1990s and wins the Country Music Association's video award for "My Wife Thinks You're Dead"

Jun 19, 1952

Singer/songwriter Bobby Borchers is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earns a Top 10 single as an artist in 1977 with "Cheap Perfume And Candlelight," and also writes Johnny Paycheck's "I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)" and Tanya Tucker's "Texas (When I Die)"

Jul 7, 1952

Keyboard player Floyd Domino is born. He becomes a member of Asleep At The Wheel and plays with George Strait, appearing on such hits as "Love Without End, Amen," "I've Come To Expect It From You" and "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"

Jul 12, 1952

Keyboard player Randy McCormick is born in Rogersville, Alabama. He co-writes Eddie Rabbitt's "Suspicions" and Conway Twitty's "Crazy In Love," and plays on singles by George Strait, Ricky Van Shelton and Kenny Chesney, among others

Jul 15, 1952

Blue Miller, of The Gibson/Miller Band, is born in Detroit. The Academy of Country Music names the band the Top New Group or Duo in 1994, but Dave Gibson leaves later that year, imploding the group after just one hit, "Texas Tattoo"

Jul 17, 1952

Nicolette Larson is born in Helena, Montana. Best known for the 1979 pop hit "Lotta Love," her brief country career yields a single duet hit with Steve Wariner, "That's How You Know When Love's Right"

Jul 19, 1952

Guitarist Allen Collins is born in Jacksonville, Florida. During junior high school, he helps form Lynyrd Skynyrd, whose "Sweet Home Alabama" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"

Jul 22, 1952

Bass player Mike Chapman is born in Athens, Alabama. He plays on nearly all of Garth Brooks' hits, plus Kathy Mattea's "Burning Old Memories" and Sammy Kershaw's "Third Rate Romance," among others

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