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Nov 23, 1955

Bruce Hornsby is born in Williamsburg, Virginia. The singer and piano player mixes jazz and pop in a lengthy career, but also contributes to The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's million-selling country project, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. II" and records bluegrass with Ricky Skaggs

Nov 28, 1955

Kristine Oliver is born in Manhattan Beach, California. Along with older sister Janis Gill, Oliver--who becomes Kristine Arnold after she's married--forms Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, securing a string of rockabilly-tinged hits in the 1980s

Dec 4, 1955

Drummer Brian Prout is born in Troy, New York. He joins Diamond Rio, whose ace musicianship and strong harmonies lead to numerous Vocal Group of the Year awards and a bevy of hits during the 1990s and early 2000s

Dec 6, 1955

Bill Lloyd is born in Fort Hood, Texas. Teamed with Radney Foster, the duo Foster & Lloyd becomes a major proponent in the late-1980s of rockabilly-tinged country, netting hits with "Sure Thing" and "Crazy Over You" before their 1991 split

Dec 8, 1955

Bass player Nathan East is born in Philadelphia. He appears on pop and R&B hits by the likes of Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Whitney Houston, as well as the Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton country hit, "We've Got Tonight"

Dec 25, 1955

Rock singer Alannah Myles is born in Toronto, Ontario. Her 1990 pop hit "Black Velvet" is quickly remade as a country single by Robin Lee

Dec 26, 1955

Banjo player Alan O'Bryant is born in Reidsville, North Carolina. A member of The Nashville Bluegrass Band, he writes "Those Memories Of You," a 1987 hit for Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris

Dec 30, 1955

Songwriter Troy Jones is born in Port Saint Joe, Florida. Nicknamed the "Forklift Philosopher" while working at a paper mill, he authors Kenny Chesney & George Strait's "Shiftwork" and Billy Currington's "People Are Crazy"

Jan 11, 1956

Singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen is born in Houston. His rough-cut sound and unique songwriting make him a favorite on the Texas red-dirt circuit, and he appears in the soundtrack to "Happy, Texas"

Jan 18, 1956

Mark Collie is born in Waynesboro, Tennessee. He scores two Top 10 singles, "Even The Man In The Moon Is Crying" and "Born To Love You," during the 1990s and becomes a spokesman for diabetes. In 2015, Collie takes a recurring role as a bar owner on the ABC drama "Nashville"

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