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May 28, 1956

Studio musician Brent Rowan is born in Waxahachie, Texas. He wins the Academy of Country Music's Top Guitarist in 1989, first playing on John Conlee's "Friday Night Blues," then working with Alabama, Blake Shelton and Shania Twain, among others

Jun 1, 1956

Lisa Hartman is born in Houston, Texas. She marries Clint Black and joins him as a vocalist on "When I Said I Do"

Jun 7, 1956

Larry Boone is born in Cooper City, Florida. He gains a hit with 1988's "Don't Give Candy To A Stranger," and writes Tracy Lawrence's "Lessons Learned," Lonestar's "Everything's Changed" and Kathy Mattea's "Burnin' Old Memories"

Jun 19, 1956

Doug Brooks is born in Atlanta, Georgia. After changing his name to Doug Stone--to avoid confusion with Garth Brooks--he reels off more than a dozen consecutive hits in the 1990s, including "I'd Be Better Off (In A Pine Box)" and "Warning Labels"

Jul 2, 1956

Marty Stuart drummer Gregg Stocki is born. He backs a multitude of musicians on the Grammy-winning "Same Old Train"

Jul 6, 1956

Guitarist John Jorgenson is born in Madison, Wisconsin. He joins The Desert Rose Band, which fashions a string of 1980s hits, and plays on records by Pam Tillis, Rick Trevino and Mary Chapin Carpenter, among others

Jul 12, 1956

Singer/songwriter Julie Miller is born in Dallas, Texas. She becomes a duet partner of husband Buddy Miller, working to critical acclaim in the alternative country movement, and playing on cuts by Emmylou Harris

Jul 26, 1956

Record producer Scott Hendricks is born in Clinton, Oklahoma. An executive with Capitol, Virgin and Warner Bros., he produces Brooks & Dunn, Blake Shelton, Restless Heart, Trace Adkins and Alan Jackson, among others

Jul 27, 1956

Guitarist Duncan Cameron is born in Utica, New York. Following a tour of duty with The Amazing Rhythm Aces, he joins Sawyer Brown in 1991, contributing to "Thank God For You," "Treat Her Right" and "The Boys And Me"

Jul 30, 1956

Jesco White is born in Bandytown, West Virginia. Known as "the dancing outlaw," he gets namechecked in the 2005 Big & Rich hit "Comin' To Your City"

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