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Oct 23, 1956

Dwight Yoakam is born in Pikeville, Kentucky. With an edgy vocal style and a proclivity for roots music, he becomes one of country's most creative forces, augmenting such iconic hits as "Honky Tonk Man," "Ain't That Lonely Yet" and "Fast As You" with a side career as an actor

Nov 1, 1956

Singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett is born in Klein, Texas. Following his 1986 debut album, his eclectic music reaches a national audience, making him one of the ambassadors for the Texas red-dirt scene

Nov 9, 1956

Drummer Bruce Rutherford is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He joins Alan Jackson's Strayhorns in 1990, appearing on such hits as "Chattahoochee," "Mercury Blues" and "Tonight I Climbed The Wall"

Nov 11, 1956

Billy Smith is born in Reidsville, North Carolina. He becomes a singer and bass player with The Osborne Brothers

Nov 14, 1956

Bassist Alec John Such is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He becomes a member of the rock band Bon Jovi, eventually leaving in 1994. The group is mentioned in the lyrics of Joe Nichols' 2005 country hit "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"

Dec 6, 1956

Guitarist Peter Buck is born in Berkeley, California. He becomes a founding member of the Georgia-based rock band R.E.M., namechecked in Darius Rucker's 2017 country hit "For The First Time"

Dec 7, 1956

Drummer Carlos Vega is born in Cuba. In addition to working on pop albums by the likes of George Benson, James Taylor and Olivia Newton-John, he also appears on country hits by Willie Nelson, Vince Gill and Reba McEntire

Dec 9, 1956

Sylvia Hutton is born in Kokomo, Indiana. A secretary for record producer Tom Collins, she emerges with a series of glossy, pop-tinged recordings in the 1980s, topped by the million-selling "Nobody"

Dec 17, 1956

Bass player Roy Huskey Jr. is born in Nashville. He appears on recordings by Alan Jackson, Emmylou Harris, Ricky Van Shelton, Travis Tritt, Ricky Skaggs and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, among others

Dec 18, 1956

Comedian Ron White is born in Fritch, Texas. He becomes a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, scoring a Top 10 country album

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