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Jun 21, 1959

Kathy Mattea is born in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. Deftly balancing art and commercialism, she nabs a pair of Grammy awards and is twice named the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year

Jun 21, 1959

Pop vocalist Marcy Levy is born in Detroit, Michigan. A longtime member of Eric Clapton's band, she co-writes "Lay Down Sally" and appears as a backing vocalist on Johnny Lee's "Lookin' For Love"

Jun 27, 1959

Lorrie Morgan is born, a day before father George Morgan's 35th birthday, in Nashville. She joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1984, preceding a run of 1990s hits, including "Something In Red," "Five Minutes" and "What Part Of No"

Jul 4, 1959

Bill McCorvey, from Pirates Of The Mississippi, is born in Montgomery, Alabama. He sings lead when the band scores a hit in 1991 with "Feed Jake"

Jul 5, 1959

Singer/songwriter Marc Cohn is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He gains a pop hit in 1991 with "Walking In Memphis," successfully remade by Lonestar as a country hit in 2003

Jul 11, 1959

Rock guitarist Richie Sambora is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He gains prominence as a member of Bon Jovi, a band that earns a country hit in 2006 by teaming up with Jennifer Nettles on "Who Says You Can't Go Home"

Jul 13, 1959

Guitarist Brent Mason is born in Vanwert, Ohio. His credits include Alan Jackson's "Chattahoochee," plus recordings by Brooks & Dunn, Shania Twain and George Strait, leading him to win the Country Music Association's Musician of the Year twice

Jul 20, 1959

Singer/songwriter Radney Foster is born in Del Rio, Texas. He joins Bill Lloyd in the 1980s duo Foster & Lloyd, develops a solo career and authors such hits as Sara Evans' "A Real Fine Place To Start" and Keith Urban's "I'm In"

Jul 31, 1959

Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan is born in Chicago, Illinois. He provides a rippling solo at the close of Kenny Rogers' 1985 country hit "Morning Desire"

Aug 1, 1959

Vocalist Joe Elliott is born in Sheffield, England. As the lead singer of the rock band Def Leppard, he co-writes "Pour Some Sugar On Me," referenced in Keith Urban's 2019 country hit "We Were"

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