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Jun 1, 1961

Songwriter/producer Monty Powell is born in Resaca, Georgia. He oversees recordings by Diamond Rio and Chuck Wicks, and authors Keith Urban's "Days Go By," Collin Raye's "My Kind Of Girl" and Tim McGraw's "One Of These Days"

Jul 1, 1961

Michelle Wright is born in Chatham, Ontario. She nets a Top 10 single in 1992 with "Take It Like A Man"

Jul 8, 1961

Toby Keith is born in Clinton, Oklahoma. The former semi-pro football player emerges in 1993 with "Should've Been A Cowboy," becoming a brash hitmaker, label owner and entrepreneur. He also joins the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024

Jul 9, 1961

Bluegrass vocalist and bass player Ronnie Bowman is born in North Carolina. After a stint in The Lonesome River Band, he co-writes Brooks & Dunn's "It's Getting Better All The Time," Chris Stapleton's "Nobody To Blame" and Kenny Chesney's "Never Wanted Nothing More"

Aug 4, 1961

Barack Obama is born in Honolulu, Hawaii. During his presidency, he gets White House visits from Charley Pride, Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley, whose "Welcome To The Future" is inspired by Obama's election

Aug 5, 1961

Fiddler Mark O'Connor is born in Seattle, Washington. He wins the Country Music Association's Musician of the Year award six times, appearing on more than 450 country recordings, and wins a Grammy for "Restless"

Aug 5, 1961

Comedian Tim Wilson is born in Columbus, Georgia. In addition to doing stand-up, he co-writes Toby Keith's 2007 hit "High Maintenance Woman"

Aug 15, 1961

Singer/songwriter Paul Jefferson is born in Woodside, California. After a brief solo career in the mid-1990s, he scores a hit as the writer of Aaron Tippin's "That's As Close As I'll Get To Loving You"

Aug 25, 1961

Billy Ray Cyrus is born in Flatwoods, Kentucky. The novelty hit "Achy Breaky Heart" brings him instant fame in 1992. He turns to acting in the TV series "Doc," "Hannah Montana" and "Still The King," and returns to the pop charts in 2019 by collaborating with Little Nas X on "Old Town Road"

Aug 26, 1961

Guitarist Jimmy Olander is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He becomes a member of Diamond Rio, whose crisp harmonies and instrumental prowess net such melodic hits as "Meet In The Middle," "One More Day" and "How Your Love Makes Me Feel"

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