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Feb 6, 1962

Hard rock singer Axl Rose is born in Lafayette, Indiana. He handles lead vocals for Guns N' Roses, referenced in the lyrics of Keith Urban's "Wasted Time" and Thomas Rhett's "T-Shirt"

Feb 7, 1962

Garth Brooks is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Following his 1989 debut, he sells more than 100 million albums, winning multiple Entertainer of the Year awards from the CMA and ACM. He enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2012

Feb 7, 1962

Keyboard player David Bryan is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He earns acclaim as a member of the rock band Bon Jovi, which scores a country hit in 2006 with "Who Says You Can't Go Home," featuring Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles

Feb 11, 1962

Pop/rock musician Sheryl Crow is born in Kennett, Missouri. She appears on country collaborations with Kid Rock and with Brooks & Dunn and Vince Gill. Crow also nabs a Top 5 country album in 2013 with "Feels Like Home"

Feb 12, 1962

Pianist and composer Billy Stritch is born in Houston, Texas. A boyfriend and musical partner for Liza Minnelli, he writes Reba McEntire's 1993 duet with Linda Davis, "Does He Love You"

Feb 13, 1962

Songwriter/producer Phil O'Donnell is born in Canada. He oversees a string of Craig Morgan hits and pens Darryl Worley's "Sounds Like Life To Me," George Strait's "Give It All We Got Tonight" and Blake Shelton's "Doin' What She Likes"

Mar 2, 1962

Jon Bon Jovi is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He sings lead for the rock band Bon Jovi, which finds its way into the country charts in 2006 by working with Jennifer Nettles on "Who Says You Can't Go Home"

Mar 5, 1962

Songwriter/producer John Shanks is born in New York. He produces The Wreckers, Bon Jovi and Sara Evans and writes several Keith Urban hits, including "You're My Better Half" and "Somebody Like You"

Mar 18, 1962

Singer/songwriter James McMurtry is born in Fort Worth, Texas. Noted for his highly literary songs, he gathers critical acclaim, picking up three awards nominations in 2006 from the Americana Music Association

Mar 22, 1962

Drummer Perry Baggs is born in Nashville. He joins Jason & The Scorchers, an energetic country-rock band whose "Absolutely Sweet Marie" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"

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