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Jul 13, 1962

Songwriter Victoria Shaw is born in Manhattan, New York. Her credits include "The River," by Garth Brooks; "Too Busy Bein' In Love," by Doug Stone; and "I Love The Way You Love Me," by John Michael Montgomery

Jul 13, 1962

Rhonda Vincent is born in Kirksville, Missouri. She emerges as a major bluegrass talent in the 1990s and 2000s, and contributes to the Grammy-winning country album "Lovin', Livin', Losin': Songs Of The Louvin Brothers"

Jul 14, 1962

Singer/songwriter Leslie Satcher is born in Paris, Texas. She writes George Strait's "Troubadour," Martina McBride's "When God-Fearin' Women Get The Blues" and Pam Tillis' "I Said A Prayer." Satcher also provides backing vocals on country hits by Terri Clark and Blake Shelton

Jul 18, 1962

Drummer Jack Irons is born in Los Angeles. In 1994, he joins alternative rock band Pearl Jam, referenced in Lonestar's 1996 country hit "No News"

Jul 18, 1962

Percussionist Daniel de los Reyes is born in New York City. He becomes a member of The Zac Brown Band in 2012, in time to help record the album "Uncaged"

Jul 19, 1962

Mel Tillis has a son, Mel Tillis Jr. The senior Tillis begins thinking seriously about his future and gives up cigarettes. The boy, nicknamed Sonny, becomes a songwriter as an adult, co-writing Jamie O'Neal's "When I Think About Angels"

Aug 7, 1962

Banjo player Alison Brown is born in Hartford, Connecticut. She becomes a critically acclaimed Nashville musician, forming her own label, Compass Records, with husband Garry West and winning a Grammy award in 2001

Aug 18, 1962

Fiddler Jimmy Mattingly is born in Leitchfield, Kentucky. A longtime member of Garth Brooks' band, Stillwater, he backs Dolly Parton and Dierks Bentley on albums and becomes a founding member of the bluegrass band The Grascals

Aug 20, 1962

Songwriter Tony Stampley is born, the son of Joe Stampley. Tony authors his father's 1984 duet with Moe Bandy, "Where's The Dress"

Aug 27, 1962

Guitarist Matt Basford is born. He becomes a member of Cincinnati-based Yankee Grey, whose 1999 debut nets them an Academy of Country Music nomination for Top New Group or Duet

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