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Dec 22, 1962

Paul Martin is born in Winchester, Kentucky. He replaces J.P. Pennington as the lead singer of Exile in 1989, contributing to the band's subsequent hits "Keep It In The Middle Of The Road," "Nobody's Talking" and "Even Now." Martin eventually joins Marty Stuart's Fabulous Superlatives

Dec 26, 1962

Drummer Brian Westrum is born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He joins Sons of the Desert, which earns hits with "Whatever Comes First" and "Leaving October" from its 1997 debut. He leaves the band before the release of its second album in 2000

Dec 27, 1962

Ricochet's Jeff Bryant is born in Pecos, Texas. The drummer contributes to several hits as the band wins the Academy of Country Music's Top Vocal Group honor in 1996 and 1998, but he leaves in 1999, suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome

Jan 24, 1963

Drummer Keech Rainwater is born in Plano, Texas. He joins Lonestar, the Academy of Country Music's Top New Vocal Group in 1996. The band scores such hits as "No News," "Amazed" and "I'm Already There"

Feb 9, 1963

Travis Tritt is born in Marietta, Georgia. He mixes southern rock, soul and country influences in such 1990s and 2000s hits as "It's A Great Day To Be Alive," "Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"

Feb 14, 1963

Songwriter Shelby Kennedy is born. He writes the Reba McEntire hit "I'm A Survivor"

Feb 15, 1963

Drummer Andy Ginn is born. He joins the Carthage, Texas, band Perfect Stranger, which earns a hit in 1995 with "You Have The Right To Remain Silent"

Feb 17, 1963

Dan Whitney--a.k.a. Larry The Cable Guy--is born in Pawnee City, Nebraska. Teamed with Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall in the Blue Collar Comedy Tours, the "get 'er done" comic is a background vocalist on Brad Paisley's "Camouflage"

Feb 17, 1963

Basketball legend Michael Jordan is born in Brooklyn, New York. He's namechecked in the lyrics of Tim McGraw's 2009 hit "Southern Voice"

Mar 10, 1963

Bass player Jeff Ament is born in Havre, Montana. He's a founding member of the Seattle alternative rock band Pearl Jam, mentioned in the lyrics of the 1996 Lonestar hit "No News"

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