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Jul 9, 1975

John Anthony Gillis is born in Detroit, Michigan. Under the stage name Jack White, he forms the rock band The White Stripes in 1997. In 2004, he produces Loretta Lynn's album "Van Lear Rose", which garners five Grammy nominations

Jul 14, 1975

Singer/songwriter Jamey Johnson is born in Enterprise, Alabama. The author of Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" and George Strait's "Give It Away," he breaks through as an artist with the 2008 album "That Lonesome Song." It includes "In Color," the 2009 Song of the Year for both the ACM and the CMA

Jul 22, 1975

Sonya Isaacs is born in LaFollette, Tennessee. Signed as a solo artist to Lyric Street Records in the 1990s, she writes Martina McBride's "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" and provides backing vocals on Reba McEntire's "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain"

Jul 25, 1975

Fiddler Jason Roberts is born in Texas. Raised on the sounds of Bob Wills and Johnny Gimble, he becomes a significant member of Asleep At The Wheel and appears on albums by Clay Walker, Trace Adkins and Suzy Bogguss

Jul 28, 1975

Drummer Todd Anderson is born in Huntsville, Alabama. As a member of the band Heartland, he's associated with the 2006 ballad "I Loved Her First"

Aug 4, 1975

Guitarist Grady Cross is born in St. Louis, Missouri. He's a founding member of the alt.country band Cross Canadian Ragweed, which nabs four Top 10 country albums during the first decade of the 2000s

Sep 9, 1975

Traditional pop vocalist Michael Buble is born in Burnaby, British Columbia. He writes and records the 2005 pop hit "Home," which will be covered for the country market in 2008 by Blake Shelton

Sep 9, 1975

Joey Martin is born in Alexandria, Indiana. She joins husband Rory Feek in Joey+Rory, named Top New Vocal Duo by the Academy of Country Music in 2010. Her brave battle with cancer draws national attention, and the duo earns a #1 country album shortly after her death in 2016

Sep 13, 1975

Guitarist Joe Don Rooney is born in Baxter Springs, Kansas. He joins Rascal Flatts, whose infectious debut single "Prayin' For Daylight" sets the band on a path to six straight Vocal Group of the Year honors from the Country Music Association. The trio joins the Grand Ole Opry in 2011

Sep 18, 1975

Guitarist Stokes Nielson is born. He becomes a founding member of The Lost Trailers, a five-man Atlanta band that nets its first hit with 2008's "Holler Back"

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