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Sep 13, 1977

Pop singer/songwriter Fiona Apple is born in New York City. In 2003, she's nominated along with Johnny Cash for a country Grammy award after collaborating with the Man in Black on "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

Sep 27, 1977

Patrick Bourque is born in Terrebonne, Quebec. He replaces Jeff Loberg in Emerson Drive in August 2002, just months after the group picked up its first American hit

Oct 9, 1977

Singer/songwriter Brandy Clark is born in Chehalis, Washington. Nominated for Best New Artist in the 57th Grammy Awards, she earns a Top 10 country album in 2016 with "Big Day In A Small Town." She pens The Band Perry's "Better Dig Two," Kacey Musgraves' "Follow Your Arrow" and Miranda Lambert's "Mama's Broken Heart"

Oct 16, 1977

Pop singer/songwriter/guitarist John Mayer is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Introduced nationally through his 2001 hit "No Such Thing," he will be namechecked in Luke Combs' 2017 single "One Number Away"

Oct 21, 1977

Singer/songwriter Matthew Ramsey is born in Buchanan, Virginia. He becomes the lead singer of Old Dominion and writes Dierks Bentley's "Say You Do," Sam Hunt's "Make You Miss Me" and Kenny Chesney's "Save It For A Rainy Day"

Nov 8, 1977

Bucky Covington is born in Rockingham, North Carolina. After competing on "American Idol," he picks up a recording contract with Disney's Lyric Street Records, earning a hit with his first single, 2007's "A Different World"

Nov 9, 1977

Bass player Barry Knox is born in Greenville, North Carolina. He becomes a member of the four-piece band Parmalee, known for the hits "Carolina," "Close Your Eyes" and "Already Callin' You Mine"

Nov 17, 1977

Aaron Lines is born in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The hockey-playing Canadian earns an RCA recording contract following a showcase in May 2001, picking up a hit the following year with "You Can't Hide Beautiful"

Nov 20, 1977

Josh Turner is born in Hannah, South Carolina. On the heels of 2003's "Long Black Train," he builds a line of tradition-minded, deep-voiced hits, including "Firecracker," "Would You Go With Me," "Time Is Love" and "Why Don't We Just Dance"

Nov 28, 1977

Guitarist Ilya Toshinskiy is born in Obninsk, Russia. He joins the all-Russian country band Bering Strait before becoming a session musician. He plays on hits by Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift

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