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Jan 2, 1978

Keyboard player Chris Hartman is born in Grand Prairie, Alberta. He joins Canadian band Emerson Drive, which debuts in the U.S. in 2002. He leaves in March 2003, just two months before the group wins an Academy of Country Music award

Jan 9, 1978

Pop singer A.J. McLean is born in West Palm Beach, Florida. He becomes a member of The Backstreet Boys, earning a country hit when the group collaborates with Florida Georgia Line on the 2017 single "God, Your Mama, And Me"

Jan 10, 1978

Singer/songwriter Brent Smith is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He becomes the lead vocalist for Shinedown, a rock band referenced in Florida Georgia Line's 2013 country hit "Get Your Shine On"

Jan 21, 1978

Phil Stacey is born in Harlan County, Kentucky. After gaining national recognition as a contestant on "American Idol," he releases his debut country album in 2008. He subsequently moves into Christian music

Jan 23, 1978

Singer/songwriter Josh Thompson is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Beer On The Table" and the title track lead his first album, "Way Out Here," to a Top 10 debut in 2010. He also authors Blake Shelton's "I'll Name The Dogs," Thomas Rhett's "Be A Light" and Jason Aldean's collaboration with Miranda Lambert, "Drowns The Whiskey"

Jan 27, 1978

Kevin Denney is born in Monticello, Kentucky. In 2002, he earns a country hit with "That's Just Jessie"

Feb 15, 1978

Bass player Sergei "Spooky" Olkhovsky is born in Obninsk, Russia. He joins Alexander Arzamastsev to form the rhythm section for the all-Russian Bering Strait, a 2003 Grammy nominee for the instrumental track "Bearing Straight"

Feb 25, 1978

Shawna McIlwain is born in Laurel, Mississippi. After marrying Keifer Thompson, the couple becomes Thompson Square, establishing the duo nationally with the 2010 single "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"

Mar 16, 1978

Songwriter Dallas Davidson is born in Atlanta. He fashions such successes as Luke Bryan's "That's My Kind Of Night," Blake Shelton's "Boys 'Round Here," Lady Antebellum's "Just A Kiss" and Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"

Mar 17, 1978

Bass player Geoff Sprung is born. As a member of Old Dominion, he co-writes "Break Up With Him" and "Make It Sweet," and plays on the hits "Snapback," "Hotel Key" and "Song For Another Time"

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