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Apr 12, 1978
Bass player Guy Berryman is born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. He becomes a founding member of the rock band Coldplay, referenced in the lyrics of Thomas Rhett's 2017 country hit "Unforgettable"
Apr 13, 1978
"American Idol" contestant Chris Sligh is born in Greenville, South Carolina. A 2007 participant, he writes Rascal Flatts' 2009 hit "Here Comes Goodbye"
Apr 15, 1978
Singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton is born in Lexington, Kentucky. He is propelled to national attention after winning three CMA Awards following the 2016 release of his first solo album, "Traveller." Stapleton pens Luke Bryan's "Drink A Beer," George Strait's "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" and Thomas Rhett's "Crash And Burn"
Apr 20, 1978
Multi-instrumentalist Clay Cook is born in Snellville, Georgia. After working with The Marshall Tucker Band and John Mayer, he joins The Zac Brown Band in time to work on the album "You Get What You Give"
May 4, 1978
Songwriter Luke Laird is born in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He fashions such hits as Little Big Town's "Pontoon," Luke Bryan's "Fast," Kenny Chesney's "American Kids," Miranda Lambert's "Baggage Claim" and Carrie Underwood's "Last Name"
May 14, 1978
Vocalist/fiddler Ketch Secor is born in Denville, New Jersey. He becomes the frontman for Old Crow Medicine Show and co-writes the Darius Rucker country hit "Wagon Wheel." Old Crow joins the Grand Ole Opry in 2013
Jun 8, 1978
Singer/songwriter Sturgill Simpson is born in Jackson, Kentucky. Compared favorably to Waylon Jennings, he gains a Top 10 country album in 2014 with "Metamodern Sounds In Country Music" and a #1 album in 2016 with "A Sailor's Guide To Earth"
Jun 13, 1978
Singer/songwriter Jason Michael Carroll is born in Houston, Texas. Raised in North Carolina, he debuts in 2006 with a growling, masculine vocal presence, applied to "Alyssa Lies" and "Livin' Our Love Song"
Jun 20, 1978
Pop singer/songwriter Dave Barnes is born in South Carolina. He authors Blake Shelton's 2011 ballad "God Gave Me You" and Thomas Rhett's 2017 collaboration with Maren Morris, "Craving You"
Jul 9, 1978
Fiddler Pat Allingham is born in Beaverlodge, Alberta. He becomes a member of the Canadian sextet Emerson Drive, which makes its American debut in 2002 with the single "I Should Be Sleeping." He leaves the band in 2003
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