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    • Nov 12, 1945
    Rock artist Neil Young is born at Toronto General Hospital in Ontario. A solo performer and member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he writes Linda Ronstadt's country hit "Love Is A Rose" and Waylon Jennings' "Are You Ready For The Country"
    Nov 26, 1945
    Bass player John McVie is born in London, England. He co-founds the rock band Fleetwood Mac, which breaks through with a self-titled album in 1975. Two songs from the album are remade in country: "Say You Love Me," by Stephanie Winslow; and "Landslide," by The Dixie Chicks
    Dec 30, 1945
    Davy Jones is born in Manchester, England. In 1966, he joins the pop group The Monkees, whose "Last Train To Clarksville" ranks among country music's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Mar 5, 1946
    Keyboard player Richard Bell is born in Toronto, Ontario. He appears on Janis Joplin's "Me And Bobby McGee," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 3, 1946
    Bass player Dee Murray is born in Gillingham, England. A longtime member of Elton John's band, he also appears as a backing vocalist on Earl Thomas Conley's country hit "Nobody Falls Like A Fool"
    May 10, 1946
    Pop singer Dave Mason is born in Worcester, England. An original member of the rock band Traffic, he scores a solo hit in 1977 with "We Just Disagree," re-cast as a country hit by Billy Dean in 1993
    May 26, 1946
    Rock musician Mick Ronson is born in Hull, England. Most closely associated with David Bowie, Mott The Hoople and Lou Reed, he co-produces a pair of country hits for David Lynn Jones in the late-1980s
    Jun 17, 1946
    Steel guitarist B.J. Cole is born in North Enfield, England. After appearing on pop and rock albums by Elton John, Gerry Rafferty, Sting and Robert Plant, among others, he contributes to Shania Twain's 2004 duet with Billy Currington, "Party For Two"
    Jul 1, 1946
    The U.S. conducts the first nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Overseeing radiation experts with the U.S. Army is Tom Dowd, destined to produce Dusty Springfield's "Son-Of-A-Preacher Man"
    Jul 9, 1946
    Singer/songwriter Bon Scott is born in Forfar, Scotland. He spends six years with AC/DC, co-writing and singing lead on the hard-rock band's signature hits "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "Highway To Hell." AC/DC is referenced in Craig Morgan's 2009 country hit "Bonfire"



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