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Apr 26, 1949
Songwriter Jeff Pennig is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He authors John Schneider's "Them Good Ol' Boys Are Bad," Highway 101's "This Side Of Goodbye" and Clay Walker's "This Woman And This Man"
May 9, 1949
Billy Joel is born in New York City. Added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, he writes "Shameless," eventually recorded as a country hit by Garth Brooks
May 25, 1949
Record producer/songwriter Don Cook is born in San Antonio, Texas. His songwriting credits include: Brooks & Dunn's "Brand New Man," Highway 101's "Who's Lonely Now" and John Conlee's "Lady Lay Down"
May 26, 1949
Hank Williams Jr. is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. The son of country legend Hank Williams, he develops his own career, taking Entertainer of the Year in 1987 from both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. He is named in 2020 as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jun 1, 1949
Songwriter Wayne Perry is born in Hamilton, Ohio. Among his credits are Lorrie Morgan's "What Part Of No," Collin Raye's "Every Second" and Tim McGraw's "Not A Moment Too Soon"
Jun 17, 1949
Russell Smith, of The Amazing Rhythm Aces, is born in Nashville. Behind his soulful lead vocals, the Aces earn three hits in the mid-'70s, while Smith goes on to write "Heartbeat In The Darkness," "Do You Know Where Your Man Is" and "Keep It Between The Lines," among others
Jul 2, 1949
Piano player Roy Bittan is born in Rockaway Beach, New York. A longtime member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, he backs Melissa Etheridge when she records "I Will Always Love You" for "Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton"
Aug 3, 1949
Bass player Morris Dickerson is born in Torrance, California. He joins the R&B band War, co-writing the funk hit "Low Rider," which also gets him credit as a writer on Thomas Rhett's "Vacation," thanks to a similar core instrumental riff
Aug 11, 1949
Eric Carmen is born in Cleveland, Ohio. A member of the pop band The Raspberries, he develops a successful solo career and writes Louise Mandrell's country hit "Maybe My Baby." Jamie O'Neal performs his "All By Myself" in "Bridget Jones's Diary"
Sep 7, 1949
Guitarist Jack Sundrud is born in Crookston, Minnesota. Following membership in the early-1990s band Great Plains, he finds success as a songwriter on Ty Herndon's 1998 hit "It Must Be Love"
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