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Oct 31, 1958

Songwriter Sandy Knox is born in Houston, Texas. Her credits include the Reba McEntire & Linda Davis duet "Does He Love You" and McEntire's "She Thinks His Name Was John"

Nov 20, 1958

Songwriter Wade Kirby is born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to future session guitarist Dave Kirby. The son goes on to pen Easton Corbin's "All Over The Road," Parmalee's "Already Callin' You Mine," Blake Shelton's "Doin' What She Likes" and George Strait's "I Saw God Today"

Feb 26, 1959

Songwriter Kenny Beard is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He authors Trace Adkins' "The Rest Of Mine," Tracy Lawrence's "Is That A Tear" and Aaron Tippin's "Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly"

May 13, 1959

Songwriter Allen Shamblin is born in Cleveland, Tennessee. He authors Randy Travis' "He Walked On Water," John Michael Montgomery's "Life's A Dance," Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" and Miranda Lambert's "The House That Built Me"

May 26, 1959

Keyboard player Dave Robbins is born in Atlanta, Georgia. A co-writer of Restless Heart's "The Bluest Eyes In Texas," he becomes one-third of the harmony-intensive group BlackHawk, scoring a series of hook-laden hits in the 1990s

Jun 15, 1959

Singer/songwriter/producer Jeff Stevens is born in Charleston, West Virginia. He produces Luke Bryan and authors such hits as Tim McGraw's "Back When," George Strait's "True" and Tracy Byrd's "Big Love"

Jun 19, 1959

Singer/songwriter Jim Collins is born in Nacogdoches, Texas. He writes Kenny Chesney's "The Good Stuff," Jason Aldean's "Big Green Tractor," Chad Brock's "Yes!" and Thompson Square's "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not," among others

Jul 5, 1959

Singer/songwriter Marc Cohn is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He gains a pop hit in 1991 with "Walking In Memphis," successfully remade by Lonestar as a country hit in 2003

Jul 11, 1959

Rock guitarist Richie Sambora is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He gains prominence as a member of Bon Jovi, a band that earns a country hit in 2006 by teaming up with Jennifer Nettles on "Who Says You Can't Go Home"

Jul 20, 1959

Singer/songwriter Radney Foster is born in Del Rio, Texas. He joins Bill Lloyd in the 1980s duo Foster & Lloyd, develops a solo career and authors such hits as Sara Evans' "A Real Fine Place To Start" and Keith Urban's "I'm In"

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