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Jul 16, 1949
Keyboard player Bob Wilson is born. He appears with The Earl Scruggs Revue in the 1970s and works as a session musician on records by Bob Dylan, Charlie Daniels, Rusty Kershaw and Tommy Cash
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 9, 1949
Session guitarist Mark Casstevens is born in Fort Worth, Texas. He appears on hits by Alabama, Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn and Randy Travis, among others
Aug 11, 1949
Bass player Dan "Bee" Spears is born in the San Antonio area. Beginning in 1968, he spends more than 40 years in Willie Nelson's Family Band, appearing on such hits as "Whiskey River," "Blue Skies" and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"
Aug 24, 1949
Bass player Mike Brignardello is born in Memphis. He provides a foundation for Faith Hill's "This Kiss," Tim McGraw's "Everywhere," Travis Tritt's "Help Me Hold On" and Darius Rucker's "Alright," among others
Oct 8, 1949
Guitarist Jay Graydon is born in Burbank, California. Known for his work with such pop acts as Steely Dan, Chaka Khan, Christopher Cross and George Benson, he also contributes to Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" and "Two Doors Down"
Oct 27, 1949
Bass player Garry Tallent is born in Detroit. A member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, he moves to Nashville in the 1990s and appears on the "Happy, Texas" soundtrack, playing on Randy Scruggs & Joan Osborne's "Passin' Thru"
Nov 28, 1949
Keyboard player Paul Shaffer is born in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The leader of David Letterman's late-night TV band, he appears on Earl Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," a country track that wins a Grammy in 2002
Dec 14, 1949
Bass player Cliff Williams is born in Romford, England. In 1977, he joins the hard-rock band AC/DC, referenced in the lyrics of Craig Morgan's 2009 single "Bonfire"
Feb 16, 1950
Record producer and guitarist Paul Worley is born in Nashville. His productions include Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," The Band Perry's "If I Die Young," Martina McBride's "Independence Day" and The Dixie Chicks' "Wide Open Spaces"
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