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Apr 8, 1962
Rock guitarist Izzy Stradlin is born in Lafayette, Indiana. He becomes a key member of Guns N' Roses, co-writing and playing on "Sweet Child O' Mine." The band will be referenced in 2016 on Keith Urban's "Wasted Time" and Thomas Rhett's "T-Shirt"
Jul 18, 1962
Percussionist Daniel de los Reyes is born in New York City. He becomes a member of The Zac Brown Band in 2012, in time to help record the album "Uncaged"
Aug 7, 1962
Banjo player Alison Brown is born in Hartford, Connecticut. She becomes a critically acclaimed Nashville musician, forming her own label, Compass Records, with husband Garry West and winning a Grammy award in 2001
Aug 18, 1962
Fiddler Jimmy Mattingly is born in Leitchfield, Kentucky. A longtime member of Garth Brooks' band, Stillwater, he backs Dolly Parton and Dierks Bentley on albums and becomes a founding member of the bluegrass band The Grascals
Oct 8, 1962
Tim Hensley is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. A longtime member of Kenny Chesney and Patty Loveless' road bands, Hensley writes Loveless' 2000 country hit "That's The Kind Of Mood I'm In"
Oct 25, 1962
Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He plays on The Dixie Chicks' "Not Ready To Make Nice"
Dec 26, 1962
Drummer Brian Westrum is born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He joins Sons of the Desert, which earns hits with "Whatever Comes First" and "Leaving October" from its 1997 debut. He leaves the band before the release of its second album in 2000
Mar 11, 1963
Banjo player David Talbot is born. A founder of the bluegrass band The Grascals, he appears on the Reba McEntire single "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain"
Mar 27, 1963
Smooth-jazz sax player Dave Koz is born in Encino, California. In 2009, he provides a solo on Toby Keith's country hit "Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)"
Jul 30, 1963
Mandolin player Danny Roberts is born in Leitchfield, Kentucky. After an 18-year hitch with the band The New Tradition, he becomes an early member of the 21st-century bluegrass band The Grascals
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