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May 6, 1945
Bob Seger is born in Dearborn, Michigan. A noted rock musician, Seger gains a minor country hit with "Shame On The Moon." He also writes "We've Got Tonight," covered by Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
May 28, 1945
Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty is born in Berkeley, California. His composition "Lookin' Out My Back Door" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
Jul 6, 1945
Guitarist Rik Elswit is born. He joins the pop band Dr. Hook, which has two Shel Silverstein-penned hits covered by country artists: "Sylvia's Mother," by Bobby Bare; and "The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone,'" by Buck Owens
Aug 31, 1945
Singer/songwriter Van Morrison is born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Known for the pop hits "Domino" and "Brown Eyed Girl," he records a country album with Linda Gail Lewis and remakes "Mule Skinner Blues" for a Jimmie Rodgers tribute album
Sep 8, 1945
Keyboard player Ron "Pigpen" McKernan is born in San Bruno, California. He becomes a co-founder of the rock band The Grateful Dead, referenced in the 1996 Lonestar hit "No News"
Sep 19, 1945
Austin Roberts is born in Newport News, Virginia. After recording the pop hit "Rocky," Roberts finds success as a Nashville songwriter, penning Lee Greenwood's "I.O.U.," Earl Thomas Conley's "Honor Bound" and Reba McEntire's "You Lie"
Oct 2, 1945
Don McLean is born in New Rochelle, New York. A pop and folk artist best known for his recording of "American Pie," McLean earns a country hit in 1981 with his remake of Roy Orbison's "Crying"
Nov 2, 1945
Singer/songwriter J.D. Souther is born in Detroit, Michigan. Best known for his 1979 hit "You're Only Lonely," he also writes Glen Campbell's 1984 country hit "Faithless Love" and The Eagles' "Heartache Tonight," covered by Conway Twitty in 1983
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
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