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    • Sep 26, 1948
    Olivia Newton-John is born in Cambridge, England. Raised in Australia, the pop singer begins her career with country-tinged recordings, gaining her a Country Music Association award as Female Vocalist of the Year in 1974
    Sep 29, 1948
    Guitarist Mark Farner is born in Flint, Michigan. As a member of Grand Funk, he plays on the 1973 pop hit "We're An American Band," referenced in The Eli Young Band's 2009 country hit "Always The Love Songs"
    Oct 9, 1948
    Pop singer/songwriter Jackson Browne is born in Heidelberg, West Germany. An original member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, he co-writes "Take It Easy," which becomes the first hit for The Eagles
    Oct 28, 1948
    Pop singer Telma Hopkins is born in Louisville, Kentucky. She becomes a member of Tony Orlando & Dawn, appearing on "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree," covered for the country charts in 1973 by Johnny Carver
    Nov 6, 1948
    Glenn Frey is born in Detroit, Michigan. As a member of The Eagles, he contributes to the country-rock movement. The Eagles score a lone country hit, "Lyin' Eyes," but are lionized with the album "Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles"
    Nov 21, 1948
    Keyboard player Lonnie Jordan is born in San Diego. He joins the Los Angeles funk band War in the 1970s, co-writing "Low Rider," which also makes him a co-writer on the Thomas Rhett country single "Vacation"
    Dec 3, 1948
    Heavy metal artist Ozzy Osbourne is born in Birmingham, England. The Black Sabbath icon records a solo anthem, "Crazy Train," which gets mentioned in Dierks Bentley's 2012 hit "5-1-5-0"
    Dec 13, 1948
    Guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is born in Washington, D.C. A member of the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, he eventually works in missile defense technology. He also participates in sessions for Donna Summer, Elton John and Linda Ronstadt, and plays on Dolly Parton's "9 To 5" and "Starting Over Again"
    Dec 31, 1948
    Donna Summer is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Heralded as "The Queen Of Disco," she also writes Dolly Parton's 1980 hit "Starting Over Again"
    Jan 15, 1949
    Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant is born in Jacksonville, Florida. The rocker co-writes "Sweet Home Alabama," tabbed by the Country Music Foundation among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"



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