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    • Feb 6, 1950
    R&B act Natalie Cole is born to Nat "King" Cole in Los Angeles. She grabs a Country Music Association nomination in 1994 when a duet with Reba McEntire, "Since I Fell For You," appears on "Rhythm Country & Blues," a finalist for Album of the Year
    Mar 2, 1950
    Karen Carpenter is born in New Haven, Connecticut. Though primarily a pop act, The Carpenters earn a country hit, 1978's "Sweet, Sweet Smile," written by Juice Newton. Alabama remakes their single "Touch Me When We're Dancing" as a country hit
    Mar 9, 1950
    Sax and flute player Jerry Eubanks is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He joins The Marshall Tucker Band, appearing on the single "Long Hard Ride," which earns a Grammy nomination in the country category in 1977
    Mar 11, 1950
    Jazz singer Bobby McFerrin is born in New York City. His relentlessly cheery 1988 pop hit "Don't Worry, Be Happy" will be referenced in the lyrics of Jake Owen's 2014 country single "Beachin'"
    May 13, 1950
    Stevland Morris is born in Saginaw, Michigan. Known professionally as Stevie Wonder, his 1976 album "Songs In The Key Of Life" will be mentioned in the text of Eric Church's 2016 country hit "Record Year"
    Jun 21, 1950
    Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer is born in New York, New York. The hard rock band scores a pop hit with the 1998 single "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing," which Mark Chesnutt remakes as a country hit
    Jul 5, 1950
    Pop/rock singer Huey Lewis is born in New York. The frontman for Huey Lewis & The News, he secures an Academy of Country Music awards nomination after joining Phil Vassar for a 2003 remake of his own 1982 hit "Workin' For A Livin'"
    Sep 4, 1950
    Bass player Ronald LaPread is born in Tuskegee, Alabama. He provides the musical foundation for The Commodores, a 1970s R&B act whose "Three Times A Lady" is eventually remade as a country hit by Conway Twitty
    Sep 10, 1950
    Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is born in Boston, Massachusetts. The band scores a 1998 hit from the movie "Armageddon" with "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing," which Mark Chesnutt reinvents as a country hit
    Oct 6, 1950
    Guitarist Thomas McClary is born in Florida. He joins the 1970s R&B act The Commodores, whose hit "Three Times A Lady" is remade in 1983 as a country single by Conway Twitty



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