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    • Dec 25, 1955
    Rock singer Alannah Myles is born in Toronto, Ontario. Her 1990 pop hit "Black Velvet" is quickly remade as a country single by Robin Lee
    Mar 2, 1956
    The Cowsills' John Cowsill is born in Newport, Rhode Island. Best known for "The Rain, The Park & Other Things," The Cowsills also notch a 1968 hit with "Indian Lake," destined for country success when it's covered by Freddy Weller
    Sep 14, 1956
    Singer/songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman is born in Harlingen, Texas. Primarily a pop recording artist, she writes many country hits, including Faith Hill's "This Kiss," Alabama's "Here We Are," Lorrie Morgan's "Five Minutes" and Trisha Yearwood's "You Say You Will"
    Nov 14, 1956
    Bassist Alec John Such is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He becomes a member of the rock band Bon Jovi, eventually leaving in 1994. The group is mentioned in the lyrics of Joe Nichols' 2005 country hit "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"
    Dec 6, 1956
    Guitarist Peter Buck is born in Berkeley, California. He becomes a founding member of the Georgia-based rock band R.E.M., namechecked in Darius Rucker's 2017 country hit "For The First Time"
    Feb 6, 1957
    Drummer Jerry Marotta is born in Cleveland, Ohio. As a member of Orleans, he appears on the 1976 pop hit "Still The One," remade for the country audience by Whisperin' Bill Anderson
    May 1, 1957
    Keyboard player Jon Carroll is born in Washington, D.C. He's part of The Starland Vocal Band's pop hit "Afternoon Delight" and plays on country hits for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Pam Tillis and Radney Foster. He also authors Linda Ronstadt's pop success "Get Closer"
    Sep 7, 1957
    Margot Chapman, of The Starland Vocal Band, is born in Honolulu, Hawaii. The group has a 1976 hit on the John Denver-owned Windsong label with "Afternoon Delight," which is covered as a country hit by Johnny Carver
    Oct 21, 1957
    Guitarist Steve Lukather is born in Los Angeles. A founding member of the rock band Toto, he also plays on the Kenny Rogers hit "All My Life"
    Dec 8, 1957
    Guitarist Phil Collen is born in London. He joins the rock band Def Leppard in 1982, co-writing the signature hit "Pour Some Sugar On Me." It will be referenced in Keith Urban's 2019 country hit "We Were"



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