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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 8, 1962
Pop singer Joan Osborne is born in Anchorage, Kentucky. She joins Randy Scruggs to record "Passin' Thru" for the "Happy, Texas" soundtrack and opens for The Dixie Chicks on some of their 2003 concert dates
Jul 18, 1962
Drummer Jack Irons is born in Los Angeles. In 1994, he joins alternative rock band Pearl Jam, referenced in Lonestar's 1996 country hit "No News"
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"
Mar 10, 1963
Bass player Jeff Ament is born in Havre, Montana. He's a founding member of the Seattle alternative rock band Pearl Jam, mentioned in the lyrics of the 1996 Lonestar hit "No News"
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 22, 1963
Emily Saliers is born in New Haven, Connecticut. She joins Amy Ray to form the folk duo Indigo Girls, enlisted to sing background vocals on Mary Chapin Carpenter's 1993 country hit "The Hard Way"
Aug 3, 1963
Ed Roland is born in Stockbridge, California. He's the chief songwriter in Collective Soul, a rock band that earns a mid-'90s hit with "Shine," a song that earns Dolly Parton a Grammy in 2002
Sep 16, 1963
Pop singer/songwriter Richard Marx is born in Chicago. He makes waves in country music by producing Emerson Drive and co-writing the Keith Urban hits "Better Life," "Everybody" and "Long Hot Summer"
Nov 1, 1963
Drummer Rick Allen is born in Dronfield, England. An original member of the rock band Def Leppard, he plays on the 1987 hit "Pour Some Sugar On Me." The title is slipped into the lyrics of Keith Urban's 2019 country hit "We Were"
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