Country and Western Music History (Part 5)

Events in Music

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Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 401 - 500 of 533

Clint Black (62 years old)

1962-02-04 American country vocalist ("Killin' Time"; "Nothin' But the Taillights"), born in Long Branch, New Jersey

Garth Brooks (62 years old)

1962-02-07 American country singer (No Fences; "Friends In Low Places"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma

1962-04-02 Billy Dean, American country singer ("Young Man"; "Fire in the Dark"), born in Quincy, Florida
1962-05-09 John Corbett, American actor (Northern Exposure - "Chris Stevens"; Sex and the City - "Aidan"; My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and country music singer, born in Wheeling, West Virginia
1962-05-28 Phil Vassar, American country music singer-songwriter ("Just Another Day In Paradise"), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
1962-06-20 Eddy Shaver, American country-rock guitarist and songwriter, born in Waco, Texas (d. 2000)
1963-02-09 Travis Tritt, American country vocalist ("Country Club"), born in Marietta, Georgia
1963-03-15 Bret Michaels [Sychak], American rock and country singer-songwriter, guitarist (Poison - "Talk Dirty to Me"), and television personality, born in Butler, Pennsylvania
1963-09-06 Mark Chesnutt, American country singer (Too Cold at Home), born in Beaumont, Texas
1963-11-01 "Big" Kenny [Alphin], American country singer (Big & Rich - Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace), born in Culpeper, Virginia
1963-12-16 Jeff Carson, American country singer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1964-02-06 Skip Ewing, American country vocalist (Coast of Colorado), born in Redlands, California
1964-03-01 Clinton Gregory, American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler ("Play, Ruby, Play"), born in Martinsville, Virginia
1964-03-07 Jennifer McCarters, American country singer (McCarters - "The Gift"), born in Sevierville, Tennessee
1964-04-06 Amy Jo Ellis, American country-folk singer-songwriter ("Welcome The Day"), born in Modjeska Canyon, California
1964-04-11 Steve Azar, American country singer and songwriter ("I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday)"), born in Greenville, Mississippi

Wynonna Judd (59 years old)

1964-05-30 American country singer (The Judds), born in Ashland, Kentucky

1964-09-01 Charlie Robison, American country singer-songwriter ("I Want You Bad"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2023)

Trisha Yearwood (59 years old)

1964-09-19 American country singer ("Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"; "How Do I Live"), cookbook author, and TV host (Trisha's Southern Kitchen), born in Monticello, Georgia

1964-10-31 Darryl Worley, American country singer ("Hard Rain Don't Last"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1964-12-08 James Blundell, Australian country singer ("Way Out West", "This Road"), born in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
1965-01-20 John Michael Montgomery, American country music singer, born in Danville, Kentucky
1965-05-13 Lari White, American country music singer and actress (You Can Be A Star winner- 1988), born in Dunedin, Florida (d. 2018)
1965-07-10 Ken Mellons, American country music singer ("Jukebox Junkie"), born in Kingsport, Tennessee
1965-07-25 Marty Brown, American country singer ("It Must Be The Rain"; "Wildest Dreams"), born in Maceo, Kentucky

Shania Twain (58 years old)

1965-08-28 Canadian Grammy Award-winning country music singer ("You're Still The One"; "That Don't Impress Me Much"; "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!"), born in Windsor, Ontario

1966-01-04 Deana Carter, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee

Martina McBride (57 years old)

1966-07-29 American country singer and songwriter ("Independence Day"; "This One's For The Girls"; virtual duet with Dean Martin - "Baby It's Cold Outside"), born in Sharon, Kansas

1966-08-19 Lee Ann Womack, American country singer ("I Hope You Dance"), born in Jacksonville, Texas
1966-12-18 Tracy Byrd, American country singer ("Holdin' Heaven"), born in Vidor, Texas
1967-02-06 Anita Cochran, American country music singer, born in South Lyon, Michigan

Tim McGraw (56 years old)

1967-05-01 American country music singer-songwriter ("Live Like You Were Dying"; "Humble and Kind"), record producer, and actor (1883), born in Delhi, Louisiana

1967-10-26 New Zealand-Australian Grammy, CMA, and ARIA Award-winning country music singer-songwriter ("Somebody Like You"; "The Fighter"), and television personality (American Idol; The Voice Australia), born in Whangarei, New Zealand

1967-12-05 Gary Allan, American country musician (Used Heart For Sale), born in La Mirada, California
1968-01-27 Tracy Lawrence, American country singer (Sticks & Stones), born in Atlanta, Texas
1968-03-26 Kenny Chesney, American country music singer ("Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven"), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
1968-05-03 Shane Minor, American country music singer, born in Modesto, California
1968-08-05 Terri Clark, Canadian country singer-songwriter, and guitarist, born in Montreal, Quebec
1968-08-19 Mark McGuinn, American country music singer-songwriter ("Mrs. Steven Rudy"), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
1968-10-22 Shelby Lynne [Moorer], American country singer ("If I Could Bottle This Up"), born in Quantico, Virginia
1968-11-11 David L. Cook, American Christian country singer and comedian, born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
1969-01-03 Nikki Nelson, American country singer (Highway 101 - "Cry Cry Cry"; "Whose Lonely Now"), born in La Mesa, California
1969-03-28 Rodney Atkins, American country music singer-songwriter ("Honesty"), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
1969-08-19 Clay Walker, American country singer ("Dreaming With My Eyes Open"), born in Vidor, Texas
1969-10-12 Martie Maguire, American country fiddler, songwriter, and vocalist (The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks; Court Yard Hounds), born in York, Pennsylvania
1970-07-10 Gary LeVox [Vernon], American country music singer and songwriter (Rascal Flatts), born in Powell, Ohio
1970-08-25 Jo Dee Messina, American country music singer (I'm Alright), born in Framingham, Massachusetts
1970-11-15 Jack Ingram, American country music singer-songwriter ("Wherever You Are"; "Barefoot and Crazy"), born in Houston, Texas

Kid Rock (53 years old)

1971-01-17 American rapper, songwriter, and hip-hop and country-rock musician ("All Summer Long"; "Picture"). and actor (Devil Without a Cause), born in Romeo, Michigan

1971-02-05 Sara Evans, American country music singer ("Suds in the Bucket"; "A Real Fine Place to Start"), born in Boonville, Missouri

Alison Krauss (52 years old)

1971-07-23 American bluegrass singer and fiddler (Union Station; Raising Sand), born in Decatur, Illinois

1971-07-25 Roger Creager, American country music singer-songwriter ("Bad Friend to a Good Man"), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
1972-02-23 Steve Holy, American country singer, born in Dallas, Texas
1972-04-26 Juanita du Plessis (née Naudé), Namibian Afrikaans country music singer ("Ska-Rumba"), born in Windhoek, South West Africa
1972-07-17 Elizabeth Cook, American country music singer-songwriter (Aftermath), born in Wildwood, Florida
1972-08-16 Emily Strayer (formerly Robison), American country singer, instrumentalist and songwriter (The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Brad Paisley (51 years old)

1972-10-28 American country singer ("Collision of Worlds"; "Nobody's Fool"), born in Glen Dale, West Virginia

1972-11-18 Jessica "Jessi" Alexander, American country music singer and songwriter ("The Climb"), born in Jackson, Tennessee
1973-06-26 Gretchen Wilson, American country music singer (Redneck Woman), born in Pocahontas, Illinois
1973-07-29 James Otto, American country singer (MuzikMafia), born in Fort Lewis, Washington
1973-08-12 Grey DeLisle, American country singer-songwriter, autoharp player, voice actress (The Fairly OddParents; The Loud House), and comedienne, born in Fort Ord, California
1974-02-17 Bryan White, American country music singer-songwriter, born in Lawton, Oklahoma
1974-08-02 Jeremy Castle, Oklahoma country singer and songwriter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1974-09-12 Jennifer Nettles, American country singer (Sugarland), born in Douglas, Georgia

Natalie Maines (49 years old)

1974-10-14 American country musician (The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks), born in Lubbock, Texas

1975-09-28 Mandy Barnett, American country singer ("Maybe"; "The Whispering Wind"), born in Crossville, Tennesee
1975-11-20 (Frederick) Dierks Bentley, American country singer ("What Was I Thinkin'"; "Drunk On A Plane"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1975-11-30 Mindy McCready, American country music singer ("Guys Do It All the Time"; "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)", born in Fort Myers, Florida (d. 2013)
1976-05-12 Matt Mangano, American country-rock bass player (Zac Brown Band), born in Visalia, CA
1976-06-04 Kasey Chambers, Australian country singer-songwriter and musician ("Not Pretty Enough"), born in Mount Gambier, South Australia

Blake Shelton (47 years old)

1976-06-18 American country singer-songwriter ("Boys 'Round Here"; "God Gave Me You"; "Honey Bee"), and TV personality (The Voice), born in Ada, Oklahoma

Luke Bryan (47 years old)

1976-07-17 American country singer ("I'll Stay Me"), and television personality (American Idol, 2018- ), born in Leesburg, Georgia

1976-12-04 Amie Comeaux, American country music singer, born in Brusly, Louisiana (d. 1997)
1976-12-07 Sunny Sweeney, American country music singer-songwriter ("From a Table Away"; "Drink Myself Single"), born in Houston, Texas

Jason Aldean (47 years old)

1977-02-28 American country singer ("Dirt Road Anthem"), born in Macon, Georgia

1977-03-24 Natalie Hemby (Wrucke), American Grammy Award-winning country music songwriter (Miranda Lambert - "Only Prettier"; "Automatic"; Toby Keith - "Drinks After Work"), and singer (The Highwomen), born in Bloomington, Illinois
1977-10-21 Matthew Ramsey, American country music songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist (Old Dominion -"Break Up With Him"; "Snapback"), born in Buchanan, Virginia
1978-04-15 Chris Stapleton, American CMA and Grammy Award-winning country and bluegrass singer-songwriter ("Broken Halos"; "You Should Probably Leave"; The SteelDrivers, 2008-10), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1978-07-31 Zac Brown, American country-rock singer and guitarist (Zac Brown Band - "Toes"; "Knee Deep"), born in Dahlonega, Georgia
1978-09-14 Danielle Peck, American country music singer ("Findin' a Good Man"), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
1978-09-16 Matthew Rogers, American TV host and country singer, born in Arcadia, California
1979-06-10 Lee Brice, American country singer and songwriter (Love Like Crazy, Hard to Love), born in Sumter, South Carolina
1979-12-27 Walker Hayes, American country-pop singer-songwriter ("Fancy Like"), born in Mobile, Alabama
1980-08-27 Stephanie Michelle Steele, American country singer, born in Abilene, Texas
1981-01-30 Josh Kelley, American pop and country singer songwriter ("Amazing"; "Georgia Clay"), born in Augusta, Georgia
1981-09-11 Charles Kelley, American country singer and songwriter (Lady A), born in Augusta, Georgia
1982-01-17 Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian country music singer, born in Belleville, Ontario
1982-02-03 Jessica Harp, American country music singer-songwriter (The Wreckers), born in Kansas City, Missouri

LeAnn Rimes (41 years old)

1982-08-28 American country singer ("Blue"; "How Do I Live"), born in Jackson, Mississippi

1983-01-25 Andrée Watters, Canadian pop-country-rock singer, born in Quebec City, Quebec
1983-02-15 Ashley Cafagna Tesoro, American actress (Saved By The Bell:The New Class; The Bold and the Beautiful), and country and Christian singer, born in Iowa City, Iowa

Carrie Underwood (41 years old)

1983-03-10 American Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter (Cowboy Casanova), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma

1983-04-15 Margo Price, American country singer-songwriter ("That's How Rumors Get Started"), born in Aledo, Illinois
1983-06-17 Mickey Guyton, American country music singer (Black Like Me), born in Arlington, Texas
1983-07-12 Kimberly Perry, American country Singer (The Band Perry - "If I Die Young"; "Better Dig Two"), born in Jackson, Mississippi
1983-07-29 Ashley McBryde, American country music singer-songwriter ("Girl Goin' Nowhere"; "A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega"), born in Waldron, Arkansas
1983-07-31 Yola [Yolanda Quartey], British folk-roots-country-soul singer, and songwriter ("Walk Through Fire"), born in Bristol, England
1983-10-17 (Nicole) "Nikki" Lane, American country and roots-rock singer-songwriter (Highway Queen; All or Nothin'), born in Greenville, South Carolina