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- April 29, 2024 CDT
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Jul 1, 1961
Michelle Wright is born in Chatham, Ontario. She nets a Top 10 single in 1992 with "Take It Like A Man"
Nov 2, 1961
Singer k.d. lang is born in Consort, Alberta. Debuting as a Patsy Cline-influenced artist in the 1980s, she earns two Grammy awards in the country field, then expands into wider stylistic waters
Feb 13, 1962
Songwriter/producer Phil O'Donnell is born in Canada. He oversees a string of Craig Morgan hits and pens Darryl Worley's "Sounds Like Life To Me," George Strait's "Give It All We Got Tonight" and Blake Shelton's "Doin' What She Likes"
Mar 27, 1962
Pop singer/songwriter Jann Arden is born in Calgary, Alberta. Best known for her 1996 hit "Insensitive," she writes and produces SHeDAISY's 2005 contribution to the "Desperate Housewives" soundtrack, "God Bless The American Housewife"
Jul 23, 1963
Neil Young holds his first recording session, as a member of The Squires, at radio station CKRC in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He goes on to write Waylon Jennings' "Are You Ready For The Country" and Linda Ronstadt's "Love Is A Rose"
Aug 28, 1965
Eileen Edwards is born in Windsor, Ontario. As Shania Twain, she becomes the first woman to sell more than 10 million copies each of consecutive albums--"The Woman In Me" and "Come On Over"--and wins the CMA's Entertainer of the Year in 1999
Mar 19, 1966
Johnny Cash overdoses following a performance in Toronto. His manager, Saul Holiff, discovers him the next morning and prevents his death
Mar 22, 1966
Neil Young sets out from Toronto for Los Angeles, moving with five friends all loaded in a hearse. In the U.S., he becomes a significant singer/songwriter, writing the country hits "Are You Ready For The Country" and "Love Is A Rose"
May 30, 1966
Anne Murray signs a contract making her a regular on "Singalong Jubilee," a weekly TV series presented by the Canadian broadcasting firm, the CBC
Jul 1, 1967
Blonde bombshell Pamela Anderson is born in Ladysmith, British Columbia. In 2006, she marries Kid Rock, whose song "Picture" earns him several country nominations at major awards shows
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