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Dec 29, 1962
Sgt. Barry Sadler begins basic training at Fort Benning in Georgia, cementing a path that leads to his hit "The Ballad Of The Green Berets"
Feb 9, 1963
Travis Tritt is born in Marietta, Georgia. He mixes southern rock, soul and country influences in such 1990s and 2000s hits as "It's A Great Day To Be Alive," "Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"
Apr 29, 1963
Songwriter Stephanie Bentley is born in Thomasville, Georgia. After a brief solo career in the mid-1990s, she writes Faith Hill's "Breathe," Martina McBride's "Concrete Angel" and Gloriana's "Wild At Heart"
Nov 16, 1963
Singer/guitarist Keith Burns is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He becomes one-third of Trick Pony, who emerge as one of the 21st century's first party bands behind such hits as "Pour Me" and "Just What I Do"
Apr 12, 1964
Amy Ray is born in Decatur, Georgia. She becomes one-half of the modern folk duo Indigo Girls, who provide background vocals on Mary Chapin Carpenter's 1993 country hit "The Hard Way"
Sep 19, 1964
Trisha Yearwood is born in Monticello, Georgia. A powerful vocalist in the vein of her idol Linda Ronstadt, she wins a Grammy for her 1997 recording of "How Do I Live" and becomes one of the most revered country acts of the 1990s. She marries fellow artist Garth Brooks in 2005
Dec 18, 1964
Comedian Cledus T. Judd is born in Crowe Springs, Georgia. He begins his recording career in the 1990s with musical satires, turning David Ball's "Thinkin' Problem" into "Stinkin' Problem" and remaking Tim McGraw's "Indian Outlaw" as "Indian In-Laws"
Feb 4, 1965
Confederate Railroad keyboard player Chris McDaniel is born in Rock Springs, Georgia. Leaning on southern rock, the band scores 1990s hits with "Trashy Women," "Queen Of Memphis" and "Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind"
May 30, 1966
Dolly Parton marries Carl Dean in Ringgold, Georgia
Aug 10, 1966
The movie "The Gold Guitar" opens in Atlanta. The picture features a bevy of country stars, including Bill Anderson, Bill Carlisle, Skeeter Davis, Roy Drusky, Margie Bowes, Del Reeves, Hugh X. Lewis, Charlie Louvin, Eddie Hill and Don Barber
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