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    • Nov 16, 1949
    Mark Orr is born in Charlotte, Michigan. He joins The Kentucky HeadHunters as lead singer in 1992 when Doug Phelps and Ricky Lee Phelps leave the band
    Mar 31, 1953
    Guitarist Greg Martin is born in Louisville, Kentucky. He joins The Kentucky HeadHunters, who win a Grammy award and nail down two Vocal Group of the Year honors from the Country Music Association
    Oct 8, 1953
    Anthony Kenney is born in Glasgow, Kentucky. He takes over as the bass player for The Kentucky HeadHunters when Doug Phelps and Ricky Lee Phelps leave to form their own duo in 1992
    Oct 8, 1953
    Ricky Lee Phelps is born in Paragould, Arkansas. He sings lead for The Kentucky HeadHunters, twice named Vocal Group of the Year by the Country Music Association, before leaving the band in 1992 to form Brother Phelps
    Jan 27, 1955
    Rhythm guitarist Richard Young, of The Kentucky HeadHunters, is born in Glasgow, Kentucky. The rock-influenced band wins the Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year honor in 1990 and '91
    Jul 8, 1958
    Drummer Fred Young is born in Glasgow, Kentucky. He joins The Kentucky HeadHunters, whose energetic, influential blend of country and rock brings them the Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year in 1990 and 1991
    Feb 16, 1960
    Bass player Doug Phelps is born in Leachville, Arkansas. He becomes a founding member of The Kentucky HeadHunters but leaves in 1992 with his sibling, Ricky Lee, to form Brother Phelps. He rejoins The HeadHunters in 1996
    Oct 17, 1989
    Mercury releases The Kentucky HeadHunters' album "Pickin' On Nashville"
    Jan 1, 1990
    RCA Records halts production of vinyl 45 rpm records, while Mercury drops vinyl altogether. The last Mercury album released in the format: The Kentucky HeadHunters' "Pickin' On Nashville"
    Apr 20, 1990
    The Kentucky HeadHunters earn a gold album from the Recording Industry Association of America for "Pickin' On Nashville"
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