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    • Feb 6, 1962
    Richie McDonald is born in Lubbock, Texas. He becomes the lead singer of Lonestar, whose slick harmonies define a series of hits beginning in the mid-1990s, including "No News," "I'm Already There" and the pop crossover ballad "Amazed"
    Jan 24, 1963
    Drummer Keech Rainwater is born in Plano, Texas. He joins Lonestar, the Academy of Country Music's Top New Vocal Group in 1996. The band scores such hits as "No News," "Amazed" and "I'm Already There"
    Jun 15, 1966
    Guitarist Michael Britt is born in Fort Worth, Texas. He joins Lonestar, which claims the Academy of Country Music's Top New Group honor in 1995. The band's single "Amazed" takes a pair of ACM trophies in 2000
    Aug 3, 1966
    Lonestar's keyboard player Dean Sams is born in Garland, Texas. Winners of the Academy of Country Music's Best New Group or Duo for 1995, the band earns hits with "Tequila Talkin'," "No News" and the pop crossover single "Amazed"
    Jan 7, 1974
    John Rich is born in Amarillo, Texas. After a stint with Lonestar, he re-emerges in 2004 as one-half of Big & Rich and as a solo artist. He also writes hits for other acts, including Gretchen Wilson's "Redneck Woman," Faith Hill's "Mississippi Girl" and Jason Aldean's "Hicktown"
    Jan 7, 1993
    Lonestar gives its first public performance just 10 days after the group formed
    Aug 7, 1995
    BNA releases Lonestar's "Tequila Talkin'"
    Oct 10, 1995
    BNA releases Lonestar's self-titled debut album
    Jan 10, 1996
    Lonestar lead vocalist Richie McDonald and his wife, Lorie, have their first child, Rhett McDonald, at Nashville's Baptist Hospital. The boy eventually inspires Dad to write "I'm Already There"
    Apr 13, 1996
    Lonestar hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart for the first time with "No News"
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