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    • Dec 1, 1942
    Bass player Casey Van Beek is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He joins The Tractors, who combine multiple influences in the hit "Baby Likes To Rock It" in 1994. They become the first country act to gain a gold album without ever touring
    Apr 18, 1947
    Keyboard player Walt Richmond is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As a member of The Tractors, he appears on the hit "Baby Likes To Rock It"
    Dec 13, 1948
    Guitarist Ron Getman is born in Bristow, Oklahoma. He becomes a member of The Tractors, whose mixture of roots-music styles makes them the first country act to earn a gold album without a Top 10 hit and without touring when they debut in 1994
    Jan 1, 1950
    Steve Ripley is born in Boise, Idaho. He becomes the lead singer for The Tractors, a raw amalgam of country, R&B and roots rock that defies a country tradition in 1994, achieving a gold album without ever having played a full concert
    Sep 5, 1951
    Drummer Jamie Oldaker is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A part of Eric Clapton's band for much of the 1970s and '80s, he joins The Tractors, whose 1994 hit "Baby Likes To Rock It" makes them the first country act to earn a gold debut album without touring
    Jul 25, 1994
    Arista releases The Tractors' "Baby Likes To Rock It"
    Aug 2, 1994
    Arista releases The Tractors' self-titled debut album
    Oct 26, 1994
    The Tractors become the first country act to receive a gold album from the RIAA without ever touring, thanks to their self-titled debut
    Nov 29, 1994
    "The Tractors" becomes the first album to be certified platinum by the RIAA for a country act that's never gone on tour
    Dec 1, 1994
    K.T. Oslin, hosting the second annual Country CARES concert to combat AIDS, adds backing vocals to Billy Ray Cyrus' eight-minute rendition of "Achy Breaky Heart." Among others on the show: The Tractors, The Mavericks and Diamond Rio
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