1962 in Country Music - Births

Births

• January 13 — Trace Adkins, singer-songwriter whose style meshes honky-tonk and dance-influenced rock.
• February 4 — Clint Black, first major new star of the 1990s and key player in the new traditionalist movement.
• February 6 — Richie McDonald, former lead singer of Lonestar.
• February 7 — Garth Brooks, the man who revolutionalized country music and forever changed its direction during the 1990s.
• April 2 — Billy Dean, contemporary-styled singer-songwriter who had the peak of his success in the 1990s.
• May 2 — Ty Herndon, contemporary-styled singer who had most of his success in the mid-to-late 1990s.
• November 26 — Linda Davis, prominent backing vocalist who had a series of solo hits in the 1990s.