1946 in Country Music - Births

Births

• January 11 — Naomi Judd, mother half of The Judds.
• January 19 — Dolly Parton, major multi-faceted country star since the 1960s.
• July 15 — Linda Ronstadt, singer-songwriter with strong influences in both country and rock music.
• August 11 — John Conlee, former mortician and disc jockey who became one of the most consistent performers of the late 1970s and 1980s.
• November 2 — Howard Bellamy, of The Bellamy Brothers.
• November 5 — Gram Parsons, influential country rock and alt-country singer-songwriter-guitarist who was a member of such bands as The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, as well as a solo act (died 1973).
• December 11 — Tony Brown, record producer.
• December 25 — Jimmy Buffett, singer best known for his "island escapism"-styled music.