1947 in Country Music - Births

Births

• April 2 — Emmylou Harris, country-rock and alternative country-styled singer who enjoyed mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s.
• May 24 — Mike Reid, football player-turned-singer-songwriter during the 1980s.
• July 22 — Don Henley, member of the country-rock group Eagles.
• September 26 — Lynn Anderson, top female country singer of the 1970s; best-remembered for her crossover pop smash, "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden".
• November 10 — Dave Loggins, singer-songwriter who wrote a number of successful country songs during the 1980s.
• December 19 — Janie Fricke, 1970s session/backup singer who grew to individual stardom during the early and mid-1980s.