It’s a star-studded month in country music! We’re celebrating the August birthdays of some of the genre’s biggest names — including the queen herself Shania Twain, powerhouse vocalist Jo Dee Messina, and Dan Smyers of Dan + Shay. Let’s celebrate these birthday stars and more with our August Birthdays below:
1. Terri Clark
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Terri Clark was born on Aug. 5, 1968, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2. Vern Gosdin
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Vern Gosdin was born in Woodland, Ala., on Aug. 5, 1934.
3. Mark Wills
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Mark Wills was born on Aug. 8, 1972, in Cleveland, Tenn.
4. Mel Tillis
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Mel Tillis was born on Aug. 8, 1932, in Dover, Fla.
5. Jimmy Dean
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Jimmy Dean was born on Aug. 10, 1928, in Plainview, Texas.
6. Buck Owens
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Buck Owens was born on Aug. 12, 1929, in Sherman, Texas.
7. Porter Wagoner
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Porter Wagoner was born on Aug. 12, 1927, in West Plains, Mo.
8. Andy Griggs
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Andy Griggs was born on Aug. 13, 1973, in West Monroe, La.
9. Connie Smith
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Connie Smith was born on Aug. 14, 1941, in Elkhart, Ind.
10. Jimmy Webb
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Jimmy Webb was born on Aug. 15, 1946, in Elk City, Okla.
11. Dan Smyers
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Dan Smyers of Dan + Shay was born on Aug. 16, 1987, and raised in Wexford, Pa.
12. Emily Strayer
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Emily Strayer of the Chicks was born on Aug. 16, 1972, in Pittsfield, Mass.
13. Clay Walker
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Clay Walker was born on Aug. 19, 1969, in Beaumont, Texas.
14. Lee Ann Womack
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Lee Ann Womack was born on Aug. 19, 1966, and raised in Jacksonville, Texas.
15. Preston Brust
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LoCash’s Preston Brust was born on Aug. 21, 1974 in Kokomo, Ind.
16. Kacey Musgraves
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Kacey Musgraves was born on Aug. 21, 1988, in Golden, Texas.
17. Kenny Rogers
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Kenny Rogers was born on Aug. 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas.
18. Holly Dunn
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Holly Dunn was born on Aug. 22, 1957, in San Antonio, Texas.
19. Ira Dean
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Ira Dean of Trick Pony was born on Aug. 23, 1969.
20. Jo Dee Messina
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Jo Dee Messina was born on Aug. 25, 1970, in Framingham, Mass.
21. Billy Ray Cyrus
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Billy Ray Cyrus was born on Aug. 25, 1961, in Flatwoods, Ky.
22. Brian Kelley
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Brian Kelley (Florida Georgia Line) was born on Aug. 26, 1985, in Jacksonville, Fla.
23. Jimmy Olander
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Diamond Rio’s Jimmy Olander was born on Aug. 26, 1961, in Minneapolis, Minn.
24. Colt Ford
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Colt Ford was born on Aug 27, 1969, in Athens, Ga.
25. Jeff Cook
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Alabama’s Jeff Cook was born on Aug. 27, 1949, in Fort Payne, Ala.
26. Cassadee Pope
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Cassadee Pope was born on Aug. 28, 1989, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
27. LeAnn Rimes
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LeAnn Rimes was born on Aug. 28, 1982, in Jackson, Miss.
28. Jake Owen
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Jake Owen was born on Aug. 28, 1981, in Winter Haven, Fla.
29. Shania Twain
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Shania Twain was born on Aug. 28, 1965, in Windsor, Ontario
30. Dan Truman
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Diamond Rio’s Dan Truman was born on Aug. 29, 1956, in St. George, Utah.
31. Kitty Wells
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Kitty Wells was born on Aug. 30, 1919, in Nashville.
