Country Music History March 14

Another Monday, another work week.  Sigh.  Well, might as well kick it off right!

Happy birthday to two country artists born March 14.

Michael Martin Murphy, who had a big pop hit with "Wildfire", was born in Oak Cliff, Texas in 1945.  After "Wildfire", he made the transition over to country music recording "What's Forever For", "A Long Line of Love" and several other great tunes.

Original member of Sugarland, Kristian Bush was born in 1970 in Knoxville, Tennessee.  In addition to singing with Sugarland, Bush wrote several of their hits including "Settlin'".

Making her Grand Ole Opry debut in 1998, Jo Dee Messina sang "Lesson in Leavin'".  And in 2009, the Billboard country singles chart was topped by Keith Urban and "Sweet Thing".