Mar 10, 1938

Singer-songwriter-musician Norman Blake is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. An adept folk and acoustic player, he tours as a sideman with Johnny Cash, performing on a number of his hits, including "Understand Your Man" and "What Is Truth"

Apr 2, 1938

Warner Mack is born in Nashville, Tennessee. A regular on "The Louisiana Hayride" and "The Ozark Jubilee," he nabs more than 10 Top 10 hits in the 1950s and '60s, including his signature song, "The Bridge Washed Out"

Jun 4, 1938

The Vagabonds close out a seven-year run on the Grand Ole Opry, during which time the trio was one of the program's most popular acts

Jul 19, 1938

Margaret Waters, of the comedy act Sarie & Sally, is felled by an illness, forcing Edna "Sarie" Umensetter to appear solo on the Grand Ole Opry for three months

Aug 12, 1938

Songwriter Paul Craft born in Memphis. His credits include: T. Graham Brown's "Come As You Were," Moe Bandy's "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" and Bobby Bare's "Dropkick Me Jesus (Through The Goal Posts Of Life)"

Aug 16, 1938

Talent agent Tandy Rice born in Franklin, Tennessee. An agent for Jim Ed Brown, Tom T. Hall and Billy Carter, he also judges the Miss America pageant in 1983

Sep 17, 1938

The Delmore Brothers make their final Grand Ole Opry appearance as members

Oct 14, 1938

Melba Montgomery is born in Iron City, Tennessee. The hard-edged traditionalist scores a Mothers Day hit in 1974 with "No Charge" and teams with George Jones in 1963 for "We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds"

Oct 15, 1938

Sarie & Sally return to work as a duo on the Grand Ole Opry, after Margaret "Sally" Waters' illness forced Edna "Sarie" Umesetter to perform as a solo comedienne for the previous three months

Nov 12, 1938

Francis Craig writes the Vanderbilt fight song, "Dynamite," three days before a football game against Tennessee. Craig goes on to write the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes a country hit in 1977 for George Jones & Tammy Wynette