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    • Apr 18, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers makes his radio debut at Asheville's WWNC
    Jun 13, 1927
    Two months after his debut on Asheville's WWNC Radio, Jimmie Rodgers' weekly broadcasts come to an end
    Apr 3, 1928
    Singer/songwriter Don Gibson is born in Shelby, North Carolina. He writes and records several classic hits--including "Sweet Dreams," "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Oh Lonesome Me"--earning a 2001 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame
    May 5, 1928
    Bass player Marshall Grant is born near Bryson City, North Carolina. He spends more than 20 years playing in Johnny Cash's band and eventually becomes manager of The Statler Brothers. Among Grant's credits: "Daddy Sang Bass," "I Walk The Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues"
    May 17, 1928
    Ben Smathers is born in Hendersonville, North Carolina. He forms The Stoney Mountain Cloggers, a country dance troupe that performs on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry from 1957-1993
    Sep 19, 1928
    Bluegrass promoter Carlton Haney is born in Rockingham County, North Carolina. The first person to organize a weekend bluegrass festival, he also co-writes the Conway Twitty hit "To See My Angel Cry"
    Nov 3, 1928
    Amaryllis Morris is born in High Point, North Carolina. After marrying Roy Van Hoy, their family will include son Rafe Van Hoy, who writes the country hits "Golden Ring" and "What's Forever For"
    Apr 28, 1929
    Songwriter Wade Jackson is born in Tabor City, North Carolina. He authors "Don't Be Angry," a hit for his brother, Grand Ole Opry member Stonewall Jackson
    Dec 6, 1929
    Jimmie Rodgers begins a two-night stand at the City Auditorium in Asheville, North Carolina, a homecoming of sorts for the performer. It's his first show in the city since he made his radio debut on Asheville's WWNC two years prior. Top tickets cost $1
    May 21, 1931
    Charlie Poole dies of a heart attack in North Carolina at age 39. The hard-living banjo player led The North Carolina Ramblers, who released a series of hits in a five-year recording career that began with Columbia in 1925
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