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May 19, 1927
Fiddler Merle Franklin "Red" Taylor is born in Saltillo, Mississippi. He joins Little Jimmy Dickens' band, playing on "A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed" and "Hillbilly Fever," plus Bill Monroe's version of "Uncle Pen"
Jul 16, 1927
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith makes his first documented appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
Aug 10, 1927
Jimmy Martin is born in Sneedville, Tennessee. He becomes the first lead singer in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, later breaking away to forge a solo bluegrass career
Apr 25, 1928
Fiddler Vassar Clements is born in Kinard, South Carolina. He gains five Grammy nominations while playing everything from bluegrass to jazz, including an appearance on The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's classic "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
May 8, 1928
Fiddler Benny Martin is born in Sparta, Tennessee. Beginning professionally as a teenager, he becomes a sideman for Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Kitty Wells and Roy Acuff, among others
Jul 5, 1928
Mitch Jayne is born in Hammond, Indiana. He plays bass for The Dillards, a bluegrass band that influences The Eagles and gains attention in its recurring role as The Darlings on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Jul 6, 1928
Wallace Lewis is born in Lincolnton, Georgia. He joins the bluegrass-gospel act The Lewis Family. Their record "His Blood Now Covers My Sin" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
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"
Feb 15, 1929
The Carter Family records "The Foggy Mountain Top" and "Engine One-Forty-Three" at the Victor Recording Studio in Camden, New Jersey. The former inspires the name of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' bluegrass band, The Foggy Mountain Boys
Jul 9, 1929
Mandolin player Jesse McReynolds is born in Coeburn, Virginia. He joins his brother to form Jim & Jesse, a bluegrass act that begins recording in 1951 and joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1964
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