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    • Mar 6, 1937
    Doug Dillard is born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He plays banjo for The Dillards, a bluegrass quartet that influences The Eagles and appears regularly on "The Andy Griffith Show" as The Darlings
    Mar 28, 1937
    Dean Webb is born in Independence, Missouri. He plays mandolin for The Dillards, a bluegrass act that influences The Eagles and regularly appears as The Darlings on "The Andy Griffith Show"
    Jun 9, 1937
    Willard Cox is born in Cotton Valley, Louisiana. He is the patriarch of The Cox Family, a gospel and bluegrass act that contributes to the multi-platinum "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack
    Aug 27, 1937
    J.D. Crowe is born in Lexington, Kentucky. His bluegrass band The New South provides a formative stepping stone for such country figures as Ricky Skaggs, Keith Whitley and Diamond Rio's Gene Johnson
    Oct 29, 1937
    Sonny Osborne is born in Hyden, Kentucky. With sibling Bobby, he forms The Osborne Brothers, a bluegrass act that joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. The Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year for 1971, the Osbornes are best known for "Rocky Top"
    Jan 28, 1938
    The Monroe Brothers hold their final recording session as partners for Bluebird Records in Charlotte, North Carolina. Their split paves the way for Bill Monroe's influential solo career
    Apr 23, 1938
    Mandolin player Roland White is born in Lewiston, Maine. He plays with Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and The Kentucky Colonels, in which he works with brother Clarence White, who spends time as a member of The Byrds
    Dec 30, 1938
    Dobro player Mike Auldridge is born in Washington, D.C. He joins the bluegrass band The Seldom Scene and performs on Emmylou Harris' "Making Believe," plus her duet with Linda Ronstadt, "I Never Will Marry"
    Feb 1, 1939
    Del McCoury is born in Bakersville, North Carolina. Following a membership in Bill Monroe's band, he eventually leads The Del McCoury Band, becoming one of bluegrass music's dominant acts and joining the Grand Ole Opry in 2003
    Feb 13, 1939
    Janis Lewis is born in Lincolnton, Georgia. She joins the bluegrass-gospel act The Lewis Family, whose record "His Blood Now Covers My Sin" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"



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