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  • Apr 2, 1930
    Ruth Musick is born in Lowell, Georgia. As an adult, she becomes the mother of a future country star, Alan Jackson
    Apr 14, 1930
    Clarence "Tom" Ashley records "House Carpenter" in Atlanta, Georgia. The song appears on the acclaimed album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Jun 22, 1930
    Roy Drusky is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1959 before notching more than a dozen smooth-voiced hits. He also writes several Faron Young successes, including "Alone With You" and "Country Girl"
    Sep 23, 1930
    Ray Charles is born in Albany, Georgia. Best known for his work in jazz and rhythm & blues, he brings attention to country with his album "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music" and records "Seven Spanish Angels" with Willie Nelson. Charles is named a Country Music Hall of Fame member in 2021
    Dec 25, 1930
    Fiddler Lowe Stokes is shot near Cartersville, Georgia. His right hand is so badly damaged that it is subsequently amputated. Stokes played on Gid Tanner & The Skiller Lickers' recording of "Soldier's Joy"
    Oct 28, 1931
    The Delmore Brothers meet country pioneers Fiddlin' John Carson and reverend Andrew Jenkins at an audition in Atlanta. They have an impromptu performance en masse while waiting for what turns out to be the Delmores' first recording session
    Jun 8, 1932
    Songwriter Clyde Beavers is born in Tennaga, Georgia. He authors the 1976 Moe Bandy hit "Here I Am Drunk Again"
    Jun 30, 1932
    Songwriter Glenn Martin is born in Cumming, Georgia. He authors Merle Haggard's "If We're Not Back In Love By Monday," Charley Pride's "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" and Bill Anderson's "Liars One, Believers Zero"
    Oct 8, 1932
    Steel guitarist Pete Drake is born in Augusta, Georgia. He plays on hits by the likes of George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers, Bob Dylan and Jim Reeves, and produces several of B.J. Thomas' 1980s country hits. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022
    Dec 5, 1932
    R&B singer Richard Penniman is born in Macon, Georgia. As Little Richard, he gains a Country Music Association nomination after appearing on the 1994 album "Rhythm Country & Blues." Two of his songs are remade in country: "Slippin' And Slidin'," by Billy "Crash" Craddock; and "Lucille," by Waylon Jennings

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