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Oct 30, 1937
Johnny Wright marries Kitty Wells in Franklin, Kentucky. Given that the event occurs Halloween Eve, Wright frequently tells friends: "Kitty didn't know whether she got tricked or treated--maybe she got spooked"
Feb 20, 1938
Roy Acuff begins touring with The Delmore Brothers, playing their first show in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
Feb 26, 1938
Songwriter Jan Crutchfield is born in Paducah, Kentucky. He authors Dave & Sugar's "Tear Time," Jack Greene's "Statue Of A Fool," Charley Pride's "Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger" and Lee Greenwood's "It Turns Me Inside Out"
Mar 23, 1938
Songwriter Hillman Hall is born in Olive Hill, Kentucky. The brother of Tom T. Hall, he pens the first Johnny Rodriguez hit, "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)"
Apr 4, 1938
Songwriter/producer Norro Wilson is born in Scottsville, Kentucky. Wilson writes "The Grand Tour," "Soul Song," "The Most Beautiful Girl" and "A Picture Of Me (Without You)," and produces such acts as Charly McClain, Kenny Chesney, Sammy Kershaw and Charley Pride
Nov 16, 1938
Songwriter Troy Seals is born in Big Hill, Kentucky. His credits include Eddy Raven's "Joe Knows How To Live," Conway Twitty's "Don't Take It Away," George Jones' "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" and John Schneider's "Country Girls," among others
Apr 5, 1939
Guitarist June Stearns is born in Albany, Ketucky. At age 21, she becomes a member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, although she quits the business after a near-fatal wreck in 1965
Nov 4, 1939
After emanating from Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, for two years, WLW Radio's "Renfro Valley Barn Dance" is moved to a barn in Renfro Valley, Kentucky. The show features such talents as Red Foley, Homer & Jethro and The Coon Creek Girls
Dec 5, 1939
Songwriter Frank Dycus is born in Hardmoney, Kentucky. He writes the George Strait hits "Unwound" and "Marina Del Rey," Mark Chesnutt's "Gonna Get A Life," and the George Jones single "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair," among others
Dec 20, 1939
Banjo player Courtney Johnson is born in Glasgow, Kentucky. He becomes a founding member of the progressive bluegrass group New Grass Revival
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