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    • Mar 9, 1936
    Bill Carlisle marries Leona King in York, South Carolina. They remain a couple until her death, 62 years later
    Oct 18, 1936
    Bill Monroe marries Carolyn Brown in Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Mar 24, 1937
    Guitarist Johnny Meeks is born in Lauren, South Carolina. Best known for a stint in Gene Vincent's Blue Caps, he also plays with Merle Haggard, appearing on the hit "Things Aren't Funny Anymore"
    Jul 5, 1937
    Banjo player and rhythm guitarist Bobby Thompson is born in Converse, South Carolina. A noted Nashville session musician in the 1970s and '80s, he plays on hits by George Strait, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, among others
    Jul 22, 1937
    R&B singer Chuck Jackson is born in Latta, South Carolina. His biggest hit comes with his 1962 recording of "Any Day Now," salvaged for the country charts 20 years later by Ronnie Milsap
    Nov 1, 1937
    Bill Anderson is born in Columbia, South Carolina. Whisperin' Bill compiles a series of hits as an artist in the 1960s and '70s and writes more for Connie Smith, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Ray Price. Anderson joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1961 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
    Feb 17, 1938
    Banjo player Buck Trent is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A "Hee Haw" cast member, he plays with Bill Carlisle, Porter Wagoner and Roy Clark from the 1950s until 1980, when he goes solo. During his tenure with Wagoner, he invents the electric banjo. Trent also plays on Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene"
    Mar 24, 1938
    R&B singer/songwriter Don Covay is born in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He authors the classic "Chain Of Fools," recorded by Clint Black & The Pointer Sisters for the 1994 release "Rhythm Country & Blues," nominated for the Country Music Association's Album of the Year
    Sep 30, 1938
    Songwriter Charlie Craig is born in Watts Mill, South Carolina. He writes Janie Fricke's "She's Single Again" and Alan Jackson's "Wanted," among others
    Feb 15, 1940
    Ruben Tarpley marries Annie Yarbrough in South Carolina. Nearly five years later, they become the proud parents of Brenda Mae Tarpley, better known as Brenda Lee
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