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May 17, 1948
Penny DeHaven is born in Winchester, Virginia. Among her recordings is "Bayou Lullaby," included on the soundtrack to the 1980 movie "Bronco Billy"
Oct 15, 1949
Gloria Richardson is born in Lynchburg, Virginia. Married to B.J. Thomas in 1968, she also writes his country hit "New Looks From An Old Lover"
Sep 1, 1950
Merle Travis becomes the regular host of WRVA Radio's "Old Dominion Barn Dance" in Richmond, Virginia
May 26, 1951
Songwriter Richard Leigh is born in McLean, Virginia. He writes Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," Billy Dean's "Somewhere In My Broken Heart," Steve Wariner's "Life's Highway" and Reba McEntire's "The Greatest Man I Never Knew"
Jun 8, 1951
Tony Rice is born in Danville, Virginia. A highly admired bluegrass guitarist, he joins J.D. Crowe & The New South in the 1970s, where his bandmates for a short time include Ricky Skaggs and Dobro ace Jerry Douglas
Nov 11, 1951
Pop singer Paul Cowsill is born in Portsmouth, Virginia. He becomes one of seven members of the family group The Cowsills, who gain a trio of pop hits in the 1960s. One of them, "Indian Lake," is remade as a country hit by Freddy Weller
Jan 12, 1952
Ricky Van Shelton is born in Grit, Virginia. A smooth and powerful vocalist, Shelton earns a reputation for revitalizing country staples such as "From A Jack To A King" and "Statue Of A Fool," winning the CMA's Male Vocalist of the Year in 1989
Jan 29, 1952
Hank Williams plays his first concert since a December back operation in Richmond, Virginia. At the hotel, he drinks a mixture of tomato juice and rubbing alcohol, then gives a poor, abbreviated show. Ray Price fills in with a 40-minute set
Jan 30, 1952
Addressing a female reporter who gave the prior night's show a bad review, Hank Williams dedicates a song to a "gracious lady writer" on stage in Richmond, then plays "Mind Your Own Business"
Sep 27, 1952
Virginia Hensley debuts as a singer with Bill Peer & His Melody Boys at the Brunswick Moose Hall in Winchester, Virginia. He becomes her manager and gives Patsy Cline her new first name
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