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    • May 25, 1878
    Tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson is born in Richmond, Virginia. His nickname is appropriated by a homeless man whose antics in jail inspire Jerry Jeff Walker to write "Mr. Bojangles," the first hit by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
    Jun 15, 1880
    Blues singer Blind Alfred Reed is born in Floyd, Virginia. In 2003, his performance of "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 16, 1889
    Sam Hensley is born in Virginia. At age 43, he welcomes a daughter: Virginia Hensley, the future Patsy Cline
    Sep 13, 1889
    Songwriter Kelly Harrell is born in Drapers Valley, Virginia. He pens Jimmie Rodgers' "Away On The Mountain," the flip side to his "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)"
    Jul 16, 1891
    Widower Elisha Stoneman marries Rebecca Bowers in Virginia. The couple's first surviving son, Ernest Stoneman, becomes a country recording pioneer and founds the award-winning group The Stoneman Family
    Dec 15, 1891
    A.P. Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia. With his wife, Sara, and her cousin, Maybelle, The Carter Family becomes a pioneering force in country music, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970. A.P. writes much of their material, including "Keep On The Sunny Side," "Wildwood Flower" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
    Apr 6, 1892
    Guitarist Henry Whitter is born in Grayson County, Virginia. His 1923 recording of "The Wreck On The Southern Old 97" inspires Vernon Dalhart to make a subsequent version of the song, which sells a million copies
    May 25, 1893
    Ernest "Pop" Stoneman is born in Monarat, Virginia. Among country's first successful recording artists in the 1920s, he later builds a band, The Stoneman Family, ultimately entering the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Sep 29, 1895
    Clarence Ashley is born in Bristol, Virginia. The mountain singer becomes an early recording artist, and the Country Foundation cites his "The Coo-Coo Bird" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 18, 1896
    Rebecca Stoneman dies while giving birth to her third son, Talmer. Her oldest son, Ernest, becomes one of country music's first recording successes and forms the award-winning Stoneman Family
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