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Jul 2, 1923
Janette Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia. The daughter of A.P. and Sara Carter, of The Carter Family, she sings with June Carter, Johnny Cash and Connie Smith on "Kindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny Cash"
Aug 20, 1923
John Stoneman is born in Galax, Virginia. The son of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, he plays autoharp in an early version of The Stoneman Family, but quits to devote his attention to farming
Jul 4, 1924
Having heard a recording by Henry Whitter, Ernest "Pop" Stoneman tells his wife, Hattie, he is going to pursue the recording business. Two months later, he takes part in his first session
May 23, 1925
Mac Wiseman is born in Crimora, Virginia. He works as a sideman for Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs, and releases his own solo bluegrass records for the Dot label. Wiseman also serves as a founding member of the Country Music Association and joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014
May 27, 1925
Patsy Stoneman is born in Galax, Virginia. The oldest of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman's children, she replaces him in The Stoneman Family in 1968, one year after the act received the Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year award
Aug 27, 1925
Carter Stanley is born in Stratton, Virginia. With sibling Ralph Stanley, he forms The Stanley Brothers, a bluegrass outfit that rivals Bill Monroe's and influences the harmonies of future country star Ricky Skaggs
Nov 3, 1926
Guitarist Ray Edenton is born in Mineral, Virginia. A member of Nashville's A-Team, his credits include George Jones' "The Grand Tour," Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams," Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter" and Roger Miller's "King Of The Road"
Nov 4, 1926
Ernest and Hattie Stoneman have their fifth child, Billy Stoneman, in Galax, Virginia. While a number of their 15 children unite with their father in The Stoneman Family, Billy does not take part in the group
Feb 13, 1927
Guitarist Jim McReynolds is born in Coeburn, Virginia. With his brother, he forms Jim & Jesse, a bluegrass duo that begins recording in 1951, joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. They gain a Congressional Medal of the Arts in the 1990s
Feb 25, 1927
Ralph Stanley is born in Stratton, Virginia. His duo The Stanley Brothers is one of the pioneering acts in bluegrass, and his later band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, graduates Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley. Stanley earns a Grammy for "O Death," from the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack
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