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Mar 18, 1930
Bill Alphin is born in Whaleyville, Virginia. His son will become a country star: Big Kenny, of Big & Rich
Jun 12, 1930
Ernest and Hattie Stoneman have twin sons, Dean and Gene. Neither participates with their siblings in the later creation of The Stoneman Family
Jun 13, 1930
Bluegrass musician Curley Lambert is born in Brodnax, Virginia. He plays mandolin on the Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs hit "Cabin In The Hills" and on The Stanley Brothers' classic "Rank Stranger"
Aug 16, 1930
Blind fiddler G.B. Grayson dies after an accident in which he was riding the sideboard of a car in Abingdon, Virginia. His "Ommie Wise" appears in the Country Music Foundation's ranking of the 500 greatest country singles
Feb 4, 1931
Fiddler Clarence "Tater" Tate is born in Gate City, Virginia. He performs with Bill Monroe, Patty Loveless and Wilma Lee Cooper, among others
Aug 4, 1932
Scotty Stoneman is born in Galax, Virginia. The son of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, he joins with his siblings to create The Stoneman Family, which earns the Vocal Group of the Year award from the Country Music Association in 1967
Sep 2, 1932
Hilda Patterson marries Sam Hensley in Winchester, Virginia. Six days later, they have a daughter, Patsy Cline
Sep 8, 1932
Virginia Hensley is born in Winchester, Virginia. As Patsy Cline, she becomes one of country's definitive female vocalists behind such pop-tinged hits as "Crazy" and "I Fall To Pieces." She enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973
Mar 31, 1933
Anita Carter, of The Carter Sisters, is born in Maces Spring, Virginia. She breaks away from the family group to net three Top 10 singles from 1951-1968, as a solo act, and in efforts with Hank Snow and Waylon Jennings
Apr 15, 1933
Roy Clark is born in Meherrin, Virginia. The co-host of "Hee Haw," his vocal and instrumental skills bring him hits from 1963-1976, plus the CMA's Entertainer of the Year award and membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
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