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    • Oct 11, 1924
    Irby Mandrell is born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He becomes a manager to his children: Barbara, Louise and Irlene Mandrell
    Nov 15, 1947
    Barbara and Louise Mandrell's mother, Mary Ellen McGill, quits school at age 16 to marry Irby Mandrell
    Dec 25, 1948
    Barbara Mandrell is born in Houston, Texas. She wins the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award twice while hosting the "Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters" TV show, ultimately joining the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jul 13, 1954
    Louise Mandrell is born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Barbara Mandrell's sister collects five solo hits in the 1980s, including "Save Me" and "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet." She also adds backing vocals on Merle Haggard's "Always Wanting You"
    Jan 29, 1957
    Irlene Mandrell is born in Corpus Christi, Texas. The youngest member of the Mandrell family, the drumming sister gains prominence through the TV show "Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters"
    Jan 22, 1962
    Patsy Cline writes to friend Louise Seger about a 13-year-old steel guitarist rooming with her on a tour that includes Johnny Cash, George Jones and Carl Perkins: "Looks like a blonde doll. And, boy, what a showman." The kid: Barbara Mandrell
    Feb 11, 1962
    June Carter becomes a permanent member of Johnny Cash's road show, with a concert in Des Moines, Iowa. Also on the bill: Patsy Cline and 13-year-old steel guitarist Barbara Mandrell
    Mar 30, 1967
    Barbara Mandrell gets engaged to Navy pilot Ken Dudney
    May 28, 1967
    Barbara Mandrell marries drummer Ken Dudney at the First Presbyterian Church on El Camino Real in Oceanside, California
    Mar 1, 1969
    Barbara Mandrell signs her first recording contract with Columbia
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