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May 10, 1909Mother Maybelle Carter is born in Nickelsville, Virginia. With her cousin, Sara, and Sara's husband, A.P. Carter, they form the Carter Family, one of the pioneering acts in country music. They enter the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970Jun 23, 1929June Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia, to Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter, of The Carter Family. June co-writes Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire" and later marries Cash, earning duet hits with him on "Jackson" and "If I Were A Carpenter"Mar 25, 1949Rock artist Nick Lowe, best-known for his 1979 hit "Cruel To Be Kind," born in Walton, England. He marries country singer Carlene Carter while that song is in releaseSep 26, 1955Carlene Carter is born in Nashville. The daughter of Carl Smith and June Carter, she develops an edgy brand of country that flirts with rockabilly, debuting in 1977. She attains her biggest commercial success in the early '90sJul 5, 1958Actor Joseph Breen is born in Katonah, New York. He is destined to become the fourth husband of Carlene CarterMar 1, 1968Johnny Cash marries June Carter at the Methodist Church in Franklin, Kentucky. Carter's "Ring Of Fire" co-writer Merle Kilgore serves as best man. Carlene Carter's $1-a-week allowance, earned by mowing the lawn, rises to $10-a-weekFeb 18, 1971During a taping of "The Johnny Cash Show," Cash becomes a surprise subject of Ralph Edwards' "This Is Your Life." Guests include June Carter Cash, Rosanne Cash, John Carter Cash, Carlene Carter and Maybelle Carter, among othersFeb 23, 1972Carlene Carter has a daughter, TiffanyJan 15, 1976Carlene Carter and her husband, Jack Routh, have a son, John Jackson RouthAug 18, 1976Emmylou Harris records the Carlene Carter-written "Easy From Now On"
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