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    • Oct 30, 1931
    Hollis Marsh marries Pelina Jones in Smithville, Tennessee. The two become the parents of Dottie West
    Oct 11, 1932
    Dorothy Marsh is born in McMinnville, Tennessee. As singer/songwriter Dottie West, she joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1964, building a lengthy career around several Kenny Rogers duets and her trademarks "Country Sunshine" and "A Lesson In Leavin'." She enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018
    Oct 11, 1949
    On her 17th birthday, Dottie West--then known as Dorothy Marsh--breaks down in the principal's office and admits her father has been raping her for years. Her father is sentenced to 40 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary
    May 23, 1958
    Shelly West is born in Cleveland, Ohio. The daughter of Dottie West, she shares the Country Music Association's Vocal Duo of the Year honor with David Frizzell in 1981 and '82, and earns three solo hits in '83, led by "Jose Cuervo"
    Jan 28, 1961
    Dottie West makes her Grand Ole Opry debut at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
    Sep 8, 1962
    Upon turning 30, Patsy Cline throws a birthday/housewarming party. Among her guests: Dottie West, Faron Young, Loretta Lynn and songwriter Harlan Howard
    Jan 25, 1963
    Kansas City disc jockey "Cactus" Jack Call dies in a car accident. To raise money for his family, several country artists perform a benefit concert in March, including Patsy Cline, Cowboys Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Dottie West and George Jones
    Mar 3, 1963
    Patsy Cline gives what proves to be her final show, a benefit for the widow of deejay "Cactus Jack" Call, at the Memorial Building in Kansas City, Kansas. Also appearing: Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, Dottie West, Billy Walker, George Jones and Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper
    Dec 17, 1963
    Jim Reeves & Dottie West record "Love Is No Excuse" in the afternoon at Nashville's RCA Studio B
    Feb 27, 1964
    Dottie West records "Here Comes My Baby"
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