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    • Jun 13, 1910
    William Lee Penick is born in Jonesville, Kentucky. He will be the father of Grand Ole Opry star Skeeter Davis
    Sep 29, 1913
    Sarah Rachel Roberts is born in Kentucky. Her children will include a Grand Ole Opry star, Skeeter Davis
    Mar 2, 1931
    William Penick and Sarah Roberts elope. The Kentucky couple has a daughter, Skeeter Davis, less than 10 months later
    Dec 30, 1931
    Skeeter Davis is born in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. She earns her first hit as a 1953 duet partner of Betty Jack Davis, who dies in a car accident. Skeeter goes on to Grand Ole Opry membership and a solo career that peaks with the 1962 crossover single "The End Of The World"
    Jan 13, 1934
    Skeeter Davis' grandfather, James Roberts, is murdered in Rising Sun, Indiana
    Aug 16, 1950
    Bass player Joey Spampinato is born in New York City. Destined to play with the rock band NRBQ, he is married to Grand Ole Opry star Skeeter Davis for nine years
    May 23, 1953
    The Davis Sisters--Skeeter Davis and the unrelated Betty Jack Davis--record "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know." An auto accident kills Betty Jack in August, making this the only hit record they cut together
    Aug 2, 1953
    The Davis Sisters are involved in a head-on car accident in Cincinnati. Betty Jack Davis is killed, while Skeeter Davis survives. The driver of the other automobile later pleads guilty to manslaughter
    Sep 26, 1953
    Skeeter Davis makes her Grand Ole Opry debut
    Oct 17, 1953
    The Davis Sisters, including Skeeter Davis, top the Billboard country singles chart for the first of six weeks with "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"
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