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May 19, 1921
Irene Amburgey is born in Neon, Kentucky. As Martha Carson, she becomes a significant country gospel singer, working for 12 years with husband James Carson on southeastern radio stations and joining the Grand Ole Opry as a solo act in 1952
Oct 31, 1921
Malissa Monroe dies at the family home near Rosine, Kentucky. No one bothers to tell 10-year-old Bill Monroe his mother is dead until after she's already been buried
Apr 20, 1922
Frank "Hylo" Brown is born in River, Kentucky. The bluegrass singer, noted for his wide vocal range, signs with Capitol Records in 1954 and becomes a regular touring partner for Flatt & Scruggs
Jul 25, 1922
Hobert Skaggs is born in Redbush, Kentucky. His children will include country and bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs
Oct 6, 1922
James Howard Young is born in a one-room home in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Two of his sons, Richard Young and Fred Young, will become founding members of the country band The Kentucky HeadHunters
Oct 7, 1922
Hugh Cherry is born in Louisville, Kentucky. He becomes an influential air personality on country stations in Nashville and Los Angeles, emerging among the first six inductees in the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 1977
Oct 27, 1922
Cellist Byron Bach is born in Jackson, Kentucky. He becomes a popular session musician, appearing in the string section on such hits as Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden," Tom T. Hall's "I Love" and Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me"
Dec 8, 1922
Appalachian folk singer, songwriter and dulcimer player Jean Ritchie is born in Viper, Kentucky. She influences The Judds on her way to the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame
Jan 16, 1923
Roy Lanham is born in Corbin, Kentucky. A member of The Sons Of The Pioneers for two decades, he plays guitar on such hits as Loretta Lynn's "I'm A Honky Tonk Girl," Ned Miller's "From A Jack To A King" and Roy Rogers & Dale Evans' "Happy Trails"
Apr 8, 1923
Jimmie Osborne is born in Winchester, Kentucky. The folk singer/songwriter lands three post-War hits, the biggest coming with "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus," written after a young girl died in a well
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