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Mar 17, 1917Lily Mae Ledford is born in Pilot, Kentucky. She becomes the leader of The Coon Creek Girls, the first all-female stringband, and the first country act to perform at the White House. She also gives birth to Exile's J.P. PenningtonJan 22, 1949Exile lead vocalist J.P. Pennington born in Berea, Kentucky, the son of Coon Creek Girl Lily Mae Ledford. Founded in 1963, Exile becomes one of country's top groups during the 1980s, with Pennington--one of Exile's primary songwriters-- exiting in 1988Jul 14, 1985Lily May Ledford dies in Lexington, Kentucky. Leader of The Coon Creek Girls, she was also the mother of Exile's J.P. PenningtonFeb 19, 2004The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame adds seven new members during a ceremony at the Frankfort Civic Center: Ricky Skaggs, The Coon Creek Girls, Billy Vaughn, J.D. Crowe, Boots Randolph, Jerry Chesnut and Vestal & Howard Goodman
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