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May 1, 1907
Big-voiced pop singer Kate Smith is born in Greenville, Virginia. Best known for her performance of "God Bless America," she earns a country hit in 1948 with her recording of "Foggy River"
May 10, 1909
Mother 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 1970
May 16, 1911
Songwriter Troy Martin is born in Danville, Virginia. He works with the likes of Art Satherley, Gene Autry and Johnny Horton, and co-writes Ernest Tubb's "Daddy When Is Mommy Coming Home"
Dec 8, 1912
Music executive Irving Waugh is born in Virginia. He becomes a leader at WSM Radio and is responsible for the development of Opryland
Aug 20, 1913
Ernest Stoneman's father, Elisha, divorces his stepmother, Susan
Jun 18, 1915
A.P. Carter marries Sara Dougherty, uniting two of the three performers who will comprise The Carter Family, in Clinch Mountain, Virginia
Jun 23, 1915
Zeb Turner is born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He earns hits with 1949's "Tennessee Boogie" and 1951's "Chew Tobacco Rag," and writes Eddy Arnold's "It's A Sin" and Elvis Presley's "That's When Your Heartaches Begin"
Dec 19, 1915
Songwriter Carl Stutz is born in Richmond, Virginia. An accountant, teacher and disc jockey, he writes "Little Things Mean A Lot," a 1954 pop hit for Kitty Kallen which is resurrected in 1978 for the country audience by Margo Smith
Mar 9, 1916
Hilda Virginia Patterson is born in Opequon, Virginia. She later gives birth to Virginia Hensley, the future Patsy Cline
Oct 9, 1917
Bud Messner is born in Luray, Virginia. He earns his lone country hit in 1950 by referencing two well-known songs in "Slipping Around With Jole Blon"
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