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    • Feb 27, 1927
    A.P. and Sara Carter, members of The Carter Family, have a son, Joe Carter, in Maces Spring, Virginia
    Jul 31, 1927
    The Carter Family drives from Maces Spring, Virginia, to Bristol, Tennessee, to audition for Victor record producer Ralph Peer. The next day, the group makes its historic first recordings
    Sep 12, 1927
    Helen Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia. The daughter of The Carter Family's Maybelle Carter, she begins performing with the group in 1938, and eventually tours with her mother and sisters June and Anita, playing accordion for the group
    Sep 19, 1927
    Ernest Stoneman buys two acres of land in Galax, Virginia, for his growing family, which includes six children by the end of the month
    Feb 24, 1928
    Roy Van Hoy is born in Roanoke, Virginia. He's the father of songwriter Rafe Van Hoy, whose credits include "Golden Ring," "Baby I Lied" and "What's Forever For"
    Mar 9, 1928
    Traditional pop singer Keely Smith is born in Norfolk, Virginia. She will marry R&B figure Louis Prima, who writes the Reba McEntire hit "Sunday Kind Of Love"; and Jimmy Bowen, who goes on to produce McEntire
    May 10, 1929
    Ernest and Hattie Stoneman have their seventh child, Jack Monroe Stoneman, in Galax, Virginia. Jack does not participate when many of his siblings join their father in forming The Stoneman Family
    Jun 23, 1929
    June Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia, to Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter, of The Carter Family. June co-writes Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire" and later marries Cash, earning duet hits with him on "Jackson" and "If I Were A Carpenter"
    Jul 9, 1929
    Mandolin player Jesse McReynolds is born in Coeburn, Virginia. He joins his brother to form Jim & Jesse, a bluegrass act that begins recording in 1951 and joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1964
    Mar 8, 1930
    Welcome to the Depression: A creditor files a lien against Ernest Stoneman, the first in a 15-month series of legal actions that strips the country singer of his property
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