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    • Oct 16, 1918
    Dale "Stoney" Cooper is born in Harman, West Virginia. Along with wife Wilma Cooper, he's part of a successful marital team that joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1957
    Jan 17, 1920
    Walter Bailes is born in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The Bailes Brothers perform country and gospel on numerous radio stations--including Nashville's WSM and Shreveport's KWKH--in the 1940s, though Walter leaves in 1947 to become a minister
    Jun 2, 1920
    John Mattea is born in Smithers, West Virginia. He becomes the father of country singer Kathy Mattea
    Dec 19, 1920
    Little Jimmy Dickens is born in Bolt, West Virginia. Just 4'-11", he stands tall at the Grand Ole Opry, where, in 1948, he begins a membership of more than 50 years. He mixes country novelties with ballads on his way into the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 22, 1921
    Hawkshaw Hawkins is born in Huntington, West Virginia. He scores a handful of hits from 1949-1963, including "Slow Poke," "Soldier's Joy" and "Lonesome 7-7203." He joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1955
    May 8, 1922
    Homer Bailes is born in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He plays fiddle with Hank Williams on "The Louisiana Hayride," and is one of four siblings who perform in a rotating duo lineup of The Bailes Brothers from 1942 into the 1950s
    Jul 26, 1922
    Record executive Jim Foglesong is born in Lundale, West Virginia. Beginning in 1973, he successfully runs Dot Records, ABC, MCA and Capitol, influencing the careers of Garth Brooks, Donna Fargo, George Strait and Barbara Mandrell, among others
    Apr 8, 1923
    Guitarist, banjo player and mandolinist Paul Buskirk is born in West Virginia. Having played with Chet Atkins, Gene Austin and Tex Ritter, he gives guitar lessons in Texas to Willie Nelson and buys the rights to "Family Bible" from Nelson for a mere $50
    Jul 1, 1924
    Mandolin player Everett Lilly is born in Cedar Creek, West Virginia. He plays on Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' "'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered"
    Jul 8, 1924
    Keyboard player Johnnie Johnson is born in Fairmont, West Virginia. He inspires Chuck Berry to write "Johnny B. Goode," which becomes a country hit for Buck Owens. Johnson plays on Berry's "Maybellene," hailed among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
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