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Feb 13, 1927
Guitarist Jim McReynolds is born in Coeburn, Virginia. With his brother, he forms Jim & Jesse, a bluegrass duo that begins recording in 1951, joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. They gain a Congressional Medal of the Arts in the 1990s
Feb 19, 1927
The Carolina Tar Heels hold their first recording session in Atlanta
Feb 21, 1927
WWNC Radio goes on the air in Asheville, North Carolina. Two months later, it provides a home for Jimmie Rodgers' broadcast debut
Feb 21, 1927
Don Reno, of the bluegrass act Reno & Smiley, is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The duo, which also features Red Smiley, collects a minor country hit in 1961 with "Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die"
Feb 25, 1927
Ralph Stanley is born in Stratton, Virginia. His duo The Stanley Brothers is one of the pioneering acts in bluegrass, and his later band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, graduates Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley. Stanley earns a Grammy for "O Death," from the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack
Feb 27, 1927
A.P. and Sara Carter, members of The Carter Family, have a son, Joe Carter, in Maces Spring, Virginia
Feb 28, 1927
Steel player Don Helms is born in New Brockton, Alabama. He becomes a member of The Original Drifting Cowboys during Hank Williams' days on The Louisiana Hayride. Helms rejoins the Cowboys in 1949, and remains until the group is disbanded in 1951
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