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  • Apr 2, 1930
    Ruth Musick is born in Lowell, Georgia. As an adult, she becomes the mother of a future country star, Alan Jackson
    Apr 4, 1930
    Victor releases Jimmie Rodgers' double-sided single "Whisper Your Mother's Name" backed with "A Drunkard's Child"
    Apr 5, 1930
    Uncle Jimmy Thompson records "Uncle Jimmy's Favorite Fiddling Pieces" in Knoxville, Tennessee. The recording is used in the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
    Apr 6, 1930
    Country group The Beverly Hill Billies debuts on Los Angeles radio station KMPC. The act maintains popularity for nearly a decade. In 1963, they successfully sue producers of "The Beverly Hillbillies" for copyright infringement
    Apr 14, 1930
    Silver-screen cowboy Ken Maynard records "The Lone Star Trail" in California. The song will appear on the influential 1952 Smithsonian compilation "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Apr 14, 1930
    Clarence "Tom" Ashley records "House Carpenter" in Atlanta, Georgia. The song appears on the acclaimed album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Apr 17, 1930
    Recording engineer Al Schmitt is born in Brooklyn. He works on Ray Charles' "Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music, Volume 2," as well as projects by Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood, The Mavericks, LeAnn Rimes and Martina McBride
    Apr 17, 1930
    Hubert Neal McGaughey is born in Jacksonville, Texas. He is the father of country singer Neal McCoy
    Apr 18, 1930
    Songwriter Donn Hecht is born. He writes the Patsy Cline hit "Walkin' After Midnight"
    Apr 25, 1930
    The Beverly Hill Billies make their first recordings for Brunswick Records. In 1963, they successfully sue producers of "The Beverly Hillbillies" for copyright infringement

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