June

Who are these bluegrass lovebirds?

This husband-and-wife duo have been performing together for nearly 40 years. They met in Nashville in 1973, after his notable banjo-playing stints with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and the Country Gentlemen.

Together, they performed in II Generation and Talk of the Town before striking out as a duo under their own names. I saw them perform a few times at festivals in the Midwest during the '90s. They always can be counted on to put on a high-quality and entertaining show.

Significant June dates in bluegrass history

• 1st: Hazel Dickens was born (1935)
• 7th: Clarence White was born (1944)
• 8th: Tony Rice (1951) and Sara Watkins (1981) were born
• 14th: Eddie Adcock was inducted in the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame (1987)
• 16th: First recording of "Orange Blossom Special" by the Rouse Brothers (1939)
• 19th: Lester Flatt was born (1914)
• 20th: Ira Louvin died (1965) and Dan Tyminski was born (1967)
• 22nd: Jim & Jesse record "Sweet Little Miss Blue Eyes" (1962)
• 26th: Kenny Baker was born (1926) and Bill Harrell died (2009)