Ernest V. ‘Pop’ Stoneman (1893–1968), a composer, musician, and pioneer country music artist, was reared near here. His 1924 hit song, “The Titanic,” was among the earliest in country music. He and his wife, fiddler and singer Hattie Frost, reared 13 children, all musicians who performed locally and later in Washington D.C. and nationwide. They became one of the nation’s most beloved bands. With a career that extended from Edison cylinder to compact disc, and from pioneer radio to high definition TV, they were artists of great distinction.