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Feb 19, 1938
Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans make their first appearance as a regular act on the Grand Ole Opry. Acuff is the first vocalist to front his own band on the Opry
Feb 26, 1938
Fearing that local residents will be insulted by having his band named The Crazy Tennesseans, Roy Acuff makes his first Grand Ole Opry appearance in which the group is billed under a new name, The Smoky Mountain Boys
Mar 5, 1938
Grand Ole Opry founder George D. Hay returns to work at WSM Radio after taking a 14-month leave of absence with nervous exhaustion
Mar 10, 1938
Singer/songwriter/musician Norman Blake is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. An adept folk and acoustic player, he tours as a sideman with Johnny Cash, performing on a number of his hits, including "Understand Your Man" and "What Is Truth"
Apr 2, 1938
Warner Mack is born in Nashville, Tennessee. A regular on "The Louisiana Hayride" and "The Ozark Jubilee," he nabs more than 10 Top 10 hits in the 1950s and '60s, including his signature song, "The Bridge Washed Out"
Jun 4, 1938
The Vagabonds and The Lakeland Sisters close out their membership on the Grand Ole Opry, performing at the Dixie Tabernacle in Nashville
Jul 19, 1938
Margaret Waters, of the comedy act Sarie & Sally, is felled by an illness, forcing Edna "Sarie" Umensetter to appear solo on the Grand Ole Opry for three months
Jul 26, 1938
R&B singer Bobby Hebb is born in Nashville. Best known for the 1966 hit "Sunny," his 1958 recording of "Night Train To Memphis" will rank among the 500 greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Aug 12, 1938
Songwriter Paul Craft is born in Memphis. His credits include: T. Graham Brown's "Come As You Were," Moe Bandy's "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" and Bobby Bare's "Dropkick Me Jesus (Through The Goal Posts Of Life)"
Aug 16, 1938
Talent agent Tandy Rice is born in Franklin, Tennessee. An agent for Jim Ed Brown, Tom T. Hall and Billy Carter, he also judges the Miss America pageant in 1983
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