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  • Mar 27, 1940
    Melvin Sloan is born in Wilson County, Tennessee. After the death of his brother Ralph Sloan in 1980, he takes over his sibling's clog-dancing troupe and renames it The Melvin Sloan Dancers, keeping the act in the Grand Ole Opry cast
    Dec 23, 1999
    Reverend Jimmy Snow presides over a memorial service for his father, Hank Snow, at the Grand Ole Opry House. Among those attending: Garth Brooks, Jeanne Pruett, The Whites, Bobby Osborne, Melvin Sloan, Johnny Wright and George Hamilton IV
    Jul 6, 2002
    Melvin Sloan performs for the last time on the Grand Ole Opry with his troupe, The Melvin Sloan Dancers

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