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Mar 9, 1925Ralph Sloan is born in Wilson County, Tennessee. He forms a clog-dancing group, The Tennessee Travelers, who join the Grand Ole Opry in 1952. Following his death in 1980, Sloan's brother takes over the act, re-naming it The Melvin Sloan DancersJul 5, 1952The clogging troupe Ralph Sloan & The Tennessee Travelers joins the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville's Ryman AuditoriumMar 12, 1980Ralph Sloan dies at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee. In 1952, he brought a group of clog dancers, The Tennessee Travelers, to the Grand Ole Opry. After his death, his brother takes over the group, renaming it The Melvin Sloan DancersOct 11, 1989The Country Music Hall Of Fame's Walkway of Stars adds Keith Whitley, Patty Loveless, Vern Gosdin, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Billy Joe Royal, Irlene Mandrell, Lacy J. Dalton, Ralph Sloan, Curly Fox & Texas Ruby and The Desert Rose BandSep 11, 1996More than 2,000 people attend a memorial service for Bill Monroe at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, including Little Jimmy Dickens, Jimmy C. Newman, Johnny Russell, Ralph Sloan, Bill Anderson, Jeanne Pruett, Jeannie Seely, Jean Shepard and Skeeter Davis
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