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    • Aug 22, 1910
    Rod Brasfield is born in Smithville, Mississippi. He works as a Grand Ole Opry comedian from 1944-1958 and gives Hank Williams Jr. his nickname, Bocephus
    Jun 17, 1944
    Comedian Rod Brasfield makes his Grand Ole Opry debut at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium the same day The Poe Sisters become members
    Jul 15, 1944
    Comedian Rod Brasfield becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry
    Oct 31, 1947
    Concert promoter Connie B. Gay books Eddy Arnold for the first-ever country show at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Also on the evening's bill are The Willis Brothers and comedians Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield
    Nov 13, 1949
    A Grand Ole Opry revue heads to Europe to entertain Air Force enlistees. The tour lineup includes Red Foley, Roy Acuff, Little Jimmy Dickens, Minnie Pearl, Rod Brasfield and Hank Williams
    May 28, 1957
    Andy Griffith plays a hobo as the movie "A Face In The Crowd" debuts in theaters. Big Jeff Bess, a future co-owner of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, portrays a sheriff in the picture, which also features Walter Matthau, Burl Ives and comedian Rod Brasfield, who goads Griffith into singing "Rye Whiskey"
    Apr 16, 1958
    The movie "Country Music Holiday" debuts in theaters. The picture's cast includes Faron Young, Zsa Zsa Gabor, June Carter Cash, Ferlin Husky, Rod Brasfield, Jerry Byrd and The Jordanaires
    Sep 6, 1958
    Comedian Rod Brasfield makes what proves to be his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville
    Sep 12, 1958
    Rod Brasfield dies of a heart attack at his Nashville home. Brasfield had been a Grand Ole Opry comedian since 1947, and gave Hank Williams Jr. his "Bocephus" nickname. Brasfield posthumously enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1987
    Oct 12, 1987
    Comedian Rod Brasfield joins the Country Music Hall of Fame during the 21st annual Country Music Association awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville
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