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Nov 22, 1924
Roy "Rabbit" Acuff starts at wide receiver as Knoxville's Central High Bobcats beat the rival Wildcats for the first time in five years at Shields-Watkins Stadium. After the game, Acuff climbs a three-story building and paints the score, 13-0, on top
Mar 9, 1925
Ralph 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 Dancers
Jun 15, 1925
Fiddler Tommy Vaden is born in Nashville. A longtime member of Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch Boys, he plays on "I'm Moving On" and "The Golden Rocket," plus hits by Faron Young, Jim Reeves and Webb Pierce
Jun 18, 1925
Dance band leader Francis Craig purchases a home on Whitland Avenue in Nashville. He goes on to write the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes a country hit for George Jones & Tammy Wynette in 1977
Jul 27, 1925
Annie Lou Dill is born in Skull Bone, Tennessee. She becomes the wife of songwriter Danny Dill, and a member of the Grand Ole Opry
Sep 13, 1925
WDAD becomes the first radio station in Nashville, airing some country music before WSM, the future home of the Grand Ole Opry, signs on more than three weeks later
Sep 18, 1925
Dr. Humphrey Bate makes his radio debut on Nashville's WDAD. One month later, he similarly appears on WSM, where he eventually becomes an early mainstay of the Grand Ole Opry
Sep 27, 1925
Dobro player Josh Graves is born in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. He records with Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs for nearly 15 years, becoming a major influence on the development of his chosen instrument
Oct 5, 1925
WSM signs on the air in Nashville. The station becomes an important magnet for country music by developing the Grand Ole Opry. Eventually, the country industry is clustered in the Tennessee capital, known as Music City
Oct 17, 1925
Songwriter Ted Jarrett is born in Nashville. Primarily an R&B composer, he also pens Webb Pierce's 1955 country hit "Love, Love, Love"
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