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    • May 26, 1953
    Meridian, Mississippi, dedicates a monument to the late Jimmie Rodgers, following a drive engineered by Hank Snow and Ernest Tubb. On hand for the ceremonies are Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe, Charlie Monroe, Minnie Pearl and Lefty Frizzell
    Nov 10, 1954
    The Iwo Jima Memorial, the world's largest bronze statue, is dedicated in Washington, D.C. Attending is Ira Hayes, one of the flagbearers depicted in the monument. Hayes will die two months later, inspiring the Johnny Cash hit "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"
    Jan 17, 1977
    The Country Music Hall of Fame unveils a 30-inch bronze sculpture of Jim Reeves, designed by Montana artist Bill Rains
    Aug 14, 1980
    A statue of Elvis Presley is unveiled in Memphis' Elvis Presley Plaza
    Sep 5, 1980
    A statue honoring Buddy Holly is unveiled at the Lubbock Civic Center in Texas. A memorial concert features Waylon Jennings, Roy Orbison, Bo Diddley and Holly's former band, The Crickets
    May 3, 1987
    A bronze statue of Dolly Parton seated atop a boulder is unveiled outside the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee
    Sep 17, 1991
    On the 68th anniversary of his birth, Hank Williams is immortalized with a statue in Montgomery, Alabama, created by sculptors Doug and Sandra McDonald
    Mar 31, 1992
    A Lefty Frizzell Memorial, including a bronze statue, is unveiled in Beauford Jester Park on Lefty Frizzell Day in Corsicana, Texas
    Oct 22, 1994
    The Shreveport Regional Arts Council sponsors the construction of a $25,000 statue downtown to honor Lead Belly, the blues and folk artist who wrote the Moon Mullican hit "Goodnight Irene"
    Jan 8, 1995
    A bronze sculpture of Elvis Presley is dedicated at Memphis' Graceland Mansion. The piece was rendered by Felix de Weldon, who also created the Iwo Jima flag-raising memorial for Arlington National Cemetery



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