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Nov 27, 1977
Graceland's Meditation Gardens, the Memphis location where Elvis Presley is buried, are opened to the public
Jun 28, 1979
Vernon Presley is interred at the Meditation Gardens at Graceland Mansion, next to Elvis Presley and Gladys
Feb 13, 1982
A 300-pound marble marker is stolen from the grave of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant. The band is honored a dozen years later with a tribute album, "Skynyrd Frynds," featuring Wynonna, Charlie Daniels and Sammy Kershaw, among others
Jun 23, 1983
A monument is placed on the grave of former Grand Ole Opry star DeFord Bailey nearly a year after the harmonica player's death. Taking part in the ceremony at Nashville's Greenwood Cemetery: Opry stalwarts Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe
Nov 23, 1992
Roy Acuff dies from congestive heart failure in Nashville and is buried within eight hours. A Grand Ole Opry symbol for over 50 years, the "King Of Country Music" was the first living member inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jan 21, 1995
Following a concert in Montgomery, Alabama, Alan Jackson visits Hank Williams' grave, joining several fans to sing "I Saw The Light" and "Your Cheatin' Heart." He arrives right at 12:00, recalling his own song "Midnight In Montgomery"
Sep 12, 1996
Bill Monroe is buried in Rosine, Kentucky, as Ricky Skaggs sings "Amazing Grace" and Ralph Stanley delivers "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Apr 25, 1997
Bill Monroe's headstone is dedicated in Rosine, Kentucky: "Walk softly around this grave for my father Bill Monroe rests here as the blue moon of Kentucky shines on"
Apr 14, 1999
Tammy Wynette's body is exhumed in Nashville for an autopsy at the request of her widow, George Richey, who is being sued by her three daughters in connection with the singer's death
Jun 29, 2000
Grave robbers descend on the burial site of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant in Jacksonville, Florida, though they are stopped before they get away with his ashes. The singer's remains are relocated to a private site
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