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    • Dec 10, 1996
    Singer and mandolin player John Duffey dies of a heart attack at Arlington Hospital in Virginia. He was a founding member of the progressive bluegrass bands The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene
    Dec 13, 1996
    Ricky Skaggs' father, Hobert Skaggs, dies in Blaine, Kentucky
    Mar 25, 1997
    Rounder releases Alison Krauss + Union Station's album "So Long So Wrong"
    Apr 17, 1997
    Nashville's Ryman Auditorium hosts a benefit concert to raise money for a monument to Bill Monroe. On the bill: Marty Stuart, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, Connie Smith, Mark O'Connor, Del McCoury and Ricky Skaggs
    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"
    May 15, 1997
    Bill Monroe is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Cleveland, alongside Joni Mitchell, The Jackson 5, The Bee Gees, King Records founder Syd Nathan, Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash
    May 17, 1997
    Ricky Skaggs receives an honorary musical arts degree from Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky
    Jul 6, 1997
    Alison Krauss makes a surprise appearance to sing two songs during Lyle Lovett's show in Washington, D.C. Her brother, Viktor Krauss, plays in Lovett's band
    Sep 29, 1997
    Bluegrass legend Jimmy Martin undergoes heart bypass surgery
    Oct 21, 1997
    Rounder releases Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder's album "Bluegrass Rules!"



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