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    • Feb 9, 2001
    The T Bone Burnett-produced soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" is certified gold by the RIAA. Artists featured include Alison Krauss, The Soggy Bottom Boys, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Ralph Stanley, Harry McClintock, The Whites, The Peasall Sisters and Norman Blake
    Mar 13, 2001
    Fiddler Benny Martin dies in a Nashville hospital. The inventor of the eight-string fiddle, he played with Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs, among others
    Mar 28, 2001
    The "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack receives a platinum album from the RIAA. Produced by T Bone Burnett, it features Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, The Soggy Bottom Boys, Alison Krauss, Harry McClintock, Gillian Welch, John Hartford and The Cox Family
    Apr 6, 2001
    Ricky Skaggs' mother, Dorothy Skaggs, dies in Blaine, Kentucky
    Apr 25, 2001
    The Bill Monroe Foundation in Rosine, Kentucky, purchases his 1923 Gibson F-5 mandolin for $1.125 million
    May 26, 2001
    Restoration begins in Rosine, Kentucky, on Bill Monroe's home. Members of the Blue Grass Boys are on hand to help drive the ceremonial first nail
    Jun 4, 2001
    John Hartford dies of lymphoma at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. The bluegrass- and folk-influenced singer, banjo player and fiddler was best known for writing the Glen Campbell classic "Gentle On My Mind"
    Jun 13, 2001
    Several artists on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack perform at prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City: Alison Krauss + Union Station, Gillian Welch, The Whites, The Cox Family and Ralph Stanley, who delivers "O Death" and "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow"
    Jun 15, 2001
    "Down From The Mountain" opens in Nashville and New York. The documentary of a Ryman Auditorium concert from 2000 features artists from the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack, including Emmylou Harris, John Hartford and Ralph Stanley
    Jun 15, 2001
    Kristi Stanley, daughter-in-law of bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, breaks a leg in a head-on collision in Virginia, two days before she delivers a baby girl



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