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    • Aug 17, 1878
    Van Carlisle is born in Taylorsville, Kentucky. His sons, Bill and Cliff Carlisle, form a country group and end up on the Grand Ole Opry
    Mar 7, 1880
    Mary Ellen Boes is born in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Her two sons, Bill and Cliff Carlisle, form a country act, The Carlisles, and become Grand Ole Opry members
    Jan 18, 1899
    Van Carlisle marries Mary Ellen Boes. The union produces two sons, Bill and Cliff Carlisle, who find a home on the Grand Ole Opry
    Dec 19, 1908
    The Grand Ole Opry's Bill Carlisle is born in Wakefield, Kentucky. Along with brother Cliff, he forms The Carlisles, and their mix of music and humor leads to six Top 10 hits, including "Too Old To Cut The Mustard" and the #1 single "No Help Wanted"
    Sep 28, 1932
    The Carlisle Brothers--Bill and Cliff--hold their first recording session, for Vocalion Records, in New York. They cut just one side, "She Was A Pip," and don't return to the studio for another 10 months
    Mar 9, 1936
    Bill Carlisle marries Leona King in York, South Carolina. They remain a couple until her death, 62 years later
    Aug 9, 1942
    Bill and Leona Carlisle have a son, Bill Carlisle Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky. As an adult, Junior plays guitar for his dad
    Sep 9, 1946
    Bill and Leona Carlisle have a daughter, Sheila Carlisle, in Knoxville, Tennessee
    Jul 3, 1951
    The Carlisles record "Too Old To Cut The Mustard" in Nashville
    Sep 24, 1952
    The Carlisles record "No Help Wanted" in Nashville
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