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    • Sep 29, 1895
    Clarence Ashley is born in Bristol, Virginia. The mountain singer becomes an early recording artist, and the Country Foundation cites his "The Coo-Coo Bird" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 14, 1928
    The Carolina Tar Heels, featuring Clarence "Tom" Ashley, record "Peg And Awl" in Atlanta, Georgia. It's among the more than 80 seminal roots recordings featured on the acclaimed 1952 collection "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Nov 23, 1929
    Clarence "Tom" Ashley records "The Coo-Coo Bird" in Johnson City, Tennessee. The performance will be ranked among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 14, 1930
    Clarence "Tom" Ashley records "House Carpenter" in Atlanta, Georgia. The song appears on the acclaimed album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Nov 19, 1930
    The Carolina Tar Heels record "Got The Farm Land Blues" in Memphis. The song appears on the landmark 1952 album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Sep 6, 1933
    Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster record an early version of "House Of The Rising Sun." The title becomes a country hit for Dolly Parton in 1981
    Jun 2, 1967
    Clarence "Tom" Ashley dies in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played banjo and guitar as a solo singer and as a member of The Carolina Tar Heels, with his recording of "The Coo-Coo Bird" ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Among the 1920s records on the list: Richard "Rabbit" Brown's "James Alley Blues" and Clarence Ashley's "The Coo-Coo Bird"
    Dec 2, 2005
    The Smithsonian's "Anthology Of American Folk Music" is certified gold by the RIAA 53 years after the album's release. It includes music by The Carter Family, The Stoneman Family, Buell Kazee, Charlie Poole, Clarence Ashley, Uncle Dave Macon, Eck Robertson and Dock Boggs
    Apr 11, 2006
    The Library of Congress adds 50 titles to the National Recording Registry, including two key country-related projects: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" and the 1952 "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
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