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    • Jan 18, 1973
    Charlie Monroe holds what proves to be his final Nashville session. He's supported on the date by fellow bluegrass figures Jimmy Martin and Vassar Clements
    May 25, 1973
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band earns its first gold album from the RIAA, for "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." The two-record set features guests Maybelle Carter, Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Vassar Clements, Norman Blake, Junior Huskey and Bashful Brother Oswald
    Sep 29, 1997
    Bluegrass legend Jimmy Martin undergoes heart bypass surgery
    Nov 6, 1997
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band snares its first RIAA-certified platinum album, for "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," featuring Mother Maybelle Carter, Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, Merle Travis, Earl Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Doc Watson
    May 3, 1998
    Earl and Louise Scruggs hold a 50th anniversary party at the Gibson Cafe in Nashville. Guests include Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Travis Tritt, Jimmy Martin, John Hartford, Josh Graves, Jesse McReynolds, The Whites and Tim O'Brien
    Oct 31, 1999
    Oxford University Press publishes "True Adventures With The King Of Bluegrass," a book about Jimmy Martin by Tom Piazza with a foreword by Marty Stuart
    Sep 17, 2002
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band throws a surprise 75th birthday party for bluegrass legend Jimmy Martin. Among the highlights: Martin and Tom T. Hall join voices on "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died"
    Oct 1, 2002
    Capitol releases The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III." Guests include Willie Nelson, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Dwight Yoakam, Alison Krauss, Doc Watson, Jimmy Martin, Del McCoury, Emmylou Harris and others
    Jan 27, 2003
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III" is the centerpiece of a PBS taping in Nashville for "Farther Along." Guests include Del, Ronnie and Robbie McCoury, Vassar Clements, John Hiatt and Jimmy Martin, among others
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Jimmy Martin appears on the list twice, with "20/20 Vision" and "You Don't Know My Mind"
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