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    • Mar 22, 2003
    Jimmy Martin performs at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, for the first time in almost 40 years. The concert is shot for a film, "King Of Bluegrass: The Life And Times Of Jimmy Martin"
    Apr 29, 2003
    The documentary "King Of Bluegrass: The Life And Times Of Jimmy Martin" has its world premiere in Nashville. In attendance: Tom T. Hall, Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs, Mac Wiseman and Del McCoury
    Sep 10, 2003
    The Ernest Tubb Record Shop opens a new location at the Nashville International Airport. In attendance at the grand opening are Jimmy Martin, Stonewall Jackson and Little Jimmy Dickens
    Mar 22, 2004
    Bluegrass legend Jimmy Martin begins radiation treatments for cancer of the bladder
    May 14, 2005
    Jimmy Martin dies of bladder cancer at Alive Hospice in Nashville. The lead singer for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during two stints from 1949-1955, he went on to build a respected solo career. Martin was inducted in the International Bluegrass Hall of Honor in 1995
    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"
    Sep 22, 2019
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Grand Ole Opry Song," featuring Jimmy Martin, provides the opening theme for episode fie of the PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
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