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    • Sep 27, 1925
    Dobro player Josh Graves is born in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. He records with Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs for nearly 15 years, becoming a major influence on the development of his chosen instrument
    May 14, 1955
    Dobro player Uncle Josh Graves auditions for Flatt & Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys. He remains with the group until Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs split in 1969, continuing to work for Flatt
    Sep 2, 1955
    Dobro player Josh Graves records with Flatt & Scruggs for the first time
    Aug 8, 1975
    The movie "Nashville" premieres at Music City's 100 Oaks Theater. Among those attending are Roy Acuff, Jody Miller, Josh Graves, Minnie Pearl, Keith Carradine, Ronnie Milsap, Brenda Lee and Columbia executive Ron Bledsoe
    Sep 18, 1994
    Sugar Hill releases "The Great Dobro Sessions." Produced by Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor, the album includes appearances by Rob Ickes, Bashful Brother Oswald, Curtis Burch and Josh Graves, among others
    Mar 1, 1995
    Producers Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor win Best Bluegrass Album, for "The Great Dobro Sessions," during the 37th annual Grammy Awards at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. The album features Rob Ickes, Bashful Brother Oswald, Curtis Burch and Josh Graves, among others
    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
    Nov 12, 2001
    Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, The Whites and Earl Scruggs are among the artists who perform a benefit for Josh Graves at the Gibson Bluegrass Showcase in Nashville. The Dobro player had lost one leg and had surgery to save the other
    Jan 6, 2002
    Earl Scruggs' birthday party, at his Nashville home, attracts a ton of music figures, including Sawyer Brown's Gregg Hubbard, producer Jack Clement, Mac Wiseman, and musicians Jerry Douglas, Josh Graves, John Jorgenson, Glen Duncan and Vassar Clements
    Jan 18, 2002
    A year after he had one leg amputated, Dobro player Uncle Josh Graves has the other removed in surgery at the Tennessee Christian Medical Center in Madison
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