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    • Mar 6, 1996
    More than 1,500 people attend a memorial service for Minnie Pearl at the Brentwood United Methodist Church, including The Hagers, Chet Atkins, Porter Wagoner, Ricky Skaggs, Radney Foster, Hank Williams Jr., Bill Anderson and Reba McEntire
    Sep 11, 1996
    More than 2,000 people attend a memorial service for Bill Monroe at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, with performances by Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless and Connie Smith
    Sep 12, 1996
    Bill Monroe is buried in Rosine, Kentucky, as Ricky Skaggs sings "Amazing Grace" and Ralph Stanley delivers "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
    Oct 25, 1996
    Ricky Skaggs is given the keys to Bill Monroe's former locker backstage at the Grand Ole Opry House
    Dec 13, 1996
    Ricky Skaggs' father, Hobert Skaggs, dies in Blaine, Kentucky
    Jan 11, 1997
    Wade Hayes performs "On A Good Night" when he makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. He also joins Ricky Skaggs' band, Kentucky Thunder, to play "Highway 40 Blues"
    Feb 3, 1997
    "19 Hot Country Requests" is certified gold by the RIAA. The compilation features early-'80s hits from Merle Haggard, Mickey Gilley, George Jones, Charly McClain, David Allan Coe, Ronnie McDowell, Janie Fricke, Willie Nelson, Ricky Skaggs, B.J. Thomas and The Gatlin Brothers
    Apr 17, 1997
    Nashville's Ryman Auditorium hosts a benefit concert to raise money for a monument to Bill Monroe. On the bill: Marty Stuart, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, Connie Smith, Mark O'Connor, Del McCoury and Ricky Skaggs
    May 17, 1997
    Ricky Skaggs receives an honorary musical arts degree from Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky
    Sep 21, 1997
    "Waiting For A Train: Jimmie Rodgers' America," a concert honoring the father of country music, features Ricky Skaggs, Junior Brown, Guy Clark, Iris DeMent, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and John Prine at Severance Hall in Cleveland
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