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    • Jul 24, 1926
    The Crook Brothers make their first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, then called "The WSM Barn Dance." The group plays the Opry for the next 62 years. Also debuting on the show: Sid Harkreader
    Sep 17, 1926
    Bill Black is born in Memphis, Tennessee. He goes on to become Elvis Presley's first bass player, participating in such hits as "Hound Dog," "Heartbreak Hotel," "All Shook Up" and "Don't Be Cruel"
    Oct 14, 1926
    Kenny Roberts is born in Lenoir City, Tennessee, with the given name George Kingsbury. The yodeling singer/songwriter earns a handful of country hits on Coral Records in 1949 and 1950
    Oct 30, 1926
    The Binkley Brothers and Theron Hale make their Grand Ole Opry debuts
    Nov 28, 1926
    Nashville radio station WLAC signs on the air, competing for the city's hillbilly talent with WSM and the Grand Ole Opry
    Dec 5, 1926
    WSM Radio, the home of the Grand Ole Opry, goes off the air through the end of the year to upgrade its signal, from 1,000 watts to 5,000
    Dec 10, 1926
    Euneta Paskel is born in Cookeville, Tennessee. As an adult, she marries Bashful Brother Oswald, a member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    Jan 29, 1927
    Fiddler George Wilkerson performs on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Later in the year, he brings his string band, The Fruit Jar Drinkers, aboard
    Mar 15, 1927
    Carl Smith is born in Maynardville, Tennessee. He piles up more than 30 hits during the 1950s, including "Loose Talk," "Hey Joe!" and "It's A Lovely, Lovely World," eventually landing in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Mar 25, 1927
    Musician/executive Joe Talbot is born in Nashville. A member of Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch Boys from 1950-1954, he plays steel guitar on "(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I," "The Golden Rocket" and "I'm Moving On," among others
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