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May 2, 1951
Bass player Mike Fleming is born in Evansville, Indiana. As a member of the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers, he takes part in recording "Blue Side Of The Mountain," a country Grammy nominee in 2009
May 6, 1951
Johnnie & Jack record "Cryin' Heart Blues"
May 9, 1951
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs record "Don't Get Above Your Raisin'" at the Castle Studio in downtown Nashville. It will be covered some 30 years later by Ricky Skaggs
May 15, 1951
Buck Owens relocates from Phoenix, Arizona, to Bakersfield, California, with his family, including wife Bonnie Owens and son Buddy Alan
May 15, 1951
Roy Rogers is caught up in a drought-related scandal with the movie debut of "In Old Amarillo," featuring an appearance by Pat Brady
May 18, 1951
The comedic picture "Kentucky Jubilee" appears in movie theaters. The film includes appearances by "Atomic Power" songwriter Fred Kirby and steel guitar player Les "Carrot Top" Anderson
May 18, 1951
The movie "Inside The Walls Of Folsom Prison" makes its debut in American theaters. The picture inspires Johnny Cash to write "Folsom Prison Blues"
May 19, 1951
Eddy Arnold steps to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Kentucky Waltz"
May 21, 1951
Columbia releases Gene Autry's "Old Soldiers Never Die"
May 21, 1951
Hank Williams is sent to the North Louisiana Sanatorium in Shreveport, moaning about back pain. The pain remains throughout the rest of his life
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