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Nov 29, 1930
Henry Whitter, best known for recording "The Wreck On The Southern Old 97," makes his lone Grand Ole Opry appearance
Dec 11, 1930
Nineteen months after Eddy Arnold's father died, the family's property is bought at auction in Jackson, Tennessee, by Obe and M.B. Latham, who re-sell it eight days later to Allan Arnold, Eddy's half-brother
Dec 19, 1930
Allan Arnold, Eddy Arnold's half-brother, purchases the family farm from Obe and M.B. Latham, who had bought it at auction eight days prior. Eddy's family becomes tenants, instead of landowners
Feb 17, 1931
Uncle Jimmy Thompson dies of pneumonia in his home outside of Nashville. The fiddle player was the first musician to perform on what became the Grand Ole Opry
Apr 5, 1931
Songwriter/producer "Cowboy" Jack Clement is born in Whitehaven, Tennessee. He writes hits for Bobby Bare and Jim Reeves; produces hits by Charley Pride, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis; and lands in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013
Aug 5, 1931
Radio executive Hal Durham is born in McMinnville, Tennessee. He becomes the announcer for the Grand Ole Opry in 1964, and eventually the Opry manager and president of the Opry's general business group
Aug 6, 1931
Steel guitarist Billy Robinson is born in Nashville. He appears on hits by Carl Smith, Webb Pierce and Ernest Tubb
Sep 5, 1931
The male trio The Vagabonds makes its Grand Ole Opry debut, becoming one of the show's most popular acts during the decade
Oct 30, 1931
Hollis Marsh marries Pelina Jones in Smithville, Tennessee. The two become the parents of Dottie West
Oct 31, 1931
Lester Flatt marries Gladys Stacy at the courthouse in Cookeville, Tennessee
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