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Apr 3, 1926
Fiddler Mazy Todd, a frequent sideman to Uncle Dave Macon, introduces his own string trio on the "WSM Barn Dance," destined to become the Grand Ole Opry
Apr 9, 1926
Magazine publisher Hugh Hefner is born in Chicago, Illinois. He establishes Playboy magazine and later Playboy Records, which provides a recording home in the 1970s for Barbi Benton and Mickey Gilley
Apr 14, 1926
Uncle Dave Macon records "Way Down The Old Plank Road" in New York. It's featured in the 1952 Smithsonian album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
Apr 17, 1926
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett record "Bully Of The Town" in Atlanta. The title ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Apr 17, 1926
Uncle Dave Macon officially joins the Grand Ole Opry
Apr 26, 1926
Naamon Frizzell marries A.D. Cox at the First Baptist Church in Corsicana, Texas. Two years later, they become the parents of Lefty Frizzell
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