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    • Mar 30, 1895
    Banjo player Amos Binkley is born in Cheatham County, Tennessee. As a member of The Binkley Brothers, he takes part in the first Nashville recording session, held at the YMCA Hall in September 1928
    May 7, 1896
    Gale Binkley is born in Cheatham County, Tennessee. As a member of The Binkley Brothers, he participates in the inaugural Nashville recording session, held at the YMCA in 1928
    Oct 30, 1926
    The Binkley Brothers and Theron Hale make their Grand Ole Opry debuts
    Sep 28, 1928
    The Binkley Brothers hold the first Nashville recording session, cutting "I'll Rise When The Rooster Crows" under the guidance of producer Ralph Peer at the YMCA Hall. All the songs are re-recorded days later
    Dec 2, 1928
    Victor issues a two-sided record by The Vaughan Quartet and The Binkley Brothers, the first single release ever recorded in Nashville
    Aug 5, 1939
    After 13 years on the radio program, The Binkley Brothers make their final Grand Ole Opry appearance at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium
    Apr 23, 1979
    Gale Binkley dies. He was a member of The Binkley Brothers, a Grand Ole Opry act that held Nashville's very first recording session 50 years prior
    Oct 6, 1985
    Banjo player Amos Binkley dies. He was formerly a member of The Binkley Brothers, who took part in the first Nashville recording session in 1928
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