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    • Aug 17, 1927
    E.W. "Bud" Wendell is born in Akron, Ohio. He becomes the manager of the Grand Ole Opry, and eventually the head of Gaylord Entertainment, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998
    May 1, 1997
    Former Grand Ole Opry manager E.W. "Bud" Wendell retires as CEO of the Opry's parent company, Gaylord Entertainment. A year later, he enters the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jun 29, 1998
    The Country Music Association announces it will add four new Country Music Hall of Fame members in September: Tammy Wynette, Elvis Presley, George Morgan and former Grand Ole Opry executive E.W. "Bud" Wendell
    Sep 23, 1998
    Elvis Presley, Tammy Wynette, George Morgan and former Grand Ole Opry chief Bud Wendell join the Country Music Hall of Fame during the national telecast of the Country Music Association Awards
    Jun 17, 1999
    Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the new Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville. Among the attendees: Hall of Famers Earl Scruggs, Brenda Lee, Kitty Wells, Roy Horton, Bud Wendell and Jo Walker-Meador
    Dec 23, 1999
    Reverend Jimmy Snow presides over a memorial service for his father, Hank Snow, at the Grand Ole Opry House. Among those attending: Ranger Doug, Carol Lee Cooper, Ralph Emery, Jeannie Seely, Jan Howard, Leon Rhodes and Bud Wendell
    Oct 6, 2015
    Johnny Cash, Miranda Lambert, guitar player Steve Cropper and former Grand Ole Opry general manager E.W. "Bud" Wendell are inducted in the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville
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