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    • Jun 9, 1937
    Willard Cox is born in Cotton Valley, Louisiana. He is the patriarch of The Cox Family, a gospel and bluegrass act that contributes to the multi-platinum "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack
    Jun 20, 1959
    Guitarist Evelyn Cox is born in Springhill, Louisiana, to Willard Cox. She joins the bluegrass-gospel act The Cox Family, a quartet that makes a major contribution to the multi-platinum soundtrack "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
    Jul 21, 1965
    Dobro, banjo and guitar player Sidney Cox is born in Homer, Louisiana. He becomes a member of The Cox Family, a bluegrass act that earns critical acclaim and appears on the successful soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou"
    Jun 5, 1967
    Mandolin player Suzanne Cox is born in Springhill, Louisiana. The daughter of Willard Cox, she sings lead frequently for The Cox Family, a bluegrass-gospel quartet that appears on the multi-platinum soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
    Mar 1, 1995
    Alison Krauss & The Cox Family win Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album--for "I Know Who Holds Tomorrow"--during the 37th annual Grammy Awards at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium
    Jun 19, 1995
    Sparrow releases "Amazing Grace: A Country Salute To Gospel," with Lari White, Shenandoah, John Berry, Martina McBride, Billy Dean & Susan Ashton, The Charlie Daniels Band, Paul Overstreet, John Anderson, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and The Cox Family
    Feb 28, 1996
    "Amazing Grace: A Country Salute To Gospel" wins Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album for producer Bill Hearn during the 38th annual Grammy Awards at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium
    Jun 20, 1996
    "Amazing Grace: A Country Salute To Gospel" earns a gold album from the RIAA. It features Lari White, Shenandoah, John Berry, Martina McBride, Billy Dean & Susan Ashton, The Charlie Daniels Band, Paul Overstreet, John Anderson, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and The Cox Family
    Oct 7, 1997
    Sparrow releases "Amazing Grace 2: A Country Salute To Gospel," featuring tracks by Trace Adkins, John Berry, Bryan White, The Cox Family, Marty Raybon, Charlie Daniels, Billy Ray Cyrus, Bela Fleck, Ricky Van Shelton, Lari White, Gary Chapman and Kim Richey
    May 24, 2000
    Artists from the soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" preview the picture with a concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Among the performers: Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, John Hartford, The Whites and The Cox Family
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