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    • Dec 2, 1898
    Herman Crook is born in Scottsboro, Tennessee. The Crook Brothers perform regularly on the Grand Ole Opry for 62 years
    May 30, 1909
    Banjo player Lewis Crook is born in Castalian Springs, Tennessee. He joins The Crook Brothers, to whom he is not related, and the act performs on the Grand Ole Opry for a whopping 62 years
    Jul 24, 1926
    The Crook Brothers make their first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, then called "The WSM Barn Dance." The group plays the Opry for the next 62 years. Also debuting on the show: Sid Harkreader
    Oct 5, 1928
    Grand Ole Opry act The Crook Brothers' String Band records for the first time, with producer Ralph Peer at the helm, in Nashville
    Feb 8, 1929
    Victor releases the first singles featuring Grand Ole Opry stars Uncle Joe Mangrum and The Crook Brothers
    Jul 4, 1934
    The Grand Ole Opry holds its first successful concert apart from the radio show, as thousands appear in West Tennessee to see Uncle Dave Macon, Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, The Gully Jumpers and The Crook Brothers, with emcee George D. Hay
    Jun 4, 1988
    Herman Crook, of The Crook Brothers, makes what proves to be his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, as the Melvin Sloan Dancers clog to the Crooks' performance of "Sally Goodin"
    Jun 10, 1988
    Harmonica player Herman Crook dies at Nashville's Park View Medical Center. He was a member of The Crook Brothers, who debuted on the Grand Ole Opry during the radio show's first year. Crook continued playing the Opry until his death, making him the final link to the original cast
    Apr 12, 1997
    Banjo player Lewis Crook, the last remaining member of The Crook Brothers, dies in Castalian Springs, Tennessee. The Crooks played the Grand Ole Opry for 62 years
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