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    • Feb 1, 1939
    Del McCoury is born in Bakersville, North Carolina. Following a membership in Bill Monroe's band, he eventually leads The Del McCoury Band, becoming one of bluegrass music's dominant acts and joining the Grand Ole Opry in 2003
    Aug 27, 1996
    Warner Bros. releases Jeff Foxworthy's comedy project "Crank It Up: The Music Album." It includes guest appearances by Alan Jackson, Little Texas, The Beach Boys, Mac Wiseman and Del McCoury
    Apr 17, 1997
    Nashville's Ryman Auditorium hosts a benefit concert to raise money for a monument to Bill Monroe. On the bill: Marty Stuart, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, Connie Smith, Mark O'Connor, Del McCoury and Ricky Skaggs
    Apr 10, 1999
    Steve Earle makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, performing with The Del McCoury Band. Also debuting: Kelly Willis
    Oct 19, 2000
    The Del McCoury Band is named Entertainer of the Year a fourth consecutive time at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards in Louisville, Kentucky
    Jan 16, 2002
    Ralph Stanley, Alison Krauss + Union Station, The Del McCoury Band and Bruce Hornsby are just some of the artists on hand when PBS tapes a live concert special, "All*Star Bluegrass Celebration," at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
    Aug 22, 2002
    The Down From The Mountain roots music tour, inspired by the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," concludes at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, featuring Alison Krauss + Union Station, Norman & Nancy Blake and The Del McCoury Band, among others
    Oct 1, 2002
    Capitol releases The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III." Guests include Willie Nelson, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Dwight Yoakam, Alison Krauss, Doc Watson, Jimmy Martin, Del McCoury, Emmylou Harris and others
    Oct 19, 2002
    Matraca Berg and Iris DeMent make their Grand Ole Opry debuts during a one-hour salute to The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Also joining them: Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Robbie McCoury, Earl Scruggs and Randy Scruggs
    Jan 27, 2003
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III" is the centerpiece of a PBS taping in Nashville for "Farther Along." Guests include Del, Ronnie and Robbie McCoury, Vassar Clements, John Hiatt and Jimmy Martin, among others
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