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    • Jul 7, 1930
    Singer/songwriter Doyle Wilburn is born in Hardy, Arkansas. He teams with sibling Teddy to form The Wilburn Brothers, debuting on the Grand Ole Opry as pre-teens. They net 14 Top 10 hits from 1954-1966 and publish Loretta Lynn's first songs
    Nov 30, 1931
    Teddy Wilburn is born in Hardy, Arkansas. Along with older sibling Doyle, The Wilburn Brothers benefit from an association with Webb Pierce, joining the Grand Ole Opry and amassing more than a dozen hits from 1954-1966
    Nov 11, 1961
    Doyle Wilburn marries Margie Bowes at Calvary Baptist Church in Nashville
    Oct 14, 1962
    Margie Bowes and The Wilburn Brothers' Doyle Wilburn welcome a daughter, Sharon Renae Wilburn, in Tennessee
    Oct 2, 1982
    Doyle Wilburn, of The Wilburn Brothers, performs for the last time on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
    Oct 16, 1982
    Singer/songwriter Doyle Wilburn dies in Nashville. Along with younger sibling Teddy, The Wilburn Brothers were longtime members of the Grand Ole Opry and recorded for Decca Records, where they mounted nearly 15 hits from 1954-1966
    Jan 14, 1985
    Katie Maple Wilburn, mother of The Wilburn Brothers, dies at age 80 in Franklin, Tennessee, after an extended illness. Teddy and Doyle Wilburn had often closed their Grand Ole Opry performances by simply saying, "Good night, Mom"
    Oct 5, 2004
    The Tennessean reports Loretta Lynn has filed suit in Nashville to regain ownership of more than 100 songs from Sure-Fire Music, including "Coal Miner's Daughter" and "You Ain't Woman Enough." The original Sure-Fire owners, Doyle and Teddy Wilburn, have died, and the contract allows her to terminate if ownership changes
    May 26, 2007
    A new sign is dedicated at the outskirts of a small town in America's heartland: "Hardy Arkansas, The Proud Hometown Of Teddy & Doyle, The Wilburn Brothers"
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