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    • Nov 11, 1888
    Blind fiddler Gilliam Banmon "G.B." Grayson is born in Ashe County, North Carolina. His 1927 recording "Ommie Wise" appears on the Smithsonian Institute's "Anthology Of American Folk Music" and is named in a Country Music Foundation book among country's 500 greatest singles
    Oct 18, 1927
    Fiddler G.B. Grayson records "Ommie Wise" in Atlanta, Georgia. The track is destined to appear on the influential 1952 album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Aug 16, 1930
    Blind fiddler G.B. Grayson dies after an accident in which he was riding the sideboard of a car in Abingdon, Virginia. His "Ommie Wise" appears in the Country Music Foundation's ranking of the 500 greatest country singles
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation issues "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Among 1920s recordings included are Emmett Miller's "Lovesick Blues" and G.B. Grayson's "Ommie Wise"
    Dec 2, 2005
    The Smithsonian's "Anthology Of American Folk Music" goes gold 53 years after its release. It includes music by The Carolina Tar Heels, The Stoneman Family, Kelly Harrell, Ken Maynard, G.B. Grayson, Uncle Dave Macon, Frank Hutchison and Bascom Lunsford
    Apr 11, 2006
    The Library of Congress adds 50 titles to the National Recording Registry, including two key country-related projects: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" and the 1952 "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
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