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    • Aug 8, 1950
    Jamie O'Hara is born in Toledo, Ohio. He and Kieran Kane form The O'Kanes, a 1980s duo built on strong hooks and spare arrangements. He also writes The Judds' "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)," Gary Allan's "Man To Man" and John Conlee's "As Long As I'm Rockin' With You"
    Feb 24, 1987
    "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)" wins twice at the 29th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, scoring Best Country Song, for Jamie O'Hara; and Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, for The Judds
    May 23, 1987
    The O'Kanes nab the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You"
    Dec 19, 1990
    The O'Kanes announce they're ending their career as a duet, two months after they were dropped by Columbia. Each of the two members, Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane, continues to write and record on his own
    May 30, 1999
    John Schneider, Jamie O'Hara, Aaron Neville and Rita Moreno participate in the National Memorial Day Concert, aired on PBS from the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
    Jan 3, 2021
    Moraine Music Group reveals songwriter Jamie O'Hara has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. A former member of the 1980s duo The O'Kanes, he wrote The Judds' "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)," Don Williams' "Desperately" and Gary Allan's "Man To Man"
    Jan 7, 2021
    Singer/songwriter Jamie O'Hara dies of cancer at Alive Hospice in Nashville. He spent part of the 1980s in the duo The O'Kanes and also wrote The Judds' "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Ol' Days)," Gary Allan's "Man To Man" and Lee Ann Womack's "You've Got To Talk To Me"
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