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    • Jul 6, 1956
    Guitarist John Jorgenson is born in Madison, Wisconsin. He joins The Desert Rose Band, which fashions a string of 1980s hits, and plays on records by Pam Tillis, Rick Trevino and Mary Chapin Carpenter, among others
    Dec 25, 1968
    John Jorgenson receives his first guitar for Christmas. Within two decades, he earns high marks for his work on the instrument in The Desert Rose Band
    Jan 1, 1974
    Rick Nelson and his Stone Canyon Band begin a six-night run at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. Among the fans who walk through the turnstiles is future Desert Rose Band guitarist John Jorgenson
    Apr 24, 1991
    The Desert Rose Band's John Jorgenson is named Top Guitarist during the 26th annual Academy Of Country Music awards, broadcast by NBC from the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles
    Apr 29, 1992
    The Desert Rose Band's John Jorgenson repeats as Top Guitarist in the 27th annual Academy Of Country Music awards, aired by NBC from Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre
    May 11, 1993
    John Jorgenson takes the Top Guitar honor a third straight year during the NBC telecast of the 28th annual Academy Of Country Music from Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre
    Oct 21, 2000
    Former Desert Rose Band guitarist John Jorgenson makes his last appearance as a member of Elton John's band during a concert at New York's Madison Square Garden
    Mar 6, 2001
    Rock guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck plays the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Among the musicians and songwriters attending: guitarists John Jorgenson and Kenny Vaughan, bass player Michael Rhodes, and songwriters Paul Kennerley and Jack Sundrud
    Jan 6, 2002
    Earl Scruggs' birthday party, at his Nashville home, attracts a ton of music figures, including Sawyer Brown's Gregg Hubbard, producer Jack Clement, Mac Wiseman, and musicians Jerry Douglas, Josh Graves, John Jorgenson, Glen Duncan and Vassar Clements
    Apr 1, 2002
    Rodney Crowell, songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman, Emmylou Harris and guitarist John Jorgenson play Nashville's Belcourt Theatre in a show supporting clemency for death row inmate Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman. The Supreme Court halts his execution
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