Buddy Harmon, session drummer, born Nashville, TN 1928.

Buck Owens recorded "Excuse Me I Think I've Got A Heartache/Above And Beyond," 1959.

Marty Robbins released "Don't Worry/Like All The Other Times" 1960.

Jack Greene joined the Grand Ole Opry 1967.

Merle Haggard recorded "The Fightin' Side of Me," 1969.

Johnny Cash's "The World of Johnny Cash" certified gold 1971.

Ray Cash, age 85, father of Johnny Cash, died 1985.

Funeral services were open to the public as the Grand Ole Opry house hosted Hank Snow's final public appearance. Hank, age 85, died on December 20, 1999. The service was televised.

Alison Krauss' album "So Wrong, So Long" certified gold 1997.

Calvin Crawford, age 68, died in Nashville 1999 from cancer. Calvin played Bass guitar for Little Jimmie Dickens for 19 years.

Mercury Records' "O Brother Where Art Thou?" movie soundtrack debuted on the charts 2000.