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    • Dec 14, 1951
    Mercury releases Flatt & Scruggs' "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms." The bluegrass standard is later made into a country hit by Buck Owens
    Apr 11, 1952
    The Stanley Brothers hold the last of their four Columbia recording sessions
    Apr 13, 1952
    Mandolin player Sam Bush is born in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He gains acclaim with the progressive acoustic group New Grass Revival, but also plays on hits by Pam Tillis, Kathy Mattea and Garth Brooks, among others
    May 17, 1952
    Guitarist Pat Flynn is born in Los Angeles, California. He joins the progressive New Grass Revival in 1981, eventually becoming a studio musician and playing on hits by Lee Ann Womack, Kathy Mattea, George Strait and Conway Twitty, among others
    Jun 13, 1952
    Jim & Jesse record "Are You Missing Me" in Nashville with Sonny James on fiddle. The song is ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 18, 1952
    Bill Monroe records "In The Pines" in an afternoon at Nashville's Castle Studios in the Tulane Hotel. The performance is ranked among the 500 greatest country singles in history in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 24, 1952
    Vocalist/bass player John Cowan is born in Evansville, Indiana. He becomes the lead singer for progressive acoustic act New Grass Revival in 1973 and contributes to recordings by Garth Brooks, Wynonna, Parker McCollum and Travis Tritt
    Oct 13, 1952
    Decca releases Bill Monroe's bluegrass classic "In The Pines." The recording is hailed among the 500 greatest country singles ever made in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 25, 1952
    Doug Dillard receives a banjo for Christmas. He grows up to co-found The Dillards, a bluegrass band that influences The Eagles and makes regular appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show" as The Darlings
    Jan 16, 1953
    Bill Monroe suffers 19 broken bones in a head-on collision on Highway 31 near White House, Tennessee. He still manages to get out of the car and pull another passenger, Bessie Lee Mauldin, out of the other side. Monroe is unable to tour until May



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