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May 22, 2011
Reba McEntire, Jean Shepard and songwriter Bobby Braddock are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
May 22, 1961
Bass player Dana Williams is born in Dayton, Ohio. He joins Diamond Rio, a band that wins the Country Music Association's Vocal Group award three times. Members of the Grand Ole Opry, the band ueses tight instrumentation and strong harmonies to earn hits with "One More Day," "Beautiful Mess" and "Meet In The Middle"
May 22, 2021
Diminutive comedian Leslie Jordan makes his Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville, appearing along with Vince Gill, Carly Pearce and Brothers Osborne. Gill, T.J. Osborne and Charlie Worsham back Jordan on "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
May 22, 2025
Broken Bow releases the Lainey Wilson single "Somewhere Over Laredo" to radio. The chorus is built around the iconic octave jump in the classic "Over The Rainbow"
May 22, 1986
George Jones and Merle Haggard post $50,000 bond money to get Johnny Paycheck out of jail in Hillsboro, Ohio, where he was being held for the December shooting of Larry Wise in a barroom argument