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Mar 5, 1938
Grand Ole Opry founder George D. Hay returns to work at WSM Radio after taking a 14-month leave of absence with nervous exhaustion
Apr 2, 1938
Warner Mack is born in Nashville, Tennessee. A regular on "The Louisiana Hayride" and "The Ozark Jubilee," he nabs more than 10 Top 10 hits in the 1950s and '60s, including his signature song, "The Bridge Washed Out"
Jun 4, 1938
The Vagabonds and The Lakeland Sisters close out their membership on the Grand Ole Opry, performing at the Dixie Tabernacle in Nashville
Jul 19, 1938
Margaret Waters, of the comedy act Sarie & Sally, is felled by an illness, forcing Edna "Sarie" Umensetter to appear solo on the Grand Ole Opry for three months
Jul 26, 1938
R&B singer Bobby Hebb is born in Nashville. Best known for the 1966 hit "Sunny," his 1958 recording of "Night Train To Memphis" will rank among the 500 greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Sep 17, 1938
The Delmore Brothers make their final Grand Ole Opry appearance as members, performing "What Would You Give In Exchange?" at the Dixie Tabernacle in Nashville
Oct 15, 1938
Sarie & Sally return to work as a duo on the Grand Ole Opry at the Dixie Tabernacle in Nashville. Margaret "Sally" Waters' illness had forced Edna "Sarie" Umesetter to perform as a solo comedienne for the previous three months
Nov 12, 1938
Francis Craig writes the Vanderbilt fight song, "Dynamite," three days before a football game against Tennessee. Craig goes on to write the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes a country hit in 1977 for George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Jan 7, 1939
The blackface comedy duo Jamup & Honey debuts on the Grand Ole Opry
Jan 14, 1939
Comedy duo Sarie & Sally and the trio The Dixieliners, including Sam and Kirk McGee, perform on the Grand Ole Opry for the last time at the Dixie Tabernacle on Fatherland Drive in Nashville
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