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Jun 27, 1926
Steel player Ivan "Little Roy" Wiggins is born in Nashville. He plays on more than 50 Eddy Arnold hits, including "Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me," "Texarkana Baby" and "Bouquet Of Roses"
Jul 3, 1926
Uncle Jimmy Thompson plays his fiddle on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, marking a return to the show less than two months after he broke his arm
Jul 24, 1926
The Crook Brothers make their first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, then called "The WSM Barn Dance." The group plays the Opry for the next 62 years. Also debuting on the show: Sid Harkreader
Oct 30, 1926
The Binkley Brothers and Theron Hale make their Grand Ole Opry debuts
Nov 28, 1926
Nashville radio station WLAC signs on the air, competing for the city's hillbilly talent with WSM and the Grand Ole Opry
Dec 5, 1926
WSM Radio, the home of the Grand Ole Opry, goes off the air through the end of the year to upgrade its signal, from 1,000 watts to 5,000
Jan 29, 1927
Fiddler George Wilkerson performs on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Later in the year, he brings his string band, The Fruit Jar Drinkers, aboard
Mar 25, 1927
Musician/executive Joe Talbot is born in Nashville. A member of Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch Boys from 1950-1954, he plays steel guitar on "(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I," "The Golden Rocket" and "I'm Moving On," among others
May 7, 1927
Fiddler Paul Warmack debuts on the Grand Ole Opry, months before he introduces his group The Gully Jumpers to the show
Jul 16, 1927
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith makes his first documented appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
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