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May 15, 1982
Bass player Birch Monroe dies following a heart attack in Owensboro, Kentucky, one day before his 81st birthday. The older brother of Bill Monroe, he appeared on The Blue Grass Boys' 1948 hit "Wicked Path Of Sin"
Oct 22, 1982
Fiddler Bert Layne dies in Kentucky. A member of Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers, he played on the 1926 recording "Bully Of The Town," ranked among country's greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jan 15, 1983
Dolly Parton cancels the remainder of her winter concerts, after receiving death threats in Owensboro, Kentucky
Mar 4, 1983
"Are You Ready For The Country" songwriter Neil Young faints backstage during a break in a concert in Louisville, Kentucky. He cancels the rest of the show--and the rest of a tour
Apr 2, 1983
Dobro player Cliff Carlisle dies in Lexington, Kentucky. He worked as a member of the duo The Carlisles with his younger brother Bill until retiring in 1947, paving the way for Bill to become a hitmaking member of the Grand Ole Opry
Apr 10, 1983
Billy Ray Cyrus and his band, Sly Dog, give their first public performance in Bellafonte, Kentucky, to celebrate the birthday of manager Ken Cravens' wife
Dec 23, 1983
"Drivin' Nails In My Coffin" songwriter Jerry Irby dies in Gray Hawk, Kentucky. As an artist, he scored a pair of hits in 1948: "Cryin' In My Beer" and "Great Long Pistol"
Apr 10, 1984
University of Kentucky trustees approve Bill Monroe as a recipient for an honorary doctorate of letters
Jun 17, 1984
Guy Drake dies at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville, Kentucky. He created controversy with a 1970 single, "Welfare Cadilac," that ridiculed social programs and their beneficiaries
Jun 29, 1984
Naomi Judd attends her 20th high school reunion in Ashland, Kentucky, even as The Judds are enjoying their first major hit, "Mama He's Crazy"
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