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    • Dec 15, 1978
    Bob Luman makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
    Dec 27, 1978
    Bob Luman dies in Nashville from pneumonia. He developed a career that teetered between country and rockabilly, earning five hits from 1960-1974, topped by "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers." He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1965
    Dec 30, 1978
    Johnny Cash sings at the funeral for Bob Luman, while Ralph Emery delivers the eulogy at Alexander Funeral Home in Gallatin, Tennessee
    Jun 6, 1979
    T.G. Sheppard, Margo Smith, Johnny Paycheck, Jim & Jesse and Mary K. Miller are inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame's Walkway Of Stars. Also honored are Moon Mullican, Lefty Frizzell, Bob Luman, Elton Britt, Roy Acuff Jr. and members of the Smoky Mountain Boys
    Dec 16, 1988
    The Dustin Hoffman/Tom Cruise movie "Rain Man" opens. Music in the picture includes Kathy Mattea's "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" and Bob Luman's "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Bob Luman's "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" and Billie Jo Spears' "Blanket On The Ground" are among the 1970s hits on the list
    Aug 2, 2007
    Barbara Luman, the widow of late Grand Ole Opry member Bob Luman, dies
    Aug 18, 2007
    Johnny Rodriguez, Red Steagall and Bob Luman are added to the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage
    Apr 15, 2016
    Nacogdoches, Texas, celebrates Bob Luman Day while a section of Highway 21 is renamed the Bob Luman Memorial Highway
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