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    • Jun 26, 1950
    Columbia releases The Chuck Wagon Gang's "I'll Fly Away," recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts among the 365 greatest Songs of the Century
    Sep 5, 1955
    David "Dad" Carter takes part in his final recording session as a member of The Chuck Wagon Gang at the Jim Beck Studio in Dallas
    Apr 28, 1963
    David "Dad" Carter dies in Oklahoma City. He founded the Southern gospel group The Chuck Wagon Gang, whose "After The Sunrise" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jun 7, 1966
    The Chuck Wagon Gang takes part in the first gospel concert staged at Carnegie Hall in New York
    Oct 3, 1967
    Chuck Wagon Gang guitarist Howard Gordon, the husband of the group's Anna Carter, dies of a heart attack after taping "The Wilburn Brothers Show" in Nashville. A former member of the Light Crust Doughboys, he'd played with the Chuck Wagon Gang since 1951
    Jan 30, 1971
    Ernest "Jim" Carter, the original guitarist with The Chuck Wagon Gang, dies of a kidney ailment in Fort Worth. The band's version of "I'll Fly Away" is recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts among the 365 greatest Songs Of The Century
    Sep 23, 1975
    The Chuck Wagon Gang holds its final Columbia session in Nashville, just seven months short of its 40-year anniversary with the label
    Apr 1, 1984
    Carrie Carter dies in Fort Worth, Texas. Her late husband, David "Dad" Carter, was the founder of The Chuck Wagon Gang, a country-gospel family act that featured their children Anna, Rose and Jim Carter
    Apr 3, 1985
    Chuck Wagon Gang founder David "Dad" Carter is inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in Nashville
    May 13, 1997
    Rose Carter dies in Azle, Texas. She was a longtime member of the family gospel group The Chuck Wagon Gang, whose "After The Sunrise" will be named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
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