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    • Feb 20, 1982
    Jimmy Dean and The Wilburn Brothers are guests on TV's "Hee Haw"
    Oct 2, 1982
    Doyle Wilburn, of The Wilburn Brothers, performs for the last time on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
    Oct 16, 1982
    Singer/songwriter Doyle Wilburn dies in Nashville. Along with younger sibling Teddy, The Wilburn Brothers were longtime members of the Grand Ole Opry and recorded for Decca Records, where they mounted nearly 15 hits from 1954-1966
    Jan 14, 1985
    Katie Maple Wilburn, mother of The Wilburn Brothers, dies at age 80 in Franklin, Tennessee, after an extended illness. Teddy and Doyle Wilburn had often closed their Grand Ole Opry performances by simply saying, "Good night, Mom"
    Sep 2, 1990
    Lester Wilburn dies of a heart attack in Nashville. He performed as a member of The Wilburn Brothers during the late-1940s, though the act eventually included only his siblings Doyle and Teddy
    Nov 24, 2003
    Singer/songwriter Teddy Wilburn dies of congestive heart failure at Nashville's Southern Hills Medical Center. As a member of The Wilburn Brothers, he was part of a hitmaking duo, a syndicated country TV show and a publishing house that represented Loretta Lynn
    Oct 5, 2004
    The Tennessean reports Loretta Lynn has filed suit in Nashville to regain ownership of more than 100 songs from Sure-Fire Music, including "Coal Miner's Daughter" and "You Ain't Woman Enough." The original Sure-Fire owners, Doyle and Teddy Wilburn, have died, and the contract allows her to terminate if ownership changes
    Dec 11, 2004
    A 1964 Cadillac owned by the late Teddy Wilburn sells for $1,000 during an estate auction in Nashville
    Jan 15, 2005
    Leslie Wilburn, an original member of The Wilburn Family, dies at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee. Younger siblings Doyle and Teddy survived the group's dissolution after World War II to become The Wilburn Brothers
    May 26, 2007
    A new sign is dedicated at the outskirts of a small town in America's heartland: "Hardy Arkansas, The Proud Hometown Of Teddy & Doyle, The Wilburn Brothers"
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