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Jul 19, 1973
The funeral of Clarence White, formerly of The Byrds, is attended by more than 100 people, including ex-bandmate Chris Hillman. At the gravesite, Gram Parsons and Bernie Leadon sing an impromptu version of "Farther Along"
Sep 16, 1973
Bill Monroe unveils a headstone for his late relative, Pendleton Vandiver, the subject of his classic "Uncle Pen," in Rosine, Kentucky. Vandiver had died 41 years earlier
Sep 17, 1973
On the day her late husband would have turned 50, Audrey Williams sends 20 dozen roses to Hank Williams' grave in Montgomery, Alabama
Sep 20, 1973
A day after Gram Parsons died, his body is stolen during transfer at the Los Angeles International Airport, then taken to Joshua Tree, where it is burned, in accordance with his request. Road manager Phil Kaufman is among two charged with the crime
Jan 6, 1974
Tex Ritter is buried at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches, Texas. In attendance are Tom T. Hall, Ralph Emery and Johnny Bond
Jun 11, 1975
A marker is placed at the gravesite of pioneering Grand Ole Opry artist Uncle Jimmy Thompson in Tennessee
Aug 29, 1977
Three men attempt to steal Elvis Presley's casket from the Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis to prove it's empty
Sep 7, 1977
Elvis Presley's family asks the city of Memphis for permission to move his body from the Forest Hill Cemetery to Graceland
Oct 2, 1977
Elvis Presley's remains are moved to Graceland's Meditation Gardens more than a month after three men attempted to rob his grave
Oct 25, 1977
Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant is interred at the Jacksonville Memory Gardens in Florida, while Merle Haggard's "I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am" plays in the background
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