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    • Dec 26, 1911
    Dobro player Beecher Kirby is born in Sevier County, Tennessee. Under the name Bashful Brother Oswald, he becomes a key member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, eventually joining the Grand Ole Opry as a solo act in 1995
    Dec 10, 1926
    Euneta Paskel is born in Cookeville, Tennessee. As an adult, she marries Bashful Brother Oswald, a member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    Apr 4, 1936
    Smoky Mountain Boy Bashful Brother Oswald and his first wife, Lola, are married
    Jan 4, 1939
    Following the departure of Dobro player Cousin Jody, Roy Acuff sends a telegram to Knoxville, enlisting Bashful Brother Oswald to take the role. Acuff also summons comedian Jake Tindell and guitarist Lonnie Wilson to join his Smoky Mountain Boys
    Jun 30, 1970
    Roy Acuff oversees groundbreaking at Opryland. After Acuff blows a whistle, Bashful Brother Oswald splits the turf with a plow pulled by a pair of mules
    Aug 10, 1971
    Roy Acuff, Bashful Brother Oswald, Jimmy Martin and Earl Scruggs record with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for the album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" at Nashville's Woodland Sound Studio. The group tackles "I Saw The Light," "Wreck On The Highway" and "Wabash Cannonball"
    Oct 2, 1972
    United Artists releases The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." The project features Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Vassar Clements, Junior Huskey, Norman Blake and Bashful Brother Oswald
    May 25, 1973
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band earns its first gold album from the RIAA, for "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." The two-record set features guests Maybelle Carter, Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Vassar Clements, Norman Blake, Junior Huskey and Bashful Brother Oswald
    Jul 8, 1981
    Less than a month after the death of Roy Acuff's wife, Lola Oswald, the wife of Smoky Mountain Boy Bashful Brother Oswald, dies in Nashville
    May 15, 1983
    Bashful Brother Oswald marries Euneta Orene Adams at the former home of the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Roy Acuff sings "Tied Down," and Bill Carlisle performs "Too Old To Cut The Mustard"
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