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  • Sep 29, 1895
    Clarence Ashley is born in Bristol, Virginia. The mountain singer becomes an early recording artist, and the Country Foundation cites his "The Coo-Coo Bird" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 23, 1901
    Banjo player Coble "Dock" Walsh is born in Wilkes County, North Carolina. As a member of The Carolina Tar Heels, he plays on two songs--"Peg And Awl" and "Got The Farm Land Blues"--on the Smithsonian's "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Jan 10, 1905
    Guitarist, whistler and harmonica player Garley Foster is born in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He joins The Carolina Tar Heels, appearing with the stringband on a pair of songs on the Smithsonian's "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Feb 19, 1927
    The Carolina Tar Heels hold their first recording session in Atlanta
    Oct 14, 1928
    The Carolina Tar Heels, featuring Clarence "Tom" Ashley, record "Peg And Awl" in Atlanta, Georgia. It's among the more than 80 seminal roots recordings featured on the acclaimed 1952 collection "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Nov 19, 1930
    The Carolina Tar Heels record "Got The Farm Land Blues" in Memphis. The song appears on the landmark 1952 album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Dec 28, 1930
    The Carolina Tar Heels' banjo player, Dock Walsh, has a son, Drake Walsh
    Jun 2, 1967
    Clarence "Tom" Ashley dies in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played banjo and guitar as a solo singer and as a member of The Carolina Tar Heels, with his recording of "The Coo-Coo Bird" ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Dec 2, 2005
    The Smithsonian's "Anthology Of American Folk Music" goes gold 53 years after its release. It includes music by The Carolina Tar Heels, The Stoneman Family, Kelly Harrell, Ken Maynard, G.B. Grayson, Uncle Dave Macon, Frank Hutchison and Bascom Lunsford
    Apr 11, 2006
    The Library of Congress adds 50 titles to the National Recording Registry, including two key country-related projects: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" and the 1952 "Anthology Of American Folk Music"

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