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    • Nov 11, 1930
    Guitarist Hank Garland is born in Cowpens, South Carolina. As a member of Nashville's "A-Team," he plays on Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go," Elvis Presley's "Little Sister" and Johnny Horton's "The Battle Of New Orleans"
    Nov 11, 1946
    On the day he turns 16, Hank Garland receives a phone call in South Carolina from the Grand Ole Opry's Paul Howard, inviting him to play on the show. Garland wanted to perform earlier, but could not until he was 16 and eligible for the musicians union
    Aug 25, 1949
    Hank Garland records "Sugarfoot Rag"
    Jan 23, 1950
    Decca releases a double-sided Red Foley single: "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" backed with "Sugarfoot Rag," the latter featuring guitarist Hank Garland
    Sep 8, 1961
    "A-Team" guitarist Hank Garland goes into a coma after a car accident near Springfield, Tennessee. Noted for his work with such acts as Elvis Presley, Faron Young and The Everly Brothers, Garland never plays on another recording session
    Nov 2, 1979
    RCA releases Jerry Reed's remake of Hank Garland's "Sugar Foot Rag"
    Sep 26, 1997
    Guitarists Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy, Hank Garland, James Burton and Scotty Moore are inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk
    Dec 27, 2004
    Guitarist Hank Garland dies of a staph infection at Orange Park Medical Center in Florida. The author of "Sugarfoot Rag," the jazz and country musician played on more than 100 hits by Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee and Webb Pierce, among others
    Jan 13, 2005
    Shooting begins in Los Angeles for "Crazy," a movie inspired by former Nashville session guitarist Hank Garland, who died in December. Waylon Payne, the son of Sammi Smith and Willie Nelson guitarist Jody Payne, portrays Garland
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