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    • Jul 21, 1928
    Bass player Junior Huskey is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His credits include work with Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn
    Nov 7, 1930
    Ruth Randolph is born in Campaign, Tennessee. She marries session bass player Junior Huskey, noted for his work with Bill Anderson, Lynn Anderson and The Everly Brothers. Son Roy Huskey Jr. also becomes a professional bassist
    Aug 11, 1970
    Sonny James is joined by drummer Buddy Harman, bass player Roy "Junior" Huskey and harmonica player Charlie McCoy for overdubs on "Empty Arms" and "Endlessly" at Nashville's Jack Clement Studios
    Aug 12, 1971
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band records "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" at Woodland Sound in Nashville with bass player Junior Huskey and fiddler Vassar Clements as work continues on the landmark three-record album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
    Aug 13, 1971
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band enlists Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements, Norman Blake and Junior Huskey to record at Nashville's Woodland Sound Studio for the album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." They cut "Togary Mountain" and "Honky Tonkin'"
    Aug 14, 1971
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concludes recording for the album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" at Woodland Sound Studio in Nashville with fiddler Vassar Clements and bass player Junior Huskey
    Sep 8, 1971
    Bass player Junior Huskey dies of a heart attack in Nashville. His credits include work with The Everly Brothers, George Jones, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn
    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
    Feb 29, 2008
    Ruth Huskey dies in Nashville. She was the widow of bass player Junior Huskey--who played on hits by Loretta Lynn, Waylon Jennings and Sonny James--and the mother of session musician Roy Huskey Jr.
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