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Mar 9, 1925Ralph Sloan is born in Wilson County, Tennessee. He forms a clog-dancing group, The Tennessee Travelers, who join the Grand Ole Opry in 1952. Following his death in 1980, Sloan's brother takes over the act, re-naming it The Melvin Sloan DancersMar 27, 1940Melvin Sloan is born in Wilson County, Tennessee. After the death of his brother Ralph Sloan in 1980, he takes over his sibling's clog-dancing troupe and renames it The Melvin Sloan Dancers, keeping the act in the Grand Ole Opry castMar 12, 1980Ralph Sloan dies at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee. In 1952, he brought a group of clog dancers, The Tennessee Travelers, to the Grand Ole Opry. After his death, his brother takes over the group, renaming it The Melvin Sloan DancersJun 4, 1988Herman Crook, of The Crook Brothers, makes what proves to be his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, as the Melvin Sloan Dancers clog to the Crooks' performance of "Sally Goodin"Jul 6, 2002Melvin Sloan performs for the last time on the Grand Ole Opry with his troupe, The Melvin Sloan Dancers
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