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  • Feb 1, 1922
    Steel guitarist Doyle Turner is born. Along with his wife, Bernice, he plays for nearly two years in the 1940s as a member of Hank Williams' band. Son Robby Turner will appear on hits by Jamey Johnson, Gary Allan and Travis Tritt, among others
    Jan 13, 1927
    Guitarist Bernice Hilburn is born in Black Rock, Arkansas. She and husband Doyle Turner play in Hank Williams' band for nearly two years in the '40s. Their son, steel guitarist Robby Turner, plays on hits by Travis Tritt, Gary Allan and Chely Wright
    Aug 3, 1991
    Steel guitarist Doyle Turner, who played in Hank Williams' band for two years in the mid-'40s, dies in Panama City, Florida. His son, steel player Robby Turner, will appear on hits by Mark Chesnutt, A Thousand Horses, Travis Tritt and Gary Allan
    Nov 6, 1999
    Waylon Jennings visits the Tennessee home of steel guitarist Robby Turner in the first of three sessions that yield the basic tracks to his final album, finished and released a decade after Jennings' death
    Oct 28, 2005
    Jessi Colter performs in Franklin, Tennessee, with the Waymore Blues Band, her first time to sing with her late husband's musicians since his death. The band includes Richie Albright, Robby Turner and Barny and Carter Robertson, among others
    Aug 22, 2011
    Connie Smith begins a run of artist-in-residence shows at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, employing three steel guitarists during the first night: Weldon Myrick, Robby Turner and band member Gary Carter. Smith sings "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)," "You And Your Sweet Love" and "Once A Day"
    Dec 31, 2019
    Steel guitarist Robby Turner suffers multiple fractures in a car accident on Briley Parkway in Nashville. Turner has played on hits by Chris Stapleton, Travis Tritt, Jamey Johnson and Gary Allan
    Feb 26, 2020
    Chris Stapleton and Jamey Johnson headline a benefit at Nashville's 3rd & Lindsley for steel guitarist Robby Turner, who was severely injured in a December 31 car accident. Also performing are Jessi Colter, Mo Pitney, James Otto, Jim "Moose" Brown and Heidi Newfield

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