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Jan 19, 1919Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan, of Lonzo & Oscar, is born in Edmonton, Kentucky. The comic duo joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1947, a year before gaining a novelty hit with "I'm My Own Grandpa." Sullivan also plays on more than 15 of Eddy Arnold's hitsOct 9, 1959Rollin Sullivan, of the comedy duo Lonzo & Oscar, loses his wife, Ruth Sullivan, and brother, Phil Sullivan, when another driver drifts into their lane on U.S. Highway 30 in Wyoming, and hits their car head-on. Rollin Sullivan, who was sleeping in the backseat, enters Evanston Memorial Hospital with serious injuriesJun 24, 1961Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan, of Lonzo & Oscar, marries Geneva BusbySep 7, 2012Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan dies in a Nashville hospice. He was one-half of the Grand Ole Opry comedy act Lonzo & Oscar, which earned a novelty hit in 1947 with "I'm My Own Grandpa." Sullivan also played mandolin on 15 Eddy Arnold hits
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