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Jun 3, 1948Bass player Frederick LaBour is born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He performs under the stage name Too Slim for Riders In The Sky, whose preservation of western music helps them become members of the Grand Ole Opry in 1982Oct 14, 1969A story in the University of Michigan's newspaper reports on the underground myth that Paul McCartney is dead, propelling the rumor to greater prominence. The story's author will become a founding member of Riders In The Sky: Fred "Too Slim" LaBourFeb 24, 1998Some 1,200 attend a public memorial for Grandpa Jones at the Grand Ole Opry House. In attendance: Ray Stevens, George Jones, Roni Stoneman, Riders In The Sky's Fred "Too Slim" LaBour, Bill Carlisle, Ralph Emery, Carl Smith and Steve Wariner, among othersDec 21, 1998Riders In The Sky's Fred "Too Slim" LaBour, and his wife Roberta, have a son, George Harold LaBour, at Nashville's Baptist Hospital
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