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    • Nov 28, 1925
    "The WSM Barn Dance" begins broadcasting in Nashville, with a one-hour performance by Uncle Jimmy Thompson. It's later renamed the Grand Ole Opry. Thompson's first-night songs include "When You And I Were Young Maggie"
    Jul 3, 1926
    Uncle Jimmy Thompson plays his fiddle on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, marking a return to the show less than two months after he broke his arm
    Nov 1, 1926
    Uncle Jimmy Thompson, one of the early stars of the Grand Ole Opry, holds his first recording session, in Atlanta
    Jan 20, 1927
    Columbia releases the first single by Grand Ole Opry star Uncle Jimmy Thompson, "Karo" backed with "Billy Wilson"
    Dec 29, 1928
    Uncle Jimmy Thompson, the first person to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, makes his final appearance on the show, just three years after its debut
    Apr 5, 1930
    Uncle Jimmy Thompson records "Uncle Jimmy's Favorite Fiddling Pieces" in Knoxville, Tennessee. The recording is used in the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
    Feb 17, 1931
    Uncle Jimmy Thompson dies of pneumonia in his home outside of Nashville. The fiddle player was the first musician to perform on what became the Grand Ole Opry
    Jun 11, 1975
    A marker is placed at the gravesite of pioneering Grand Ole Opry artist Uncle Jimmy Thompson in Tennessee
    Oct 27, 2007
    GAC's "Grand Ole Opry Live" debuts a new theme song, "From Uncle Jimmy To Justin," written by Brad Paisley. The title is a nod to the first Opry performer, Uncle Jimmy Thompson, and to Paisley's fiddler, Justin Williamson
    Sep 15, 2019
    The men from "U.N.C.L.E.": The inaugural episode of PBS' "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns" features Uncle Dave Macon's "Take Me Back To That Old Carolina Home" and "I'll Tickle Nancy," plus Uncle Jimmy Thompson's "Uncle Jimmy's Favorite Fiddling Pieces"
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