March 11, 1969.. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs split up after 25 years

 March 12, 1975… The D-I-V-O-R-C-E of George Jones and Tammy Wynette became final that day. Tammy takes custody of their only child, Tamala, and keeps their home on Franklin Road in Nashville.

 March 13, 1965.. The Statler Brothers record "Flowers On The Wall" at a session originally slated for Johnny Cash, who failed to appear, at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville

 March 14, 1972… California Governor Ronald Reagan pardons Merle Haggard for a 1957 attempted robbery that landed the singer in prison

 March 15 1996… Bill Monroe makes what becomes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry

 March 16, 1974… President Richard Nixon appears at the first performance of the Opry at the new Grand Ole Opry House. Roy Acuff gives Nixon a yo-yo demonstration

 March 17, 1972…. Another in the long list of shows that I wish I could have seen, an outdoors festival in Dripping Springs, Texas, is one of the first to draw hippies and traditional country fans. In the lineup: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Roy Acuff, Buck Owens, Kris Kristofferson, Tex Ritter and Tom T. Hall

 Don’t miss Kiss Country Classics Sunday’s 8am till 12 Noon with me, John Roten, if you have a song you would like to hear or just want to say Howdy, send that email to john@99kisscountry.com