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90 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to This Physician and String Band Leader Who Helped Launch Country Music’s Most Sacred Institution

90 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to This Physician and String Band Leader Who Helped Launch Country Music’s Most Sacred Institution

Posted on June 12, 2026 at 11:54 am by Milltown Radio



90 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to This Physician and String Band Leader Who Helped Launch Country Music’s Most Sacred InstitutionHumphrey Bate, a Tennessee physician and early Grand Ole Opry star, died on June 12, 1936, at age 61 in Castalian Springs, Tennessee.

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