Will the Circle Be Unbroken

…music with such albums as Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1972), performed with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. In 1962 Acuff was elected the first living member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

… on the breakthrough crossover album Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1973), the title of which comes from the Carter Family’s 1935 hit “Can the Circle Be Unbroken.” In March 1974, after the Grand Ole Opry’s last broadcast at the storied Ryman Auditorium (before debuting at a new venue in Nashville),…

…on the groundbreaking crossover album Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1972). In performance Watson was often accompanied by his father-in-law, and he performed for many years with his son, Merle, on rhythm guitar. After his son’s death in a tractor accident in 1985, Watson continued to tour and record, sometimes…