Passing away at 81 years old, Jim Ed Brown left his mark on Country Music and will definitely be missed.  The Country Music Community showed their support at the gathering in Ryman Auditorium.

Here Is Just A Few Of The Things That Jim Ed Brown Has Done…

Last September, Jim Ed Brown revealed he had been undergoing treatment for lung cancer. Earlier this year, Brown announced he was in remission, but on June 3, his daughter Kim posted on Facebook that her father's cancer had returned — though not in his lungs — and that he had resumed chemotherapy.

One day later, when Mr. Brown's condition appeared unlikely to improve, his friend and fellow country legend Bill Anderson visited Brown in his hospital room to present him with a Country Music Hall of Fame medallion, five months ahead of the official induction ceremony.

James Edward Brown was born April 1, 1934, in Sparkman, Ark.; later, the Brown family of seven would move to Pine Bluff, Ark. Growing up, he'd listen to Opry stars such as Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe, and he would sing with his older sister Maxine and younger sister Bonnie.

In 1954, Brown and Maxine, who had been singing on the radio and performing regionally as a duo, signed a deal with Fabor Records. Their debut single, the lighthearted Looking Back to See, peaked at No. 8 in June that year. The young singers soon became regulars on The Louisiana Hayride and Ozark Jubilee.

In 1955, Bonnie, a teenager then, joined the group. A year later, The Browns' recording of I Take the Chance for their label RCA Victor hit No. 2 on the country charts. One of their best-known songs was I Heard the Bluebirds Sing, a song released in 1957.

The Browns' timeless version of this song would go on to sell more than 1 million records. Subsequent recordings Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) and The Old Lamplighter were also crossover hits; however, the former would be the group's final Top 10 country single.

The Browns were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1963. They would disband four years later when Maxine and Bonnie decided to retire from the trio.

In 1965, Brown began to make solo records for RCA Victor, where he'd remain for the next 16 years. In 1967, he'd release what would become his signature song: the Nat Stuckey-penned Pop a Top, which spent 20 weeks on the charts. He'd go on to release several other successful singles, including Morning (#4, 1970) and Southern Loving (#6, 1973).

During the mid-1970s, Brown, in between hosting multiple seasons of the television program Nashville on the Road, began to record duets with Helen Cornelius. The pair won the 1977 CMA Vocal Duo Award thanks to hits such as the 1976 chart-topper I Don't Want to Have to Marry You and Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye, which reached No. 2. They released their last charting single, Don't Bother to Knock, in 1981.

In late March, it was announced that Brown, along with his two sisters, were going to be officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. At the podium, an emotional Brown began his remarks by telling the audience he was cancer-free. During an interview, he remarked that one of the most meaningful aspects of his induction was that “my family, friends and fans (will) always have a place to go and remember me. I'll be there forever.”

Two weeks ago, Whispering Bill Anderson was told The Browns had asked that he be the Hall of Fame member to induct them into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the ceremony in the fall. Then he got a call Thursday morning saying Brown's induction needed to happen that day. He canceled a doctor's appointment and joined a group of people, including the Country Music Association's chief executive officer Sarah Trahern, in Brown's hospital room to surprise him with his commemorative Hall of Fame medallion.

Brown took his ball cap off and Anderson slipped the medallion over his head, around his neck and laid it on his chest in the hospital room — he was officially a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Jim Ed Brown performs “When The Sun Says Hello To The Mountain” with Bonnie Brown live at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN.

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