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| Chronological Index |
| Name | Instruments | Date First Hired |
| Davis, Cleo | guitar, mandolin | 8/1938 |
| Wooten, Art | fiddle | 1939 |
| Millard, Tommy | jug, bones, spoons | 1/1939 |
| Garren, Amos | bass | 4/1939 |
| Magness, Tommy | fiddle | 1940 |
| Wesbrooks, Bill "Cousin Wilbur" | bass | 7/1940 |
| Moody, Clyde | guitar, mandolin | 9/6/1940 |
| Pyle, Pete | guitar | 1941 |
| Forrester, Howard "Howdy" | fiddle | 6/1942 |
| Akeman, David "Stringbean" | banjo | 7/1942 |
| Story, Carl | fiddle | 10/1942 |
| Ethridge, Floyd | fiddle | 1943 |
| Forrester, Wilene "Sally Ann" | accordion | 1943 |
| Wise, Chubby | fiddle, guitar | 3/1943 |
| Bradshaw, Curley | harmonica, guitar | 1944 |
| Watts, Howard "Cedric Rainwater" | bass | 1944 |
| Andrews, Jim | tenor banjo | 1945 |
| Boyett, Andy "Bijou" | bass, guitar | 1945 |
| Monroe, Birch | bass, fiddle | 1945 |
| Shumate, Jim | fiddle | 1945 |
| Willis, Tex | guitar | 1/1945 |
| Flatt, Lester | guitar | 3/1945 |
| Forrester, Joe | bass | 12/1945 |
| Scruggs, Earl | banjo | 12/1945 |
| Stripling, Chick | bass | 1947 |
| Price, Joel | bass | 2/1947 |
| Phelps, Jackie | guitar, banjo, bass, steel guitar | 1948 |
| Thompson, Jack | bass | 1948 |
| Wright, Doyle | guitar | 1948 |
| Martin, Benny | fiddle | 1/1948 |
| Eanes, Jim | guitar | 3/1948 |
| Reno, Don | banjo, guitar | 3/1948 |
| Carger, Mack | bass | 1949 |
| Christian, Gene | fiddle, bass | 1949 |
| Clements, Vassar | fiddle, bass | 1949 |
| Lyle, Rudy | banjo | 1949 |
| Wiseman, Mac | guitar | 4/1949 |
| Martin, Jimmy | guitar | 12/1949 |
| Richardson, Larry | banjo | 1950 |
| Taylor, Merle "Red" | fiddle | 1950 |
| Daniels, Vic | guitar | 1951 |
| Drumright, Joe | banjo | 1951 |
| Shehan, Oscar "Shorty" | bass, fiddle | 1951 |
| Terry, Gordon | fiddle, guitar | 1951 |
| Salyers, South | guitar | 6/1951 |
| Stanley, Carter | guitar | 7/1951 |
| Bowers, James Gar | banjo | 8/1951 |
| Clark, Manuel "Old Joe" | comedy | 8/1951 |
| Mayfield, Edd | guitar | 10/1951 |
| Cline, Charlie | fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin | 1952 |
| Osborne, Roland "Sonny" | banjo | 7/1952 |
| Smoak, Jim | banjo | 10/1952 |
| Mauldin, Bessie Lee | bass | 1953 |
| Sandy, Leslie | bass, guitar | 1953 |
| White, L.E. | fiddle | 1953 |
| Atkins, Bobby | banjo | 1954 |
| Brock, Carlos | guitar | 1954 |
| Crase, Noah | banjo | 1954 |
| Hicks, Bobby | fiddle, banjo, bass, mandolin | 1954 |
| Perry, Jack | banjo | 1954 |
| Price, Bill | guitar | 1954 |
| Youngblood, Jack | fiddle | 1954 |
| Stuart, Joe | fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass, mandolin | 8/18/1955 |
| Terry, Arnold | guitar | 12/1955 |
| Saylor, Lucky | guitar | 1956 |
| Smith, Roger | banjo, fiddle | 1956 |
| Green, Yates | guitar | 3/1956 |
| Tate, Clarence "Tater" | bass, fiddle | 9/1956 |
| Baker, Kenny | fiddle | 1957 |
| Duncan, Bill | guitar | 1957 |
| Elrod, Jimmy | bass, guitar, banjo | 1957 |
| Johnson, Enos | guitar | 1957 |
| Meadows, Joe | fiddle | 1957 |
| Stover, Don | banjo | 1957 |
| Vanover, Carl | guitar | 1957 |
| Graves, Ernest | guitar | 7/1957 |
| Cooke, Jack | guitar, bass | 1958 |
| Gately, Connie | guitar | 1958 |
| Johnson, Bob | banjo | 1958 |
| Pennington, Robert Lee "Buddy" | banjo | 1958 |
| Smith, Charlie | fiddle | 1958 |
| Snead, Earl | banjo | 1/1958 |
| Adcock, Eddie | banjo | 4/1958 |
| Potter, Dale | fiddle | 1959 |
| Buchanan, Frank | guitar | 1960 |
| Church, Porter | guitar, banjo | 1960 |
| McPeake, Curtis | banjo | 1960 |
| Ellis, Tony | banjo, bass, guitar | 1/1960 |
| Smith, Bobby | guitar | 11/1960 |
| Baker, Billy | fiddle | 1961 |
| Maynard, Jimmy | guitar | 1961 |
| Spicher, Buddy | fiddle | 1961 |
| Williams, Benny | fiddle, guitar | 1961 |
| Stanley, Harold "Red" | fiddle | 1962 |
| Deese, David | banjo | 7/1962 |
| Hoppers, Lonnie | banjo, guitar | 9/1962 |
| McCoury, Del | guitar, banjo | 2/1963 |
| Keith, Bill "Brad" | banjo | 3/1963 |
| Arkin, Steve | banjo | 1964 |
| Lineberger, Don | banjo | 1964 |
| Monroe, James | guitar, bass | 1964 |
| Rothman, Sandy | guitar, banjo | 6/1964 |
| Rowan, Peter | guitar | 10/1964 |
| Lowinger, Gene | fiddle | 6/5/1965 |
| Grier, Lamar | banjo | 9/1965 |
| Greene, Richard | fiddle | 2/1966 |
| Berline, Byron | fiddle | 3/1967 |
| Blackwell, Curtis | guitar | 3/1967 |
| Green, Doug | bass, guitar | 4/1967 |
| White, Roland | guitar | 5/21/1967 |
| Robins, Butch | banjo | 6/1967 |
| Jordan, Vic | banjo | 7/27/1967 |
| Yarbrough, Rual | banjo | 3/24/1969 |
| Yates, Bill | bass | 7/1969 |
| Payne, Skip | bass | 2/1970 |
| Harris, R.C. | banjo | 1/1971 |
| Hicks, Jack | banjo | 4/1971 |
| Stewart, Travis | guitar, bass | 5/1971 |
| Jones, Dan | guitar | 6/1971 |
| Hutchens, Doug | bass, banjo | 6/26/1971 |
| Fields, Monroe | bass | 9/1971 |
| Fowler, Bob | guitar | 1973 |
| Stevenson, Guy | bass | 3/1973 |
| Box, Bill | guitar | 7/1973 |
| Kennedy, Gregg | bass | 7/19/1973 |
| Pedigo, Ben | banjo | 9/18/1973 |
| Moratto, Jim | banjo | 12/13/1973 |
| Dillman, Dwight | banjo | 1974 |
| Davis, Randy | bass | 7/1974 |
| Lewis, Ralph | guitar | 7/4/1974 |
| Black, Bob | banjo | 9/20/1974 |
| Jones, Bob | guitar | 2/1976 |
| Lewis, Wayne | guitar | 5/1976 |
| Holden, Bill | banjo, guitar | 9/1976 |
| Beasley, Larry | banjo | 3/1977 |
| Hembree, Mark | bass | 7/16/1979 |
| Williams, Blake | banjo | 7/1981 |
| Stamper, Art | fiddle | 1984 |
| Duncan, Glen | fiddle | 1985 |
| Morris, Dale | fiddle | 1/1985 |
| Montgomery, Johnny | bass | 1986 |
| Ewing, Tom | guitar | 5/18/1986 |
| Squires, Mark | fiddle | 9/1986 |
| Foster, Billy Joe | fiddle | 12/1986 |
| Feagan, Mike | fiddle | 1987 |
| Jerrolds, Wayne | fiddle | 12/1988 |
| Baugus, Scottie | guitar | 1/1989 |
| Rose, Billy | bass | 4/1989 |
| Campbell, Jimmy | fiddle | 1990 |
| Cupp, Dana | banjo | 1991 |
| Bowlin, Robert | fiddle | 1/1993 |
| Sykes, Ernie | bass | 1996 |