HISTORY TIMELINE
1982 - Gunsmoke originated
1985 - 45 RPM recording - two original songs
1987 - 89 - Hunter Mtn. County Music Festival - Sharing the stage with Waylon Jennings, Conway Twitty,
Dottie West, Chet Atkins, Charlie Pride, Carl Perkins, and other great country music greats
1988 - Recording of "Gunsmoke," a ten song cassette album
1990 - TV appearances on "The Exchange"
1992 - Band photograph included in prestigious "Country Music Magazine"
1992 - Performance for President Bush during campaign election
1993 - Durham Fair - Sharing the stage with Patty Loveless & Baillie and the Boys
1993 - NY Metro Band of the Year
1994 - Performing with Hank Williams Jr. at the Ives Center in Danbury
1994 - Durham Fair - Performing with Hal Ketchem and Jerry Reed
1994 - Performance for former President Bush
1994 - NY Metro Band of the Year
1995 - NY Metro Band of the Year
1995 - Recording and release of "Still Singin!" a twelve song CD
1996 - NY Metro Band of the Year
1996 - Performing with Marty Stuart at the Ives Center in Danbury
1997 - Hebron Fair - Performing with with Ray Price
1997 - NY Metro Band of the Year
1998 - Gunsmoke launches website
1998 - Recording and release of "Tradition" a twelve song CD
1998 - NY Metro Band of the Year
1999 - Gunsmoke website is unveiled
1999 - Berlin Fair - Performing with the Great Hank Thompson as his back up band the Brozos Valley Boys
2002 - Performance for President George Bush Jr
2004 - Recording and release of "Road to Nashville" a ten song CD recorded in Nashville TN.
2004 - Performing on the World Famous Ernest Tubb's Midnite Jamboree, in Nashville, TN
2005 - Preform with Nashville Steel guitar legends in concert.
2006 - Release of "Lookin' Back" CD recorded in Nashville.
2007 - Preform with Nashville star Daryle Singletary
2007 - Performing on the World Famous Ernest Tubb's Midnite Jamboree, in Nashville, TN
2008 - Release of "Gunsmoke in Music City" CD recorded in Nashville
2008 - Redisigned web site goes online
2010 - Gunsmoke receives honor of being inducted into the new Country Music & dance Hall of Fame in a
ceremony in Mt. Kisco, NY. Gunsmoke was honored to go in with friends Pete Chiola and Dean Taylor.
2010 - Gunsmoke is proud to announce they have formed a relationship with St. Jude's hospital. The facility
located in Memphis TN is a place where cutting-edge research and revolutionary discoveries have
completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. The
benifit concerts will be titled "Music for Hope."
2011 - Nick DeMaio Sr. inducted into the Connecticut Country Music Association Hall of Fame.
2011 - Gunsmoke inducted into the Connecticut Country Music Association Hall of Fame.
2011 - Gunsmoke celebrates 25 years together
2011 - Gunsmoke receives citation from the State of CT for 25 years of performing
2012 - Gunsmoke continues their relationship with St. Jude's hospital and at the close of 2012 have raised over $8,000.
2012 -Gunsmoke preformed at the Norwalk Concert hall March 4th in Norwalk, CT
2012 - Gunsmoke headlined a show at Music Mountain in Falls Village, CT
2013 - Gunsmoke performed in Nashville on The Shotgun Red Variety Show on the RFD network
2014 - Gunsmoke is featured on the front page of Western Swing Monthly's August 2014 Issue
2015 - Nick DeMaio Sr. The Ambassador of Country Music passes away in December
2016 - Tribute concert for the Ambassador in March
2016 - Release of the Ambassador's final CD recording - "You're the Best Thing"
2016 - Gunsmoke preforms with Nashville steel guitarist Buck Reid at the Pedal Steel Guitar concert
2017 - Gunsmoke preforms with Nashville steel guitarist Buck Reid and Lucky Oceans at the Pedal Steel Guitar concert
2018 - Gunsmoke forms relationship with Grand Ole Opry and establishes a weekly residency in Times Square in NYC at Opry City Stage
2018 - Gunsmoke preforms with Steel guitarist Joe Wright, Lucky Oceans, Eddy Dunlap at the Pedal Steel Guitar concert
2018 - Gunsmoke hosts a Music for Hope event "A Country Christmas" to benefit St. Jude research hospital
2018 - Gunsmoke releases event CD at the Music for Hope event to benefit St. Jude research hospital