Music is a gift to all who hear and several weeks back, the residents at the Oak Ridge Assisted Living Facility received a treat from a veteran group of musicians – the Country Music Makers. The group features bluegrassstyle music, hymns, gospel and as their name implies, mid-20th-century country music. The group entertains Oak Ridge residents nearly every month and also performs at many other nursing/assisted living facilities in between. Guitarist David Simmons leads the band through song sets at each performance. Simmons sets up the equipment and serves as MC. Each band member takes a turn singing a solo while the rest play along. The band’s vast repertoire includes songs like “Wabash Cannonball,” “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In” and “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?” The elderly residents say they thoroughly enjoy hearing songs from their era, when they were young. Playing for those in the facilities achieves the main goal of the Country Music Makers. “We truly enjoy…