ABBREVIATIONS
ACM:
Academy Of Country Music
ASCAP: American
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
BMI: Broadcast
Music Incorporated--collects and disperses royalties
circa (ca) Approximate date
CMDJHF: Country Music D. J. Hall
Of Fame
CCMA: Canadian
Country Music Association
CCMAHF: Canadian Country Music
Assoc. Hall of Fame
CMA:
Country Music Association
CMDJHF: Country
Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame
CMF: Country Music Foundation
CMHF:
Country Music Hall of Fame
CMT: Country Music
Television
CRB: Country Radio
Broadcasters
CWM: Country Weekly Magazine
GAC: Great American Country
cable TV home of the Grand Ole Opry
IBMA: International Bluegrass
Music Association
IBMAHF: International Bluegrass
Music Association Hall of Fame
IFCO: International Fan Club
Organization (Nashville based)
NARAS: Music Industry group that
presents the Grammy Awards
NSF: Nashville Songwriters
Foundation
NSAI: Nashville Songwriters
Association International
NSHF:
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
RHOF: Rockabilly
Hall of Fame
RIAA: Recording Industry
Association of America
R.O.P.E: Reunion of Professional
Entertainers
R&RHF: Rock & Roll Hall
of Fame
SGHF Steel Guitar Hall of
Fame
SGMA: Southern Gospel Music
Association
Texas CMHF: Texas Country Music Hall of
Fame
WSM: 650 WSM-AM Radio, home
of the Grand Ole Opry
“January”
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1909 - Frank Delaney Kettering 1909~1973,
of the “The Hoosier Hot Shots,” was born in Monmouth, Illinois.
1924 - Esco Hankins 1924~1990, singer,
songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist born in Union Country, Tennessee.
Esco was often referred to as a Roy Acuff sound-alike.
1928 - Ernie Chaffin 1928~1997, Sun
Records rockabilly artist, born in Water Valley, Mississippi.
1936 - Benny Barnes
1936~1987, Star Day recording artist, born in Beaumont, Texas.
1939 - Three members of Roy Acuff’s
Smokey Mountain Boys, quit the band today. They were replaced, before the
following weekend’s appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Jake Tindell, Lonnie Wilson,
and Beecher “Pete” Kirby, who we now know as “Bashful Brother
Oswald,” were the new members.
1950 - Jim Wolverton 1895~1950, banjo
player for the Leake County Revelers died
on his 55th birthday. The Revelers were one of Mississippi's most
popular string bands in the 1920's.
1951 - R.C. Coin BMG
recording artist was born Richard
Carey Coin
in San Antonio, Texas.
1953 - Hank Williams
1923~1953, age 29, died today, or yesterday in the back seat of his baby blue
1952 Cadillac convertible. Hank was pronounced dead at Oak Hill General
Hospital in Virginia, however, the
exact location, or even the state in which he died is unknown. Hank was
inducted into the CMHF in 1961, the NSHF in 1970, and the R&RHF.
Hank Williams was laid to rest in the Oakwood Annex
Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama. A few years later Hank's children had Audrey's body exhumed, and reburied next to Hank.
1956 - Sun Records released Carl Perkins
self-penned first chart record
“Blue Suede Shoes.” The single went to #1 and remained on the
country charts for 24 weeks. This recording is now a Grammy Hall of Fame song. Johnny Cash
told Carl backstage at a concert that
Blue Suede Shoes would make a great title for a song. Carl
went home and wrote the song before he went to bed.
1957 - Moon
Mullican 1909~1967, died of a heart attack on New Years Day at the age of 57.
He was known as the “King Of The
Hillbilly Piano Players,” and became a member of the Grand Ole
Opry in 1951. It was Hank Williams who first brought Moon to the Opry.
1959 - Elvis Presley
wrecked his car on Germany’s infamous Autobahn. The soldier survived the
crash but his BMW was not so fortunate.
1959 - Johnny Cash
performed for the prisoners at San Quentin for the first time. One of the
prisoners in attendance was Merle Haggard. John
would return to San Quentin in 1963 for another
concert, and in 1969 to record his Columbia album “Johnny Cash
at San Quentin,” and tape a TV documentary.
1960 - Billy Walker
became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He remained a member until the day he
died in a traffic accident while returning to Nashville after a concert date in
Alabama in 2006.
1961 - The Porter
Wagoner TV Show aired their first
broadcast.
1963 - The Johnny Cash
Show returned to San Quentin for another show.
1964 - Hank Williams Jr., age 14, released his version
of his father’s hit “Long Gone
Lonesome Blues,” on the 11th anniversary of his
father’s death. (His mother’s idea and Audrey
even scheduled a concert date for the same day at the venue where his father
was traveling to when he died).
1964 - Future “Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame”
member Tom T. Hall
moved to Nashville
with a guitar, forty-six dollars, and a dream.
1966 - Ralph Emery returned to WSM,
after quitting the station two years earlier. Tex Ritter joined Ralph as co-host of the “Opry Star
Spotlight,” for the next sixteen months.
1967 - Moon Mullican
1909~1967, age 57, “The King Of The
Hillbilly Piano Players” died today in Beaumont, Texas. Moon
became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1951. It was Hank Williams who first brought this very talented man to
the stage of the Opry.
1967 - Buck Owens
was a featured guest at the Rose
Bowl’s Parade of Roses.
1970 - Wanda Jackson made her debut
appearance on Hee Haw.
1970 - Floyd “Salty” Holmes
1909~1970, of “The Prarie Ramblers” died at age 60.
1971 - Tom T. Hall joined
the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. He would quit the Opry in 1974 when the
move was made to the new Opry House at Opryland. Tom
rejoined in the Opry in 1980 after Ernest Tubb
told him he needed to come back where he belonged.
1971 - Dickie McBride 1914~1971, recording artist, guitarist, and Western
Swing bandleader died at the age of 56.
1972 - Charlie Pride’s
RCA Victor single "Kiss An Angel Good
Mornin’" was the #1 country song in America. Hall of Fame
songwriter Ben
Peters wrote the song and it spent
5 weeks at the top of the charts. This was Charlie's
17th country hit on Billboards Country chart.
1974 - The Porter Wagoner TV Show aired their last program.
1992 - Dwight Yoakam fell off the horse
he was riding in the Rose Bowl Parade, after the saddle strap broke. No
injuries were reported, and horse and rider were continuing down a Pasadena
street within minutes of the mishap.
1996 - William Lee Golden
rejoined the Oak Ridge Boys. The group had fired Golden in 1987.
1997 - Townes Van Zandt 1944~1997, age 52,
singer, songwriter, and guitarist died at his home in Mount Juliet, Tennessee,
today of heart failure. Townes
Van Zandt was laid to rest in Dido
Cemetery, Dido, Texas.
2001 - John Jarrad 1953~2001, age 47,
songwriter, died in a Nashville today as the result of respiratory failure. John had suffered for years from diabetes, and was
blind, lost both kidneys and both legs to the disease prior to his death.
2003 - Alabama began their
American Farewell Tour in Las Vegas.
2005 - Jo Dee Messina’s
Curb single “My Give A Damn’s
Busted” hit the Billboard Country chart. Joe
Diffie, Tony
Martin, and Tom Shapiro
wrote the song, and it spent 2 weeks at #1, and a total of 25 weeks on the
chart. This was Jo
Dee's 18th chart
single, and her 6th #1.
2007 - Del Reeves
1933~2007, age 73, died at home in Centerville, Tennessee. Del charted 55
country hits on Billboards Country chart, and was a member of the Grand Ole
Opry for 41 Years.
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1904 - Country Music fan
dancer Sally
Rand, was born Harriet Helen Gould Beck, in Elkton,
Missouri.
1926 - Harold Bradley,
session-guitarist, was born today in Nashville.
Harold was a session
guitar player in Nashville for over fifty years, and is
believed to be the most recorded guitar
player in history. Harold
and Owen Bradley were brothers. Harold is currently the President of the Nashville
Musicians Union.
1936 - Roger Dean Miller
1936~1992, singer, songwriter, guitarist and TV host was born today in Fort
Worth, Texas. Roger worked in Faron Young's
band in 1962 as songwriter, and drummer. His first
chart hit was his self-penned RCA Victor single "You Don't Want My Love" in
1960. Roger was inducted into the NSHF
in 1973 and the CMHF in 1995.
1943 - Dick Feller
singer, songwriter and guitarist born in Bronaugh, Missouri.
1954 - John Barlow Jarvis, songwriter,
pianist, session player, and recording artist born Pasadena, California.
1961 - Buck Owens’
released “Foolin’ Around" b/w "High As The
Mountains” in 1961. This was Buck’s
first #1 record according to Cashbox magazine.
1962 - Buck Owens released
“Nobody’s Fool But Yours,” the single charted the following
month and topped out at #11 on Billboard’s country chart.
1965 - Merle Haggard’s Tally Records single
“My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers,” written by Liz Anderson,
charted today and climbed to #10, remaining on the charts for 22 weeks. This
was Merle's 4th chart hit, and was the song that inspired the name
of Hag’s band, “The Strangers.”
1968 - Capitol Records
released Buck
Owens’ album “It Takes
People Like You To Make People Like Me." The album charted two weeks later
and went to #1. Three singles were released from this album; The title track went to #2 on the Singles
chart. "Where Does The Good Times
Go" went to #1, and "Let
The World Keep On A Turnin'" w/Buddy Alan
topped out at #7.
1970 - Marty Robbins
recorded “My Woman, My Woman, My Wife” in Nashville. Marty wrote
the
song and Bob
Johnston produced the session. The
session players included: Marty Robbins~vocals; Ray
Edenton~guitar; Jack
Pruett~guitar; Charlie
Daniels~guitar; Jerry
Shook~guitar; Pete
Wade~guitar; Bill
Pursell~piano; Norbert
Putnum~bass; Richard Morris~vibes,
mirambas, and bells. The Columbia
single went to #1 on Billboard and became Marty’s 53rd chart
single, and his 14th #1 hit. This record won a Grammy for Best
Country Song of 1970.
1972 - Arthur Lee “Red” Smiley
1925~1972, age 46, guitarist of “Reno & Smiley” (formed 1951)
died from diabetes in 1972.
1974 - Woodward
Maurice ‘Tex’
Ritter 1905~1974, age 68, died in Nashville,
today. Member of the Grand Ole Opry (1965), Tex was inducted into the CMHF in1964,
NSHF in 1971, and the Texas CMHF in 1998. Tex has also been inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame. My friend's dream of
“Hillbilly Heaven,” is now reality.
1979 - Wayne Walker
1925~1979, age 53, Hall of Fame songwriter, died in Nashville. A few examples
of a Wayne Walker penned tune: "Are You Sincere," "All The Time" w/Mel Tillis, "Cut
Across Shorty" w/Marijohn Wilkin, "Leaving On Your Mind,"
"Burning Memories" and many more. A few artists who
recorded Wayne's songs: Eddy Arnold, Ray Price, Patsy Cline, Kitty Wells, Webb Pierce, Carl Smith, Ernest Tubb, George
Strait, Janie Fricke,
Ann Murray,
Jack Greene,
Andy Williams,
Mel Tillis, Elvis, and many more. Wayne's "All The Time" was named Billboards
Song of the Year in 1967, and he was inducted into the NSHF in 1975.
1994 - Faith Hill’s
debut Warner single “Wild
One” went to #1 on the country charts. Pat
Bunch, Jamie
Kyle, and Will Rambeaux
wrote the song, it remained on the chart for 20 weeks, 4 weeks at #1. Faith's
follow-up release "Piece Of My
Heart" also climbed the chart to #1. Bert
Bems and Jerry Ragovoy
wrote the song. Faith was honored by the CMA as their Female Vocalist of the Year in 2000.
2003 - Macey Marie Wills was born to Mark and Kelly Wills.
2004 - Josh Turner’s debut MCA
Nashville album “Long Black Train” was certified Gold by the RIAA.
2006 - Louise Scruggs
1927~2006, age 78, wife and business manager of Earl Scruggs
died at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Louise
was the recipient of the 25th Annual "IFCO Tex Ritter
Award" in 1999. This prestigious award recognizes the recipients for their
contributions to country music, the music community, and fans everywhere.
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1917 - Leon McAuliffe
1917~1988, Western Swing bandleader, and steel guitarist for Bob Wills,
born Houston, Texas.
1936 - Ray Elwood Goins, of the
“Lonesome Pine Fiddlers” born Bramwell,
West Virginia.
1950 - Sam Phillips opened the Sun
Recording studio and label in Memphis.
1957 - Brenda Lee
recorded the Hugh
Ashley penned “One Step at a
Time” for Decca Records. The single became “Little Miss
Dynamite’s” first country
music chart record, topping out at #15. During her career Brenda
charted a total of 35 hits on the country charts.
1959 - Rusty Golden, of “The
Goldens” born in Brewton,
Alabama.
1964 - Naomi Judd and
Michael Ciminella eloped.
1966 - Buck Owens released his
Capitol single “Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line" b/w "In The
Palm Of Your Hand.” Welfare Line charted 19 days later, went to #1 for 7
weeks. Buck Owens,
Don Rich,
and Nat Stuckey wrote the song, it became Buck's 31st chart single. The B side Palm
Of Your Hand charted in February and topped out at #43. Buck
wrote the song.
1969 - Nikki Nelson lead vocals, and
guitarist for “Highway 101,” was born today in San Diego,
California.
1969 - Judy Collins
Elektra album "Wildflowers" was
certified Gold by the RIAA.
1975 - John Denver's RCA single "Back Home Again" was certified
Gold by the RIAA. John wrote the song,
it charted in 1974 and went to #1. This was John's
5th chart single.
1981 - Felton Jarvis
1934~1981, age 46, RCA record producer, died in Nashville, from a stroke.
Jarvis produced Elvis
Presley’s sessions from
1966~1977. Felton
Jarvis was laid to rest in Mount
Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Tennessee.
1985
- Dallas Jones 1889~1985, age 96, of the “Leake County
Revelers” died 1985. The Leake County Revelers were a country music
string band popular in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The members were from
the area of Sebastopol, Mississippi, led by fiddler Will Gilmer, with R O.
Mosley on mandolin and banjo-mandolin, Jim Wolverton
on 5-string banjo, and Dallas Jones on guitar. The band was formed
in 1926.
1985 - John Hiatt released his album
“Warming Up to the Ice Age.”
1987 - Vince Gill, Holly Dunn, Kenny Rogers and Roy Acuff
were the featured guests on Hee Haw.”
1988 - Doc Hopkins
1899~1988, singer, guitarist, banjo, and mandolin player, of the Cumberland Ridge Runners died today at the
age of 87.
1989 - Johnny Cash was released from Baptist
Hospital in Nashville after having bypass surgery.
1991 - Mercury Records
signed Billy
Ray Cyrus
to his first recording contract. Billy’s first
chart hit for the label came the following year with “Achy Breaky
Heart.” Don
Von Tress wrote the song, it
charted in April 1992, went to #1 for five weeks, and remained on the charts
for 20 weeks.
1993 - Rome Johnson
1916~1993, King Records recording artist died at age 77.
1998 - Grandpa Jones suffered a
severe stroke after completing his portion of a Grand Ole Opry Show. When
Grandpa regained consciousness back stage, he looked up at all of the concerned
Opry staff that was surrounding him, as he laid on the floor and said, “Well,
at least it’s good to know I can still draw a crowd.” This would be
his final Opry appearance; Louis
Marshall Jones
died the following month.
2004 - Reba McEntire’s MCA album
“Room to Breathe” was certified Gold by the RIAA.
2007 - Talmadge Tubb 1925 ~ 2007, age 81,
songwriter, recording artist a.k.a. (Billy Talmadge) and nephew of Ernest Tubb
died at Providence Hospital in El Paso, Texas.
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1923 - WBAP Fort Worth, Texas, aired the first radio Barn Dance show.
1936 - Billboard magazine
published its first music chart
based on record sales.
1937 - Lorene Mann singer, songwriter born in
Huntland, Tennessee.
1941 - Don Adams Atlantic
Label recording artist, songwriter, guitarist born Ross County, Ohio.
1945 - Jay Dee Maness,
steel guitarist, born Loma Linda, California.
1953 - Hank Williams’ funeral was held in Montgomery,
Alabama. Police reported 25,000 people were outside the auditorium. Hank was
laid to rest in the Oakwood Annex Cemetery, in Montgomery, Alabama. A few years
after Audrey's death Hank's children
had her body exhumed, and reburied next to Hank.
1954 - Mike Henderson,
multi-instrumentalist, artist, and session player, born in Independence,
Missouri.
1955 - Kathy Forester of the
“Forster Sisters” born Fort
Oglethorpe, Georgia.
1955 - Tennessee Ernie
Ford aired his first daytime TV
variety show.
1957 - Patty Loveless,
was born “Patricia
Lee Ramey,”
in Pikeville, Kentucky. Patty became a
member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1988, and was honored by the CMA as their
Female Vocalist of the Year in 1996.
1965 - CBS purchased the
Fender Guitar Company from Leo Fender, after he became ill.
1966 - Deanna Carter, singer,
songwriter, “Did I Shave My Legs For
This?” was born in Nashville, Tennessee.
1969 - Dolly Parton joined
the Grand Ole Opry.
1969 - George Jones rejoined the Grand
Ole Opry.
1970 - Clayton McMichen
1900~1970, age 69, champion fiddler, bandleader died in Battletown, Kentucky.
1972 - Johnny Cash’s “Super Hits”
album was released.
1972 - Chris and Peggy LeDoux
were married.
1975 - Mac Wiseman, Tony Booth, and Gunilla Hutton
were featured guests on "Hee Haw."
1982 - Annie Lou
Dill 1925~1982, age 56, of “Annie
Lou & Danny Dill”
and former member of the Grand Ole Opry, died in Bradford, Tennessee.
1989 - Buck Owens
released “A-11" b/w "Sweethearts In Heaven.” A-11 charted
3 weeks later however, after 6 weeks on the chart it topped out at #54. I
suppose if George Jones,
Merle Haggard, and Dolly Parton couldn't get air play on the NEW country music
radio, why should Buck
Owens expect to be treated any
better. Our legends have all been trashed by the counterfeit radio stations.
How unfortunate it is that we don't have the names, and address, of every
person who contributed to this tragedy.
1991 - Merle Haggard was
presented the “Award of Merit” at the American Music Awards.
2001 - Eddy Shaver 1962~2000, age 38,
lead guitarist was buried in Waco,
Texas. Eddy
was the much-loved son of Billy
Joe Shaver.
Eddie died on New Years Eve 2000,
after an accidental drug overdose. John Edwin
Shaver was laid to rest in Waco
Memorial Park South, Waco, Texas.
2002 - Tim Buckley, age 47, musician,
songwriter, died in Dallas, Texas.
2003 - Remembering the 50th
anniversary of his death, Hank Williams was honored by the Grand Ole Opry with
a special tribute that featured Hank Jr. and Hank Williams III.
2004 - Jake Hess
1927~2004, age 76, Gospel music legend, died in the hospital in Opelika, Alabama.
Jake has been inducted into the
Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Jake Hess
was laid to rest in Buck Family Cemetery,
Juniper, Georgia.
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1923
- Sam Phillips 1923~2003, founder
of Sun Records born in Florence, Alabama. Inducted
R&RHF 1986.
RHOF and the CMHF 2001.
1923 - Big Bill Lister,
6’ 7” tall, singer, songwriter born Karnes County, Texas.
Hank Williams
Sr. wrote a song,
and put it on a demo for Bill, called
“There’s A Tear In My Beer.” Bill
gave that demo record to Hank Williams Jr. in 1988. With the assistance of
modern technology, Jr. turned it into a duet with his father, and an award
winning video, of Sr. and Jr. singing the song together.
1940 - The FCC tested FM
radio for the first time today. The static-free system would not be marketed to
the public until the following year.
1950 - Steve Ripley,
founder of “The Tractors,” was born today.
1952 - Johnnie
and Jack made their final appearance on the Louisiana Hayride.
They were cast members of the show from 1948~1952.
1952 - Webb Pierce debuted on the
Louisiana Hayride. His first #1
single “Wondering” charted that same day.
1954 - Verlon Thompson,
vocals, guitar and mandolin born Ardmore,
Oklahoma.
1956 - Elvis Presley
recorded “Heartbreak Hotel.” The RCA single charted in March, and
went to #1 on the Billboard country chart. Elvis' debut RCA single stayed at #1
for 17 weeks, and is now a Grammy Hall of Fame recording. Mae
Boren Axton
and Thomas Durden wrote the song. Col Tom Parker
insisted that Elvis received 50% of the songwriting royalties on every song he
recorded so Elvis
Presley is listed as one of the
writers, but that's not the case. Elvis Presley
never wrote a song, or a piece of a song, in his entire life. Col. Parker was a
thief, a liar, and an illegal alien. That's why Elvis never played a concert
outside of the U.S. The Col. couldn't get a passport. What he did get was half
of every dollar Elvis ever made, plus all he could steal. Elvis had to call the
IRS every year and ask them how much he owed. The Col. kept the books…how
much do you think the Col. paid the IRS?
1956 - Patsy Cline
recorded four songs in Nashville for her first
record label Four Star Records. The Pasadena, California based
company was owned by Bill
McCall, who Patsy
claimed was cheating her out of royalties, and forced Patsy
to record only songs belonging to his publishing company. The songs Patsy recorded today: "I Love You Honey" written by Eddie Miller; "Come on in (and Make Yourself at Home)" written
by V.F. Stewart;
"I Cried All the Way to the Altar"
by Bobby Flournoy;
and "I Don't Wanna" by Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson,
and Durwood Haddock. Owen Bradley produced the session and the session
personnel included: Patsy Cline~vocals; Harold Bradley~acoustic guitar; Owen
Bradley~piano; Farris Coursey~drums; Don Helms~steel guitar; Tommy
Jackson~fiddle; Grady Martin~electric guitar & fiddle; Bob Moore~acoustic
bass. I have found no record of these songs every making the country charts.
1957 - Marty Robbins released “Knee Deep In The Blues.”
1958 - The Everly Brothers
appeared on the Ed
Sullivan Show.
1959 - “Austin” Ambrose Allen 1901~1959,
age 57, of the Allen
Brothers, died today.
1959 - Future Country
Music Hall of Famer Mel Tillis'
Columbia single "Finally" hit
the country charts today. Mel and Wayne Walker
wrote the song, it topped out at #28. This was Mel's
2nd chart single.
1959 - Coral Records
released Buddy Holly’s last single “It Doesn’t Matter
Anymore” b/w “Raining In My Heart.” Buddy was killed four
weeks later in Iowa.
1961 - Iris DeMent, singer,
songwriter born Paragould, Arkansas.
1961 - Mark Nesler singer,
songwriter, and guitarist born in Beaumont, Texas. Mark
records for the Asylum label.
1965 - Connie Smith’s single
“Once A Day” was still the #1 song. The Bill Anderson
penned tune charted in late September last year, and went to the top of the
chart November 28,
1964. This was Connie's first record, her first chart hit, and her first #1. This RCA recording is the song
that brought Connie to the Opry. She
was welcomed into the Opry family on June 13, 1965, and for the past 42 years she
has been an Opry favorite. She did take a few years off to raise her babies
(can you imagine a top Nashville star doing that today?) but when she returned
to the WSM family she was welcomed back with open arms. Connie
Smith a.k.a. Mrs. Marty Stuart is a country music treasure, and
she should be in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
1971 - Charley Pride, Amanda Blake, and Mickey Mantle
were featured guests on “Hee
Haw.”
1973 - Tanya Tucker recorded
“What’s Your Mama’s Name.” Dallas Frazier and Earl Montgomery
wrote the song. The Columbia single charted in March 1973, and became Tanya’s 4th chart country hit, and
her first #1.
1974 - Roy Acuff, Jim Ed Brown, Marcie Cates, and Margie
Cates were featured guests on “Hee Haw.”
1980 - Waylon
Jennings’ “Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This” charted.
The Rodney Crowell penned tune went to #1. The RCA
single was Waylon’s 58th chart single on Billboard, and his 11th
#1.
1981 - Marty Robbins was hospitalized in Nashville, with chest pains.
1990 - William Lee Golden
and Brenda Hall were married.
1998 - Collectables
released “The Golden Classics of Bobbie Gentry.”
2002 - Alan Jackson’s album
“Drive” was released.
2004 - Tug McGraw,
age 59, father of Tim
McGraw, died from brain cancer.
The baseball superstar was being cared for at Tim
and Faith Hill’s home near Nashville.
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1913 - Hap
Peedbles, promoter, founding member of the Country Music Association, was born
in Anthony, Kansas.
1924 - Earl Scruggs was born in Flint
Hill, North Carolina. Inducted CMHF 1985, IBMAHH 1991.
1929 - Autry Inman 1929~1988, singer,
songwriter, and guitarist born Robert Autry
Inman in Florence, Alabama.
1934 - Bobby Lord cast
member of the Ozark Jubilee on ABC--TV was born in Sanford, Florida. Bobby was a member of the Grand Ole Opry from
1960-69.
1934 - Fred Rose singer, songwriter, and pianist
made his debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Fred
originally came to WSM as the star of his own show “Freddie
Rose’s Song Shop.”
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