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Ronnie Dunn born "Ronnie Gene Dunn," Coleman, TX 1953. Prior to pursuing a career in Country Music, Ronnie studied theology at Abilene Christian College.
Patsy Cline's first recording session for Coral Records 1955.
Johnny Horton's "The Battle Of New Orleans" went to #1 in 1959.
Dolly Parton moved to Nashville 1964.
Shelley Lee Alley, age 69, died 1964.
Stu Phillips joined the Grand Ole Opry 1967.
The house where Elvis Presley and his twin brother were born in Tupelo, MS was opened for tours in 1971.
Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," single, charted 1968.
Ralph Emery asked WSM to relieve him of his duties, on the all night Broadcast of "Opry Star Spotlight," in 1972.
Asylum released "The Eagles" self titled debut album 1972.
Johnny Cash released "One Piece At A Time" 1976.
Jimmy Murphy, singer/songwriter died 1981.
Alan Jackson released his album "Don't Rock the Jukebox" 1991. The album sold over four million copies, and Alan told his wife she could quit her day job.
Epic released Joe Diffie's "A Night to Remember" 1999.
Julie Roberts appeared on ABC's Good Morning America 2004.
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Carl Butler of 'Carl & Pearl Butler' singer/songwriter, born Knoxville, TN 1927.
Bobby Bobo, Midwestern Hayride WLW, born Brookfield, OH 1931.
Carl Smith debuted on the charts with "Let's Live a Little" 1951.
Del Reeves released "Cool Drool," 1958.
Clarence "Tom" Ashley, age 71, Traditional Bluegrass/Vocals/Banjo, died 1967.
Marty Robbins released "I Can't Say Goodbye/Hello Daily News" 1969.
Capitol Records released Buck Owens' album "Buck Owens In London" 1969.
The Indian Springs Bluegrass Festival debuted in Maryland in 1972.
Waylon Jennings topped the charts with "Luckenbach, Texas" 1977.
Conway Twitty's "Don't Call Him A Cowboy" was #1 in 1985.
Travis Tritt hospitalized in Nashville, after collapsing in a recording studio. He was treated for severe exhaustion and dehydration 1995.
Alabama released their album "The Essential" 1998.
Liberty Records released Suzy Bogguss's "Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt" 1998.
Helen Carter, age 70, died Nashville, TN 1998. She was the daughter of Mother Maybelle Carter, and sister of June Carter Cash.
BNA released John Anderson's album "The Essential" 1998.
Adolph Hofner, Western Swing pioneer, died in San Antonio, TX 2000.
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Cowboy Loye born 'Loye Donald Pack' singer/songwriter/guitarist in Nashville, TN 1900.
Tommy Leffew, mandolinist for the "Fruit Jar Drinkers," born 1905.
Curly Williams, Western Swing/fiddler/songwriter born Cairo, GA 1914.
Tex Looney, radio star/recording artist, born 1919.
Boots Randolph born 'Homer Louis Randolph' Paducah, KY 1927.
Bob Wills topped the charts with "New Spanish Two Step" 1946.
Frederick "Too Slim" Labour, of "Riders In the Sky," born Grand Rapids, MI 1948.
Hank Williams gave his final performance on the Louisiana Hayride, prior to moving to Nashville in 1949.
Elvis Presley graduated from Hume H.S. in Memphis, 1953.
The Midwest Hayride debuted on WLW-TV in Cincinnati, OH 1955.
George Jones's "She Thinks I Still Care" is #1 in 1962.
Jamie O'Neal, born "Jamie Murphy" in Sydney, Australia 1968.
Donna Fargo's "The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A." went to #1 in 1972.
Billy Wallace, singer/songwriter, died Huntsville, AL 1978.
Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis, TN, opened as a tourist attraction 1982.
Reba McEntire married Narvel Blackstock, her guitar player, in Lake Tahoe, NV 1989.
Willie Nelson released his album "Who'll Buy My Memories - The IRS Tapes" in 1991. Money raised by the sale of this album, would go to the IRS to pay off the sixteen million dollar tax debt that Willie owed.
Wally Fowler, age 77, died in 1994. Member Grand Ole Opry.
Van Stoneman, age 78, "Stoneman Family," died 1995.
Wynonna stalker Randall Dee Kimbrough, age 39, was arrested for trespassing on Wynonna Judd's property 1997.
Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw were arrested in Buffalo, NY in 2000. Chesney was charged with Disorderly Conduct. McGraw was charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest.
Capitol Records released Trace Adkins album "Greatest Hits Collection, Vol.1 2003.
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Texas Ruby born "Ruby Owens," Wise County, TX 1910.
Bill Mack, the "Midnight Cowboy," born Shamrock, TX 1929.
Pee Wee King debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1937.
Freddy Fender, singer/songwriter/guitarist, born "Baldemar O. Huerta," San Benito, TX 1937.
Linda Martell born Thelma Bynem in Lexington County, SC 1941. Linda was the first black female vocalist to perform at the Grand Ole Opry, and she made a total of twelve guest appearances.
Capitol Records began sending out "promotional" copies of records to radio announcers around the U.S. 1942.
Gene Autry recorded "South of the Border/When It's Round Time In Heaven" 1946.
Johnny Bond recorded "The Daughter of Jole Blon" 1947.
Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-lula" was released 1956.
Bill Morrison recorded "Baby Be Good," at TNT Studio's in San Antonio, TX 1960.
Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, performed together for the last time on the Grand Ole Opry in 1974.
Clark Kessinger of the Kessinger Brothers died 1975.
Alabama debuted June Jam in Fort Payne, AL 1982.
Alabama's #1 single "The Closer You Get" debuted on Billboard's Top 40 1983.
The Johnny Cash Show toured Australia from the 4th through the 17th in 1985.
The Oak Ridge Boys single "It Takes A Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" was #1 in 1987.
Zeke Clement, age 82, died in Nashville 1994.
Tim McGraw's "Don't Take The Girl" topped the charts 1994.
Rounder released Rosie Flores' "Honky Tonk Reprise" 1996.
John Hartford, age 63, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist died 2001.
Lew Houston-Childrea, steel guitarist for Conway Twitty, died in Missouri in 2001.
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William Boyd a.k.a. Hopalong Cassidy, born Cambridge, OH 1895.
Albert Green Hopkins, of "The Hill Billies" born Gap Creek, NC 1889.
Ira Stripling, of the "Stripling Brothers" born Pickens County, AL 1898.
Harold John Breau, of Lone Pine & Betty Cody" born Pea Cove, ME 1916.
Al Gallico, publisher, born Brooklyn, NY 1919.
Jerry "Carrot Top" Dykes born 1927.
Yodelin' Tommy Floyd born 1935.
Pee Wee King debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1937.
The Grand Ole Opry moved for the fourth time in nine years, leaving the "War Memorial Auditorium" for the "Ryman Auditorium," in 1943. The Opry remained at the "Mother Church of Country Music," for the next thirty-one years.
Don Reid "Statler Brothers," born Staunton, VA 1945.
The Hayloft Hoedown debuted on ABC-TV 1948.
Gail Davies singer/songwriter, born "Patricia Gail Dickerson," Broken Bow, OK 1948.
Elvis Presley appeared on Milton Berle's TV Show Texaco Star Theatre 1956.
Carl Perkins' recording of "Blue Suede Shoes" topped the charts 1956.
Bob Dylan "Bob Zimmerman" graduated from High School in Hibbing, MN 1959.
Brenda Lee's single "I'm Sorry" charted 1960.
John Y. "Lonzo," Sullivan, age 48, of "Lonzo and Oscar," died 1967.
Marla Suzanne Cox, "Cox Family," born Springhill, LA 1967.
Max Terhune, WLS Barn Dance/Western movies, died Cottonwood, AZ 1973.
"Urban Cowboy," premiered in Houston, TX in 1980.
Marty Robbins released "One Man's Trash/I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow" 1980.
Alabama's #1 single "Take Me Down" debuted on Billboard's Top 40 1982.
Conway Twitty, age 59, died near Branson, Mo. in 1993. Inducted NSHF 1993. CMHF 1999.
Nashville's world famous "Bluebird Cafe" celebrated its 21st anniversary in 2001.
Gary Allan and Angela Forsythe were married 2001.
CMT presented the 32nd Annual Fan Fair, in downtown Nashville, June 5th through June 8th, 2003. Beginning in 2004 this event was renamed the CMA Music Festival.
Dwight Yoakam, honored with a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003.
Tracy Lawrence's Homecoming Weekend Concert was held in his hometown of Foreman, AR 2004. Also appearing on the show were Rhett Atkins, David Kersh, Daryle Singletary and Chad Brock.
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Gid Tanner, of the "Skillet Lickers," born Thomas Bridge, GA 1885.
Asher Sizemore born Manchester, KY 1906.
George Vaughn Horton, songwriter, born Broad Top, PA 1911.
Charlie Cline, of the "Lonesome Pine Fiddlers" born Gilbert, WV 1931.
Billy "Crash" Craddock born Greensboro, NC 1939.
Joe Stampley born Springhill, LA 1943.
Grant Turner debuted as a WSM announcer on D-Day, June 6, 1944. His career at WSM, and the Opry, led to membership in the CMHF.
Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" was #1 in 1949.
Curtis Wright, singer/songwriter member 'The Super Grit Cowboy Band' born 1955.
Freddy Fender released "Wasted Days, Wasted Nights," 1960.
Merle Haggard's second single "Sam Hill" was released by Tally Records 1964.
Marty Robbins released "The Shoe's On The Other Foot Tonight" 1966.
Conway Twitty's "Hello Darlin" went to #1 in 1970.
Lisa Brokop, singer/songwriter/actor born Surrey British Columbia, Canada 1973.
Razzy Bailey's "Friends" topped the charts 1981.
Lorrie Morgan joined the Grand Ole Opry 1984.
Billy Ray Cyrus released his debut album "Some Gave All" 1992. The album has sold over nine million copies.
William A. Palmer, inventor of the magnetic tape recorder, died in 1996. Prior to his invention music was cut direct to the record.
Bonnie Lou released "Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk" 2000.
Artemis released Steve Earl's album "Transcendental Blues" 2000.
Marvin Montgomery, age 88, banjo player for the Light Crust Doughboys, died in Dallas in 2001.
The 31st Annual Fan Fair was held in downtown Nashville, between June 13th-16th, in 2002.
Heidi Newfield of Trick Pony, and Bill Johnson, were married in Destin Florida 2004.
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Wynn Stewart born Morrisville, MO 1934.
Bob Wills recorded "White Heat/Steel Guitar Stomp" 1937.
Clarence White, guitarist, born Lewiston, ME 1944.
Pee Wee King recorded "Fire On The Mountain, Dip and Dive" 1949.
Red Foley topped the charts with "Birmingham Bounce" 1950.
Larry Boone singer/songwriter, born Cooper City, Fl 1956.
The Everly Brothers "All I Have To Do Is Dream" was #1 in 1958.
Don Gibson wrote "I Can't Stop Loving You," and "Oh Lonesome Me," in his house trailer near Knoxville, TN on this day in 1959.
Claudette Orbison, wife of Roy Orbison, killed in a motorcycle accident 1966.
The Johnny Cash Show made its television debut 1969. The show was filmed each week at the Ryman Auditorium.
Ronnie Milsap's "Pure Love" was #1 1974.
Rocky Burnette's single "Tired Of Toein' The Line" charted 1980.
Elvis Presley's Graceland opened for public tours in 1982.
Ricky Van Shelton topped the charts with "Finally" 1990.
Alan Jackson joined the Grand Ole Opry 1991.
Liberty released John Berry's album "John Berry" 1993.
Courtney Johnson, age 56, "New Grass Revival," died 1996.
Jerry Capehart, age 69, died from cancer 1998. Capehart co-wrote "Summertime Blues," with Eddie Cochran.
Gretchen Wilson's single "Redneck Woman" topped the charts 2004.
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Adolf Hofner, guitarist/vocalist/bandleader, born Moulton, TX 1916.
Monte Hale, Singing Cowboy/actor, born San Angelo, TX 1921.
Clyde Beavers, singer/disc jockey born Teenega, GA 1932.
Mack Vickery, singer/songwriter, born Town Creek, AL 1938.
The Coon Creek Girls gave a command performance at the White House for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England 1939.
Vernon Oxford, singer/songwriter/musician, born Rogers, AR 1941.
Tony Rice, guitarist, born Danville, VA 1951.
Eddy Arnold released "The Tennessee Stud," 1959.
Stonewall Jackson's #1 single "Waterloo," charted 1959.
Johnny Cash's #1 single "Ring Of Fire," charted 1963.
Lester Flatt Day was declared in the State Of Tennessee in 1963.
Alton Delmore, age 55, of the Delmore Brothers, died Huntsville, AL 1964. Inducted Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1971.
Wynn Stewart topped the charts with "It's Such A Pretty World Today" 1967.
Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," went to #1 in 1974.
Mickey Gilley's "Window Up Above" was #1 in 1975.
Waylon Jennings' "Lucille" topped the charts 1983.
Roba Stanley, age 76, nicknamed "The First Country Sweetheart," died in Gainesville, FL 1986. Roba was the first female country music recording artist (Okeh Records) 1924-1926.)
Anne Murray and husband Bill Langstroth, legally separated, after 23 years of marriage in 1998.
Tommy Perkins, age 69, drummer for Bob Wills, died in an automobile accident in 2003.
Bill Lowery, music publisher, past president of the Country Music Foundation, died 2004.
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Les Paul, Grammy Award-winning guitarist, born Waukesha, WI 1915.
Herb Remington, steel guitarist/bass/composer, member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, born Mishawaka, IN 1926.
William Cox, "Cox Family," born Cotton Valley, LA 1937.
Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Leary married 1941.
Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side Of Life" was #1 1952.
Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line," charted 1956.
The Everly Brothers "All I have To Do Is Dream," topped the charts in 1958.
Hank Locklin topped the charts with "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" 1960.
Marty Robbins released "Hawaii's Calling Me/ Ka-lu-a" 1962.
John Denver and Annie Martell were married 1967.
Johnny Rodriquez's "You Always Come Back," went to #1 in 1973.
Johnny Cash went #1 with "One Piece At A Time" 1976.
Merle Haggard topped the charts with "Someday When Things Are Good" 1984.
BNA released John Anderson's album "Solid Ground" 1993.
Sony released Johnny Cash's album "VH-1 Storytellers" 1998.
Warner Bros. released Bela Fleck's "Left of Cool" album 1998.
King released David Allan Coe's "Johnny Cash Is a Friend of Mine" 1998.
Gretchen Wilson's album "Here For The Party" topped the charts 2004.
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Rusty Gill, Singing cowboy/actor born 1919.
Jack Turner, "The Singing River Boy," born 1921.
Bob Yellin, "The Greenbriar Boys," born NYC 1936.
Gene Autry's "At Mail Call Today" topped the charts 1945.
Thom Schuyler, singer/songwriter/music executive, born Bethlehem, PA 1952.
Hank Williams' single "Take These Chains From My Heart" was #1 1953.
Buddy Holly released "That'll Be The Day," 1957.
Faron Young's "Hello Walls" was #1 1961.
Ed Burleson, singer/guitarist, born in Texas 1969.
Waylon Jennings' "Luckenbach Texas" was #1 1977.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band celebrated its 20th anniversary at a Performance in Rocks, Colorado 1978.
Merle Haggard topped the charts with "Natural High" 1985.
Herman Crook, age 89, harmonica player for the Crook Brothers, died 1988.
Ricky Van Shelton joined the Grand Ole Opry 1988.
Capitol released Skip Ewing's album "Naturally" 1991.
Tennessee Ernie Ford released his album "Country Gospel Classics, Vol. 2" 1991.
Carolina Cotton, age 70, died from cancer 1997.
Steve Sanders, age 45, died in his Florida home, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1998. Steve had recently quit the "Oak Ridge Boys," after a fifteen-year association.
Linda Davis hosted the Muscular Dystrophy Association Benefit at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville 2004.
Julie Roberts made her debut appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2004.
The 2004 edition of the "Grand Ole Opry Superstar Spectacular" was presented at the Ryman Auditorium 2004. All proceeds from this annual concert go to the Opry Trust Fund, which benefits needy members of Nashville's music community.
Ray Charles, age 73, died in Los Angeles, CA 2004.
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Edwin Duhon, "The Hackberry Ramblers," born Lafayette, LA 1910.
Brother Dave Gardner, singer/country comedy/drummer born Jackson, TN 1926.
Jud Strunk singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist born Jamestown, NY 1936.
Wilma Burgess born Orlando, FL 1939.
Hank Williams debuted as a guest, on the Grand Ole Opry in 1949. He appeared on the 9:30-10:00 PM segment sponsored by Warren Paint, and hosted by Ernest Tubb. He sang "Lovesick Blues," and received six encores.
Jimmy Arnold, Traditional Bluegrass/Vocals/Fiddle/Guitar/Harmonica, born Fries, VA 1952.
Rose Maddox released "Wild Wild Young Men," 1955.
Marty Robbins released "Respectfully Miss Brooks/You Don't Owe Me A Thing" 1956.
Roy Orbison's first #1 hit "Running Scared" topped the Billboard chart 1961.
George Jones topped the charts with "She Thinks I Still Care" 1962.
Jay McDowell "BR5-49," born Bedford, IN 1969.
Conway Twitty's "Hello Darlin'" was #1 1970.
Ann Murray's "Heart Over Mind," album certified gold 1985.
Joe Val, age 58, songwriter/multi-instrumentalist died 1985.
Patty Loveless joined the Grand Ole Opry 1988.
Tim McGraw kicked off his "Out Loud Tour" in Virginia Beach, VA 2004.
Faith Hill's first major movie "The Stepford Wives," opened in theaters 2004. Nicole Kidman, Glenn Close, and Bette Midler starred.
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Penny Jay, songwriter born 1927.
Charlie Feathers, Rockabilly singer-songwriter, Sun recording artist born Myrtle, MS 1932. Member RHOF.
Dr. Humphrey Bate, age 61, "The Possum Hunters," died 1936.
Bob Wills topped the charts with "Sugar Moon" 1947.
Ernest Tubb recorded his #1 single "Slipping Around," 1949.
Junior Brown, singer/songwriter/guitarist, born 'Jamison Brown' in Kirksville, IN 1952.
Rocky Burnette, singer/songwriter/guitarist, born Memphis, TN 1953. Rocky is the son of Johnny Burnette.
Webb Pierce's single "In The Jailhouse Now" was #1 in 1955.
Rebecca Holden born, Austin, TX 1958.
Eli Oberstein, age 58, record company executive, died 1960.
Tex Ritter joined the Grand Ole Opry 1965.
Lynn Anderson's "You're My Man" was #1 in 1971.
J. E. Mainer, age 72, fiddler/band leader/recording artist, died 1971.
Johnny Bond, age 63, singer/songwriter/actor/author died from a heart attack in Burbank, CA 1978. NSHF 1970. CMHF 1999.
Dan Seals topped the charts with "I Will Be There" 1987.
Alabama's single "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" debuted on Billboards Top 40 in 1999.
Chet Atkins released "Guitar Country/More of That Guitar Country" in 2001.
American Originals released Harley Allen's album "Live At The Bluebird" in 2001.
A 3-mile section of Highway 92 in Hiram, GA was re-named "Travis Tritt Highway," in 2001.
Oms Records released Vassar Clements' album "Full Circle" 2001.
Terri Clark joined the Grand Ole Opry 2004. Terri is the first female Canadian artist to join the Opry family.
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Slim Dusty born "David Gordon Kirpatrick," in Kempsey, New Wales, Australia 1927.
Curley Lambert born 1930.
Howard Vokes born 1931.
Gene Autry recorded his hit single "I Want To Be Sure" 1945.
Eddy Arnold topped the charts with "Texarkana Baby" 1948.
Ray Price's "Crazy Arms" was #1 in 1956.
Roy Drusky joined the Grand Ole Opry 1959.
Loretta Lynn's "Honky Tonk Girl," debuted on the charts 1960.
Johnny Cash recorded "I Still Miss Someone," 1963.
The Country Music Foundation Library and Media Center, was dedicated 1972.
The final broadcast of The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour aired 1972.
A&M released The Flying Burrito Brothers album "Close Up the Honky-Tonks" 1974.
Sunshine Sue Workman, age 67, of the Old Dominion Barn Dance died 1979.
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West's "What Are We Doin' In Love," went to #1 in 1981.
Rosanne Cash's #1 single "Seven Year Ache" debuted on the charts 1981.
Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen," goes to #1 in 1987, and becomes the CMA Single of the Year.
MCA released Johnny Gimble's "Still Fiddlin' Around" album 1988.
Jerry Lee Lewis was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1989.
The Music City Christian Fellowship (MCCF,) an organization of artists that support Christian values in the entertainment industry, held it's Silver Anniversary Show at the Ryman Auditorium 2004.
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Burl Ives born Newton, IL 1909.
George Carlisle born 1911.
Lester Flatt born Overton County, TN 1914.
Fiddlin John Carson recorded his first record in Atlanta, for Okeh Records 1923.
Tex Ritter married Dorothy Fay Southworth, 1941.
Janie Black, recording artist, born 1944.
Hank Williams released "Move It On Over," 1947.
Hank Williams recorded "Honky Tonk Blues," 1950.
Patsy Cline was seriously injured in a car wreck on a Nashville street in 1961. Patsy went through the windshield and received a dislocated hip, broken wrist, and serious lacerations on her face, and cracked ribs. Patsy was unable to sing for the next eight months.
Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman, age 75, of the "Stoneman Family" died in Nashville 1968.
Johnny Rodriquez went to #1 with "You Always Come Back" 1973.
Alabama's debut album "My Home's In Alabama," charted 1980.
Bob Rolontz, age 79, record executive, originator of the platinum record, died 2000.
Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton inducted into the National Academy of Popular Music, Songwriters Hall of Fame, in New York City in 2001.
The Charlie Daniels Museum debuted in downtown Nashville, 2001.
Josh Turner and Jennifer Ford were married in 2003.
Little Jimmy Dickens interrupted Trace Adkins while he was performing on the Grand Ole Opry in 2003. Jimmy asked Trace if he would like to become a member of the Opry, Trace, tearfully said of course I would, and Jimmy said, "Come back on August 23, 2003 and you'll be inducted as a member."
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Blind Alfred Reed, songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/recording artist, born Floyd, VA 1880.
Tex Owens, singer/songwriter, wrote "Cattle Call" born Killeen, TX 1892.
Marvin Hughes, pianist, born Nashville, TN 1911.
Leon Payne, singer/songwriter, born Alba, TX 1917.
Tommy Vaden, fiddler, born Nashville, TN 1925.
Bill Porter, record company executive, born St. Louis, MO 1931.
Waylon Jennings, born Littlefield, TX 1937.
Gene Autry's hit single "Wave To Me, My Lady" charted 1946.
Terri Gibbs, recording artist/keyboardist, born Miami, FL 1954.
Jack Clement went to work for Sam Phillips at Sun Studio's in Memphis, 1956.
Webb Pierce released "I Ain't Never," 1959.
Terry Smith bassist/studio musician, born Reidsville, NC 1960.
Johnny Cash performed at the Hollywood Bowl 1962.
Buck Owens' "Act Naturally," becomes the first #1 of his career, 1963.
Michael Britt, guitar/vocals, "Lonestar," born Ft. Worth, TX 1966.
"Hee Haw" debuted on the CBS-TV network 1969. Buck Owens and Roy Clark were co-hosts; the Buckaroos were hired as house band. CBS dropped the show in 1971 and it went into syndication.
Bill Gatins died 1973.
John Denver's #1 hit "Annie's Song" charted on Billboard's Top 40 chart 1974.
Tom T. Hall recorded "Mama's Got The Catfish Blues" 1976.
The Johnny Cash Show toured Australia from the 15th through the 23rd, in 1981.
The City of Nashville awarded Marty Robbins the Metronome Award 1985.
C.F. Martin III died 1986.
Ruby Falls, age 40, singer/songwriter died Nashville, TN 1986.
Minnie Pearl appeared on her last show date in Joliet, IL 1991.
Lucky Moeller, age 84, died 1996.
RCA Records released Alabama's album "Twentieth Century" 1999.
Jamie O'Neal debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 2001.
Jerry Lee Lewis hospitalized in Memphis in 2001, suffering from pneumonia.<
