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Sonny James, born "James Loden," Hackleburg, AL 1929.
Jimmy Gately born Springfield, MO 1931.
Andy Griffin debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1954.
Don King, singer/songwriter, born Fremont, NE 1954.
Marty Robbins released "Jimmy Martinez/Ghost Town" 1961.
Wayne "The Train" Hancock, born Dallas, TX 1965.
Elvis Presley Married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas, NV 1967.
Tim McGraw born Delhi, LA on May 1, 1967. He grew up as "Tim Smith," not knowing who his father was until he was twelve years old.
Tammy Cochran born Geneva, OH 1973.
Loretta Lynn named "Artist of the Decade," by the Academy of Country Music in 1980.
Charley Pride joined the Grand Ole Opry 1993.
Charlie and Emily Robison were married 1999.
Security was tight as the Dixie Chicks Opened their summer tour in Greenville, SC in 2003. The show was their first on American soil, since Natalie Maines, told a London audience on March 10th, that they were ashamed that President Bush was from their home state of Texas. The Chicks requested around the clock police protection after receiving numerous death threats.
Record producer, Tony Brown, was flown from UCLA Medical Center in L. A., to Nashville's Centennial Medical Center in 2003. He was recovering from a head injury received in a fall on April 11th in L. A.
Tim McGraw's new movie "Black Cloud," debuted at the Nashville Film Festival in 2004. This was Tim's first acting role.
Joe Diffie, age 45, and wife Theresa welcomed daughter Kylie Tarissa Diffie into the world 2004.
Brad Cotter, age 33, was selected as the winner of the USA Network's Nashville Star, Season 2, contest in 2004. Prior to the contest, Brad was a demo singer in Nashville…sound familiar? Last year's winner Buddy Jewel, also came from the ranks of Nashville Demo Singers.
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Uncle Bud Landress, "The Georgia Yellow Hammers," born Gwinnett County, GA 1881.
Margaret "Sally" Waters, of "Sarie and Sally," born Chattanooga, TN 1903.
Glenn Honeycutt, Rockabilly, born Belzoni, MS 1933.
R. C. Bannon born "Daniel H. Shipley," Dallas, TX 1945.
Leslie Gore born 1946.
Larry Gatlin of the Gatlin Brothers, born Seminole, TX 1948.
Webb Pierce topped the charts with "Slowly" 1954.
Sam Phillips, owner of Sun Records, signed Sonny Burgess to a recording contract, and recorded Sonny and his band "The Pacers," on the same day in 1956. Sonny was a singer/songwriter/lead guitarist, and went on to become a Rockabilly legend.
The Louvin Brothers recorded "Cash On The Barrelhead" 1956.
Merle Haggard watched smoke rising from a smoke stack inside San Quentin prison in 1960. This was a signal that an inmate on death row had been executed. On this day, it was Caryl Chessman who died.
Ty Herndon, born "Boyd Tyrone Herndon," Meridian, MS 1962.
Capitol Records released Buck Owens' album "Dust On Mother's Bible" 1966.
Roy Lee Centers, age 29, of the Clinch Mountain Boys, shot and killed in a fight 1974.
Anne Murray's "Now and Forever" topped the charts 1986.
Millie Good, age 86, "Girls of the Golden West," died 1993.
Robert M. Douglas, age 101, died in Dayton, TN in 2001. Douglas was a past winner of the Smithsonian Institutions national fiddling contest.
Denny Brewington, age 54, died in Nashville in 2001. Brewington was an attorney, specializing in entertainment law.
Sony Nashville cleaned house on "Black Friday" 2003. Terminating President & CEO Allen Butler, VP & producer Blake Chancey and VP & General Manager Mike Kraski. Sony hired John Grady to replace Butler, a short time later.
George Wyle, age 87, writer of the theme for "Gilligan's Island," and music director for the "Andy Williams Show," died in California in 2003.
Edward Curtis Gordon, age 73, RCA recording artist, died in Moultrie, GA 2004.
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Curtis Masses, of "Louise Massey & the Westerners" born Midland, TX 1910.
Dave Dudley born "David Pedruska" Spencer, WI 1928.
Jerry Chestnut, singer/songwriter, born Harlan County, KY 1931.
Merle Travis's "So Round, So firm, So Fully Packed" topped the charts 1947.
Kitty wells recorded "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," at her first session for Decca, in 1952. The session was held at Castle Studio, in the Tulane Hotel in Nashville. Owen Bradley produced, Jack Anglin played rhythm guitar, Shot Jackson played steel guitar, Johnnie Wright played bass, and Paul Warren played fiddle on the session.
Marty Robbins released "Your Hearts Turn To Break/Pretty Words" 1954.
Web Pierce's "In The Jailhouse Now" was No. 1 in 1955.
Scott "Cactus" Moser, "Highway 101" born Montrose, CO 1957.
Less than two months after dying in a plane crash with Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and pilot Randy Hughes, Hawkshaw Hawkins topped the charts with "Lonesome 7-7203" 1963.
Shane Minor born Modesto, CA 1968.
Joe Stampley's "Roll On Big Mama" was No. 1 in 1974.
Charlie Pride's "Where Do I Put Her Memory" was No. 1 in 1979.
Alabama's album "The Closer You Get" certified Platinum 1983.
Dollywood opened in 1986.
Red Taylor, fiddler, died 1987.
T. Graham Brown topped the charts with "Don't Go To Strangers" 1987.
Dave Stogner, Texas Swing bandleader, Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee, died 1989.
Ernest Tubb's Midnight Jamboree celebrated its 50th Anniversary, with a street party in downtown Nashville in 1991.
Patsy Montana, age 83, died in 1996. Inducted CMHF 1996.
Buddy Jewel, age 42, won the "Nashville Star" talent show, broadcast on the USA Cable TV network in 2003. The Grand Prize: Recording contract with Sony Music Nashville.
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Cloet Hammons, guitarist for the East Texas Serenaders born 1899.
Al Dexter born Clarence Albert Poindexter, Jacksonville, TX 1902.
Nelle Poe of the Poe sisters born in Mississippi 1922.
Glen Snoddy, chief engineer of Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut Studio, born Shelbyville, TN 1922.
Bobby Austin singer/songwriter, born Wenatchee, WA 1933.
Tim DuBois, songwriter/producer/record company executive, born Grove, OK 1948.
Stella Parton born Sevierville, TN 1949.
J.L. Joe Frank, age 52, died on this date in 1952. Inducted CMHF 1967.
Robert Ellis Orrall, singer/songwriter, born Winthrop, MA 1955.
Gene Vincent recorded "Be Bop A Lula," in Nashville, 1956.
Carl Perkins topped the country charts with "Blue Suede Shoes" 1956.
Randy Travis born Marshville, NC 1959.
The Kingston Trio won the first ever Country Music Grammy for "Tom Dooley," in 1959.
The Wilburn Brothers nationally syndicated television show debuted in 1963.
Ray Pillow joined the Grand Ole Opry 1966.
Marty Robbins wrecked his racecar in the Winston 500 at Talladega, AL 1975.
Rodney Crowell & Rosanne Cash went to #1 with "It's Such A Small World" 1988.
Hubert Davis, Banjo player, died 1992.
The Country Music Foundation's annual medallion ceremony, which honors new Hall of Fame inductees, saluted Porter Wagoner and Bill Carlisle at the Hall of Fame in 2003.
Erv Woolsey's "The Trap" nightclub in Nashville, hosted a benefit concert for Grand Ole Opry fiddler Greg Perkins in 2004. Erv Woolsey is George Strait's long time manager.
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Bill E. "Cousin Wilbur" Wesbrooks, country comedy/bassist born Gibson County, TN 1911.
J. D. Miller, Record company owner/songwriter/producer, born Iota, LA 1922. Miller wrote Kitty Wells' first # 1 single, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." Alice "Al" Montgomery originally released the song on Miller's Feature Records label.
Thurston Moore, publisher, born in Kentucky 1926.
Ace Cannon, saxophone/session musician born Grenada, MS 1934.
The Carter Family recorded their first sides for ARC in 1935.
Roni Stoneman "Stoneman Family," Hee Haw cast, born Washington, D.C. 1938.
Samuel Morris Allred "Geezinslaw Brothers" born Austin, TX 1938.
Tammy Wynette born "Virginia Wynette Pugh," Itawamba County, MS 1942.
Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" topped the charts 1949.
Glen Duncan "Lonesome Standard Time," born Columbus, IN 1955.
Ferlin Huskey topped the charts with "Gone" 1957.
Claude King's "Wolverton Mountain" charted 1962.
Jim Reeves went to #1 with "This Is It" 1965.
Capitol Records released Buck Owens' single "Johnny B. Goode" 1969.
Marty Robbins finished 15th at the NASCAR Winston 500, at Talladega, AL 1974.
John Conlee's "Backside Of Thirty," topped the charts 1979.
Jenifer Gill, only child of Vince and Janis Gill, born 1982.
The Highwaymen toured Australia and New Zeland from the 5th through the 23rd, 1991.
Wilson Chavis, age 70 "Rounder Records Artist," died 2001.
The third annual Golden Voice Awards were held in Nashville 2003.
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Cliff Carlisle, recording artist/guitarist born Taylorville, KY 1904.
The Carter Family recorded "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," in 1935, on their second straight day of recording.
Luches Kessinger, age 37, of the Kessinger Brothers, died 1944.
Jimmie Dale Gilmore, singer/songwriter/guitarist born Amarillo, TX 1945.
The Delmore Brothers recorded "Blues Stay Away From Me," 1949.
Hank Williams' "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" was No. 1 in 1950.
David Ray Robbins, "BlackHawk," born Atlanta, GA 1959.
Don Gibson topped the charts with "Oh Lonesome Me" 1959.
Eddy Arnold's "I Want To Go With You" went to #1 in 1966.
Merle Haggard topped the charts with "Things Aren't Funny Anymore" 1974.
Alabama's "Mountain Music" was #1 1982.
The Academy of Country Music celebrated it 20th anniversary in 1985.
Songwriter Otis Blackwell, age 70, died in Nashville, in 2001. NSHF 1986.
Naomi Judd and Larry Strickland were married in Nashville, TN 1989.
Dan Seals' "Love On Arrival" was #1 1990.
Billy Hughes, age 86, fiddler/songwriter, died 1995.
Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Pride, age 66, was hospitalized in Dallas and will undergo brain surgery 2004.
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Riley Puckett "The Skillet Lickers," born Alphareta, GA 1894.
Gale Binkley of the Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers, born Cheatham County, TN 1896.
Kyle Bailes of the Bailes Brothers, born Enoch, WV 1915.
Jim Lowe born Springfield, MO 1927.
Hollywood columnist Louella Parsons reported in her column in 1940: "Roy Acuff, young hill-billy brought here by Republic Pictures from Nashville, is suffering from appendicitis and will be operated on as soon as the picture is finished." The film, "Grand Ole Opry" was finished a short time later, but Roy had seen all of Hollywood that he cared to. He loaded the Smokey Mountain Boys into their touring car, and headed back to his beloved Tennessee. Upon arriving in Nashville, Roy was immediately admitted to St. Thomas Hospital, and the appendix was removed.
Lorie Collins "Collins Kids," born Tahlequah, OK 1942.
Terry Allen, Vocals/Keyboards, born Wichita, KS 1943.
Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" went to #1 in 1949. This was Hank's first #1 record.
Bill Haley & The Comets released "Rock Around The Clock" 1955.
Werly Fairburn joined the Louisiana Hayride 1955.
The R.J. Reynolds Company sponsored its final Grand Ole Opry segment 1960.
Sonny James' "Need You" went to #1 in 1967.
Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee," charted 1969.
Cleveland Chenier, age 69, rubboard, died Lafayette, LA 1971.
Joe Stampley's "Roll On Big Mama" topped the charts 1975.
Shelly West's single "Jose Cuervo" topped the charts 1983.
Pete Drake was presented with the Nashville Entertainment Masters Award 1987.
Clint Black's "A Good Run of Bad Luck" topped the charts 1994.
Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt, age 56, died from cancer 1998. Inducted NSHF 1998.
Robert Woltering, age 76, died in Nashville, TN 2001. Woltering was the former manager of "The Music City News."
BNA Records released Kelly Coffey's album "When You Lie Next To Me" 2002.
June Carter Cash underwent open-heart surgery, at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, in 2003.
Scotty Emerick debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 2004.
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Jimmie Tarlton of Darby & Tarlton, born Cheraw, SC 1892.
Homer Bailes of the Bailes Brothers, born Kanawha County, WV 1922.
Benny Martin, Bluegrass fiddler, born Sparta, TN 1928.
Rick Nelson born, "Eric Hilliard Nelson" Teaneck, NJ 1940.
Jack Blanchard of "Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan," born Buffalo, NY 1942.
Leon Huff, age 39, "Light Crust Doughboys" died 1952.
Billy Burnette, singer/songwriter, born Memphis, TN 1953.
The Solemn Old Judge "George D. Hay," age 72, died Virginia Beach, VA 1968. Inducted CMHF 1966.
Del Anthony Gray, "Little Texas" born Hamilton, OH 1968.
Keith Harling born Greenwood, SC 1963.
Reba McEntire made her chart debut in 1976 with "I Don't Want To Be A One Night Stand."
George Jones was arrested by Nashville Police for DUI 1982. The arrest was caught on film by a local TV cameraman, and broadcast around the world.
Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind," goes to #1 in 1982, and later named the Song of the Year.
Universal released "An Introduction to Steve Earle" 2001.
Lily Pearl Black, daughter of Clint and Lisa Hartman Black born 2001. The birth was announced at the ACM award show.
Eminent Records released Rosie Flores' album "Speed of Sound" 2001.
Alan Jackson's album "Drive," certified Platinum X 4 (4 million sales.) 2003.
Darryl Worley was honored at the Tennessee State Capitol in 2003, for his support of U.S. troops all over the world. Later in the day Darryl was honored on Music Row with some # 1 party's for "Have You Forgotten."
Charley Pride underwent brain surgery in a Dallas hospital 2004. Pride is expected to make a full recovery.
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Hank Snow born Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada 1914. Inducted CMHF 1979.
Milton Estes, Grand Ole Opry Member, born Arthur, TN 1914.
Zeke Morris, Bluegrass recording artist/multi-instrumentalist born Old Fort, NC 1916.
Sonny Curtis "Crickets" born Meadow, TX 1937.
Richie Furay, founder of "Poco" born Yellow Springs, OH 1944.
Jimmie Davis elected governor of Louisiana 1944. Jimmie wrote "You Are My Sunshine."
Bobby Lewis born Hodgenville, KY 1946.
Buck Owens' third son, Johnny Dale Owens, born in California 1956.
Joe Melson released "Oh Yeah," and What's The Use," for Hickory in 1960.
Johnny Cash appeared on the Mike Wallace show 1962.
Merle Haggard recorded "Mama Tried," in 1968.
Glen Campbell's single "Oh Happy Day" charted 1970.
Bob Neal, age 65, country music promoter, died in 1983.
Nudie Cohn, age 81, clothing designer for the stars, died in North Hollywood, CA 1984.
Keith Whitley, age 33, died from alcohol poisoning in Goodlettsville, TN 1989. At the time of his death, Keith had a blood alcohol content of .47%. In all states, .10% is considered the point of intoxication.
Tim McGraw moved to Nashville in 1989, the same day that Keith Whitley died.
Songwriter James Myers, age 81, died in Nashville in 2001. James wrote "Rock Around The Clock."
The family of June Carter Cash were asked to gather at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, where June has undergone open heart surgery two days earlier in 2003.
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Carl T. Sprague, the "Original Singing Cowboy" born outside Houston, TX 1895.
Mother Maybelle Carter born 'Maybelle Addington' Nicklesville, VA 1909. Inducted CMHF 1970.
Bob Wills topped the charts with "New Spanish Two Step" 1946.
Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life" went to No. 1 in 1952.
Harlan and Jan Howard married in Las Vegas, 1957.
Johnny Cash gave his first performance at Carnegie Hall in 1962.
Charlie Pride recorded his first hit "Just Between You and Me," 1966.
Dave Dudley sat atop the charts with "The Pool Shark" 1970.
Emmylou Harris' "Beneath Still Waters," went to #1 in 1980.
Dwight Yoakam's album "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc." certified platinum 1989.
Garth Brooks, John Anderson, and Ralph Emery appeared together at the Crazy Horse Saloon, in Santa Ana, CA in 1993.
Shelby "Shel" Silverstein, age 68, died in Key West, FL 1999. Inducted NSHF 2002.
Andrea Zonn debuted on the Grand Ole Opry, in 2003. Vince Gill was her back-up singer.
Gordon Lightfoot appeared at Toronto's Massey Hall in 2004, after a two-year absence from performing due to illness.
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Chick Hurt, "The Prarie Ramblers," born Willowshade, KY 1901.
Ocie Stockard, Western Swing/multi-instrumentalist, born Crafton, TX 1909.
Bob Atcher, singing cowboy, WLS National Barn Dance, born Hardin County, KY 1914.
Mark Herndon "Alabama's drummer," born Springfield, MA 1955.
Elvis bought his first home at 1034 Audubon Drive, in Memphis, TN 1956. Elvis paid $40,000.00 in cash for the home, which he shared with Gladys and Vernon.
The Everly Brothers debuted on the Grand Ole Opry in 1957.
Buddy Holly & the Crickets audition for Arthur Godfrey's "Talent Scouts" TV program, they were rejected, 1957.
Buck Owens' "Second Fiddle," became his first chart song in 1959.
Bill Anderson's #1 single "Still" debuted on Billboards Top 40 Chart 1963.
Marty Robbins recorded "A Man And A Train" 1973.
Glenn Sherley died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Gonzales, CA 1978.
John Ashby, age 63, of the Free State Ramblers, died 1979.
Lester Raymond Flatt, age 64, died in Nashville in 1979. Inducted CMHF 1985. IBMAHH 1991.
Ritchie Valens receives a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1990
Willie Nelson's album "Honeysuckle Rose" certified multi-platinum 1992.
Steve Wariner joined the Grand Ole Opry 1996.
Walter Hyatt, age 47, founder of Uncle Walt's Band, killed in the crash of ValuJet flight 592 into the Everglades swamp in Florida 1996.
Trace Adkins married wife Rhonda at Nashville's Belle Meade Mansion in 1997.
Eddy Arnold announced his retirement in 1999.
Minnie Snow, age 89, widow of Hank Snow, died in Nashville, on Mothers Day 2003.
Born to Jamie O'Neal and husband Rodney Good, a beautiful daughter "Aliyah," in 2003.
Glenn Campbell, age 68, pled guilty to 'Extreme Drunken Driving,' and 'Leaving The Scene of an Accident,' in 2004. Charges of Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer were dropped in the plea agreement. The Rhinestone Cowboy will serve ten days in jail, and serve 75 hours of community service.
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The Duke of Paducah born "Benjamin Francis Ford," in Desoto, MO 1901. Joined the Grand Ole Opry 1942. Elected CMHF 1986.
Tiny Moore, electric mandolin, born Hamilton County, TX 1920.
Joe Maphis, of "Joe & Rose Lee Maphis," born Suffolk, VA 1921.
Bill Woods a.k.a. the "Father of the Bakersfield Sound" born Denison, TX 1924.
Bob Montgomery, songwriter/producer, born Lampasas, TX 1937. Early in his career Bob teamed with Buddy Holly as "Buddy & Bob."
Billy Swan born Cape Girardeau, MO 1942.
Eddy Arnold's "Anytime" topped the charts in 1948.
Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III, born Shreveport, LA 1955.
Kix moved to Nashville in 1979.
The Frank Sinatra Timex TV special, stars Elvis Presley 1960.
Billy Walker's "Charlie's Shoes" was #1 in 1962.
Buck Owen's "My Heart Skips A Beat" topped the charts 1964.
Bobby Bare won a Grammy Award for "Detroit City," 1964.
Edward James Kilgallon, "Ricochet," born East Greenbush, NY 1965.
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, age 59, founder of the "Light Crust Doughboys" died 1969.
Jerry Lee Lewis was granted a divorce from cousin Myra, 1971.
Emmylou Harris' "Beneath Still Waters" was #1 in 1980.
Travis Tritt's first #1 single, "Help Me Hold On" became reality in 1990.
George Jones pled guilty in Franklin, Tennessee to Driving While Impaired, and having an open container of liquor in his vehicle in 1999. The charges were the result of his near fatal traffic accident on March 6th, when he drove off a bridge. George was fined $550.00 and allowed to keep his drivers license.
Darryl Worley and Beverly Dean Irvin were married in Darryl's hometown of Savannah, TN in 2001.
Johnny Wright of "Johnny & Jack" honored on the eve of his 90th birthday in 2004. Family and friends gathered at the Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville for the celebration.
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Ray Cash, father of Johnny Cash was born Rison, AR 1897.
Curtis Massey born Midland, TX 1910.
Johnny Wright, of Johnny & Jack, born Mt. Juliet, TN 1914.
Jack Anglin, of Johnny & Jack, born Columbia, TN 1916.
Terry Fell, singer/songwriter born Dora, AL 1921. Terry wrote "Truck Drivin' Man."
Dewey Phillips, Memphis disc jockey, born Adamsville, TN 1926.
Marlon Hargis of "Exile" born Somerset, KY 1949.
Ray Kennedy, musician/songwriter/producer/arranger, born Buffalo, NY 1954.
Mel Tillis released "Case of the Blues," 1957.
The Everly Brothers debuted on the charts with "Bye Bye Love" 1957.
Gid Tanner, age 74, of the Skillet Lickers, died in 1960.
Freddy Fender arrested in Bat
on Rouge, LA for possession of cannabis 1960.
Lari White born Dunedin, FL 1965.
Merle Haggard debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1967.
Tanya Tucker debuted on the charts with "Delta Dawn," 1972.
Bob Wills, age 70, died of pneumonia in 1975. Wills had six #1 singles to his credit. Inducted CMHF 1968. NSHF 1970. Texas CMHF 2000.
Nathan Abshire, age 77, Cajun vocalist/ accordionist, died Basile, LA 1981.
MCA released "Jerry Clower Live at Dollywood' 1997.
Rosa Lola Lee "Rose" Carter, age 82, "The Chuck Wagon Gang," died in 1997.
Kenny Rogers' "Buy Me A Rose," went to #1 in 2000.
Joe Nichols "Man With A Memory," certified Gold in 2003.
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Jenks "Tex" Carman, vocalist/steel guitarist, born Hardinsburg, KY 1903.
The Ryman Auditorium played host to their first "Old-Time Fiddlers Contest," 1927.
Bob Johnston, producer/Capitol Records executive, born Hillsboro, TX 1932.
The Light Crust Doughboys recorded twenty-one songs on this date in 1937.
Sonny Garrish, session steel guitarist, born Fairplay, MD 1943.
Eddy Arnold's #1 single "One Kiss Too Many" charted 1949.
Hank Williams topped the charts with "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" 1950.
Tex Ritter recorded "High Noon," for the Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly movie of the same name in 1952. The song became Ritter's signature song.
Buddy Holly's optometrist gave him contact lenses for his 20/800 eyesight in 1956. Buddy was not comfortable wearing them, so he wore the trademark glasses the rest of his life.
Don Gibson's "Oh Lonesome Me" was #1 in 1958.
Uncle Bud Landress, age 85, "The Georgia Yellow Hammers," died 1966.
Eddy Arnold toped the charts with "I Want To Go With You" 1966.
Beasley Smith, songwriter/orchestra leader, died in Nashville, TN 1968.
Sonny James topped the charts with "Is It Wrong For Loving You" 1974.
Willie Nelson and Julio Inglesias' "To All The Girls I've Loved Before," certified gold 1984.
Moses "Mose" Rager, age 75, died in 1986.
Conway Twitty's album "The Very Best Of Conway Twitty" certified platinum 1990.
Shenandoah's "If Bubba Can Dance," went to #1 in 1994.
Old Hat Productions released Ed Bruce's "This Old Hat" 2002.
Family friends reported that June Carter Cash was near death at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, TN in 2003. June underwent open-heart surgery on May 7, 2003.
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Eddy Arnold born "Richard Edward Arnold," in Henderson, TN 1918. Inducted CMHF 1966.
Dave Stogner, Western Swing bandleader, born Gainesville, TX 1920.
Eddy Arnold's father died on his eleventh birthday in 1929. A short time later the bank foreclosed on the farm, and Eddy grew up in poverty. After a few years in the music business, Eddy was one of the richest men in Tennessee.
K.T. Oslin born Crossett, AR 1941.
Buck Owens moved his family from Phoenix, AZ to Bakersfield, CA 1951. From September 1951 through May 1958, Buck played at the Blackboard, Bakersfield's top Country Music nightclub.
Marty Robbins released "A Castle In The Sky"/"A Half-Way Chance With You" 1953.
Elvis Presley inhaled the cap on one of his teeth, and was taken to a Los Angeles hospital to have it removed from his lung 1957.
George Jones topped the charts with "White Lightning" 1959.
Brenda Lee made a guest appearance on CBS TV's "Make Room For Daddy" 1962.
Buck Owens' "Sam's Place" was #1 1967.
Glenn Campbell's "Greatest Hits" album certified gold 1972.
Tom T. Hall recorded "Watergate Blues" 1973.
Gary Stewart went to #1 with "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" 1975.
Johnny Cash performed at Billy Graham's Crusade in South Bend, IN 1977.
Ricky Skaggs, age 27, joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1982.
Bashful Brother Oswald "Beecher Ray Kirby," married Eunita Orene Adams in 1983.
John and Martina McBride were married in Wichita, KS 1988.
George Strait's "If I Know Me" topped the chars 1991.
Martina McBride's album "Evolution" was certified platinum 1998.
Rebel Records released Mike Auldridge's album "Blue Lonesome Wind" 2001.
Dualtone released Radney Foster's album "Are You Ready for the Big Show" 2001.
June Carter Cash, age 73, died at 5:04 PM, in Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN 2003.
Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts married Allison Alderson in Nashville 2004. Vince Gill sang at the ceremony.
Terri Clark became the first Canadian female artist to be invited to join the Grand Ole Opry 2004. Terri was inducted on June 12, 2004.
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