"September"
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Johnnie Lee Wills, the second of four Wills brothers, born Jewett, TX 1912. Younger brother of
Bob Wills.
Charlene Arthur born "Charlene Highsmith" Henrietta, TX 1929.
Grady Nutt, Hee Haw Cast, born 1934.
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely's, "Slippin' Around," charted 1949.
Kitty Wells topped the charts with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" 1952.
The Everly Brothers released "Wake Up Little Susie," 1957.
Paul Wylie Deakin "The Mavericks," born Miami, FL 1959.
Cowboy Copas topped the charts with "Alabam" 1960.
Connie Smith and Bob Luman joined the Grand Ole Opry 1965.
Shell Smith, age 72, guitarist/recording artist, died 1968.
Ronnie Milsap topped the charts with "I'm A Stand By Your Woman Man" 1976.
Fabor Robison, age 74, record company executive, died 1986.
Travis Tritt's single "Country Club" debuted on the charts 1989.
Randy Travis' crossed Las Vegas Musicians Union picket lines, during a three-night engagement at Bally's in 1989.
Lester Wilburn died of a heart attack in Nashville, TN 1990.
Garth Brooks released "Ropin' The Wind" 1999.
Tim McGraw's album "Live Like You Were Dying" topped the charts 2004.
Mark Chesnutt entertained at a party hosted by the Texas delegation of the Republican National Convention in NYC 2004.
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Jimmy Riddle born Dyersburg, TN 1918.
Hank Thompson "Henry William Thompson," born Waco, TX 1925. Member Grand Ole Opry. Inducted CMHF 1989.
Tompall Glaser born "Thomas Paul Glaser," Spalding, NE 1933.
Webb Pierce released "Love, Love, Love" 1955.
Loretta Lynn signed her first major recording contract 1961.
Capitol Records released Buck Owens' album "It's A Monster's Holiday" 1974.
Columbia released The Flying Burrito Brothers album "Flying Again" 1975.
Mary Jane Dezurik, age 63, "Cackle Sisters," died in 1981. Member Grand Ole Opry.
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's duet single, "Islands In The Stream," charted 1983.
Rodney Crowell's single "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" became his first #1 1988.
Deana Carter's first album "Did I Shave My Legs For This" was released 1996.
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Shot Jackson, Dobro/steel guitar/electric guitar/session musician, born "Harold B. Jackson," Wilmington, NC 1920.
Danny Gatton, guitar virtuoso, born Washington D. C. 1945.
Don Potter, songwriter/session guitarist/producer/arranger, born Glens Falls, NY 1946.
Bill Monroe re-recorded "Blue Moon of Kentucky," for Decca 1954.
Bascom Lamar Lunsford, age 91, singer/multi-instrumentalist died 1973.
Kenny Rogers' "Love Will Turn You Around," from the movie sound track "Six Pack" topped the charts 1982.
Bear Family released a five-disc box set "The Man in Black: 1954-1958" in 1990.
Dottie West died in a Nashville hospital in 1991. Dottie died as a result of injuries suffered in a car wreck on August 30th near the Grand Ole Opry House. Dottie was the first female Country Artist to win a Grammy. She won for "Here Comes My Baby."
Carl Butler, Grand Ole Opry star, died Franklin, TN 1992.
John Volinkaty, writer of "Satin Sheets," died 1992.
Sawyer Brown's single "Thank God For You" topped the charts 1993.
Warner Archive released "Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers" 1993.
Trace Adkins and wife Rhonda, welcomed 6 pound, 6 ounce Brianna Rhea Adkins into their family in 2001.
Curb Records released Jeff Carson's "Real Life" album 2001.
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John Stewart, singer/songwriter, born San Diego, Ca. 1939.
Wally Fowler rejoined the Grand Ole Opry 1945.
Songwriters Felice "Scaduto," and Boudleaux Bryant, were married in Newport, KY 1945.
Jamie Oldaker "The Tractors," born Centerville, UT 1951.
The Country Music Association was chartered by the State of Tennessee, 1958.
Ferlin Husky's "Wings Of A Dove," charted 1960.
Skeeter Davis' single "(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too" charted 1960.
Patsy Cline recorded "Leavin' On Your Mind," 1962.
Curley Williams, age 56, singer/songwriter died 1970.
Milt Mabie, age 73, of "Louise Massey & the Westerners" died 1973.
Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" was certified gold 1975.
Amy Grant's "Unguarded," certified gold 1985.
Dwight Yoakam's album "Guitars, Cadillacs," peaked at #4 1986.
Vine Gill's single "I Still Believe In You" topped the charts 1992.
Curb Records released the Bellamy Brothers "Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" 1995.
Tim McGraw's single "Live Like You Were Dyin'," was #1 2004.
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Clarence Cronic, singer/guitarist, of "Smith's Sacred Singers" born 1902.
Zeke Clements born Warrior, AL 1911.
Buzz Busby born Eros, LA 1933.
David Allan Coe, singer/songwriter/guitarist, born Akron, OH 1939.
John Herald born "John Whittier Sirabian, of "The Greenbriar Boys" born NYC 1939.
Mel McDaniel born Checotah, OK 1942.
Steve "Buddy" Miller, guitarist/singer/songwriter, born Fairborn, OH 1952.
Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line" topped the charts 1956.
Joe Smyth "Sawyer Brown," born Portland, ME 1957.
Sylvia Kirby Allen born Kokomo, IN 1957.
Jeff Foxworthy "You Might Be A Redneck If…" born Hapeville, GA 1958.
Mark Chestnut born Beaumont, TX 1963.
Don Gibson's "Woman, Sensuous Woman" was # 1 in 1972.
Ernest Tubb died in Nashville, TN 1984. Inducted CMHF 1965, NSHF 1970 and the Texas CMHF 1999.
Autry Inman, age 59, died 1988.
Roy Huskey Jr., age 41, session bassist, died of cancer 1997. Junior Huskey was a master musician.
Martina McBride, Jamie O'Neal, Chely Wright and Pam Tillis, performed to a sold out audience at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in 2002.
Robert Reynolds of the Mavericks married wife Angie 2003.
Trace Adkins sang the National Anthem at Louisiana Tech University's football game 2004. Trace once played linebacker for the team while studying petroleum engineering, and cussing.
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Charles Hardin Holley, "Buddy Holly," born Lubbock, TX 1936. Inducted R&RHF 1986, NSHF
1994.
Ronnie Dove born Herndon, VA 1940.
Craig Bickhardt, songwriter/session musician, born Philadelphia, PA 1954.
Eddy Arnold's "I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love)" topped the charts 1949.
Elvis Presley's "Teddy Bear" was #1 in 1957.
Warner Mack's "The Bridge Washed Out" topped the charts 1965.
Mac Davis' #1 hit "Stop And Smell The Roses" charted 1974.
Hubert Long died 1972. Inducted CMHF 1979.
Waylon Jennings "Greatest Hits" album certified platinum 1979.
Mercury Records released Vassar Clements' album "Vassar Clements" 1975.
Reba McEntire released her album "The Last One To Know" 1987.
Don Williams' "Back In My Younger Days," enter the charts at #1 in 1990.
A&M released John Hiatt's album "Perfectly Good Guitar" 1993.
Sara Evans' "I Keep Looking" debuted on Billboard's Top 40 chart 2002.
Terri Clarks single "Girls Lie Too" went to #1 in 2004.
L. E. White, age 74, singer/musician/songwriter, died Hendersonville, TN 2004.
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Jimmie Rodgers born Meridian, MS 1897. Inducted CMHF 1961, NSHF 1970.The "Singing Brakeman," was the first person to be inducted into the CMHF.
Milton Brown, Western Swing bandleader/singer, born Stephenville, TX 1903.
Harlan Howard, "The Dean of Songwriters," born Detroit, MI 1927.
Patsy Cline born "Virginia Patterson Hensley," Winchester, VA 1932. Inducted CMHF 1973.
Buck Owens played lead guitar on Tommy Collins first recording session, at Capitol Records Melrose Avenue Studios, in Los Angeles 1953. The first song recorded was "You Better Not Do That." The single became Collin's first hit, reaching No. 2 on the charts.
George Morgan released "Candy Kisses," for Columbia Records 1958.
Hank Garland seriously injured in a car wreck near Springfield, TN 1961.
Jo Ann Campbell's single "I'm The Girl On Wolverton Mountain" charted 1962.
The movie "Forty Acre Feud" starring several Music City artists, including Bill Anderson, Minnie Pearl and George Jones premiered in Nashville 1965.
Neko Case, singer/songwriter, born Alexandria, VA 1970.
Kenny Rogers' "Love Will Turn You Around" topped the charts 1982.
Dick Heard, age 61, died from cancer in 1998. Heard wrote, "Abigal Beecher, My History Teacher," and co-wrote "Kentucky Rain" with Eddie Rabbitt.
Shania Twain won four awards from the Canadian Country Music Association 2003.
Loretta Lynn's latest book "You're Cookin' It Country" was released 2004.
The International Bluegrass Music Association's "Bluegrass Fan Fest" was held in Louisville, KY 2004.
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Roger Dale Tubb, son of Ernest Tubb, killed in a car wreck 1938.
Joe Clay born "Claiborne Joseph Cheramie," Harvey, LA 1938.
Wilton Frederick "Freddy" Weller, born Atlanta, GA 1947.
Tom Wopat born 1951.
Elvis Presley recorded "Good Rockin' Tonight/I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" at Sun Records in Memphis 1954. Sam Phillips auditioned Johnny Cash later that same day.
Elvis Presley's first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show 1956.
Tex Owens, age 70, singer/songwriter, died 1962.
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos played at the White House for President Johnson 1968.
The Johnny Cash biography "Winners Got Scars Too" by Christopher Wren released 1971.
Conway & Loretta's duet "Feelins'," went to # 1 in 1975.
The Johnny Cash Show toured Europe from the 9th through the 25th in 1975.
George Strait's "One Fire I Can't Put Out" topped the charts 1983.
Tracy Byrd married wife Michelle, in 1991.
Bill Monroe, age 84, "The Father of Bluegrass," died as a result of a stroke 1996. Inducted CMHF 1970, NSHF 1971, IBMA Hall of Honor 1991.
The 2002 CCMA Awards were presented in Calgary. Anne Murray was inducted into the CCMAHF. Fans Choice Award: Terri Clark; Female Artist: Carolyn Dawn Johnson; Male Artist: Paul Brant.
Terri Clark made her debut appearance on Good Morning America, singing "Girls Lie Too" 2004.
Ernie Ball, age 74, manufacturer of guitars and strings, died in California 2004.
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Alonzo Elvis "Tony" Alderman, "The Hill Billies," born River Hill, VA 1900.
Luke Wills, Western Swing bandleader/singer/multi-instrumentalist, born Hall County, TX 1920. Younger brother of Bob Wills.
Tommy Overstreet born Oklahoma City, OK 1937.
Ernest Tubbs' "Soldier's Last Letter" topped the charts 1944.
Jim Reeves quit the Louisiana Hayride in 1955, and joined the Grand Ole Opry in October.
Justin Tubb, age 20, became the youngest ever member of the Grand Ole Opry 1955.
Marty Robbins released "Maybelline," 1955.
The Louvin Brother's "When I Stopped Dreaming," charted 1955.
Rosie Flores, Rockabilly singer/guitarist, born San Antonio, TX 1956.
Cowboy Copas' "Alabam" went to # 1 in 1960.
Joe Callahan, age 61, of "The Callahan Brothers," died 1971.
Ronnie Milsap went to # 1 with "I'm A Stand By My Woman Man" 1976.
Ricky Skaggs released his "Highways and Heartaches," album 1982.
Carl Tipton died in 1989.
Garth Brooks released "Ropin' The Wind," 1991.
Mac Davis was honored in Hollywood, with a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1998.
Chris Cagle and schoolteacher Elizabeth Filer were married in Houston, TX 2001.
Bill Anderson released his album "Five Star Collection" 2002.
Universal released "The Best of Dave Dudley" 2002.
Jamie O'Neal, LeAnn Rimes, and Michael Peterson performed at the Gstadd Music Festival in Switzerland 2004.
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Gov. Jimmy Davis born "James Houston Davis," in Beech Springs, LA' 1899. Inducted CMHF 1972.
Jack Shook, singer/session guitarist, born Decatur, IL 1910.
Randy Hughes, Patsy Cline's manager and Pilot, born Gum, TN 1928.
Ernest Tubb recorded at the second known country music recording session, ever to take place in Nashville. The Decca session was held at WSM's Studio B, in 1945. One of the songs recorded that day was "It's Been So Long Darling" which went to #1 on the charts.
Tom T. Hall recorded "That's How I Got To Memphis" 1968.
Leon Payne, age 52, died in San Antonio, TX 1969.
Marty Robbins recorded "Walkin' Piece Of Heaven/Franklin, Tennessee" 1972.
Barbara Mandrell seriously injured in car wreck in Hendersonville, TN 1984. The driver of the other vehicle, Mark White, age 19, was killed when his auto crossed the centerline striking Barbara's vehicle head on. Both of Barbara's children were in the car with her.
The Stoney Mountain Cloggers, made their final Grand Ole Opry appearance, 1993.
Billy Ray Cyrus' PAX-TV show "Doc" is filmed in Toronto, but the setting is New York City. While filming skyline footage of NYC on 9-11-2001, cameras were pointed at the World Trade Center when the plane crashed into the south tower. The footage was provided to government officials, and media outlets.
David Skepner, age 63, manager of Loretta Lynn, and Riders In The Sky, died of a heart attack on 9-11-2001, after the attack on the Twin Towers, and Pentagon.
On 9-11-2001, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) were scheduled to present Garth Brooks with their Golden Note Award, at a dinner with members of Congress. As a result of the terrorist attacks on America the dinner was canceled, and Garth was stranded in New York City.
Rodney Crowell's daughter Carrie lives with her mother Rosanne Cash, in New York City. Eleven-year-old Carrie was at school on 9-11-2001, when the plane crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center, a mere 15 blocks away. Rosanne retrieved Carrie, unharmed, a few hours later. 2001.
Carolyn Mayer Beug, 48, filmmaker who produced several music videos for Dwight Yoakam, died in New York City in 2001. She was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11 that was crashed into the World Trade Center by terrorists.
John Ritter, age 54, son of Tex Ritter, died 2003.
Josh Gracin performed on CBS-TV's The Early Show 2004.
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Helen Carter, of the Carter Sisters, born Maces Springs, VA 1927.
The final TV production of Hometown Jamboree aired 1959. The popular show debuted on 12/18/49.
George Jones, The Possum, born Saratoga, TX 1931. Member of the Grand Ole Opry. Inducted CMHF 1992.
Vernon, Gladys, and Elvis Presley moved from Tupelo, to a small Memphis apartment in 1948.
Rod Brasfield, age 48, died 1958. Inducted CMHF 1987.
George Jones celebrated his 63rd birthday in 1994, by having triple bypass surgery, at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.
Varese Vintage released Roy Clark's "Greatest Hits" 1995.
Rodney Crowell wed his long-time girl friend Claudia Church, in 1998.
Monument released Wade Hayes album "Highways and Heartaches" 2000.
Elektra released Emmylou Harris' album "Red Dirt Girl" 2000.
Koch released Asleep At The Wheel's 2-CD set "Comin' Right at Ya/Texas Gold" in 2000.Dan
Dan Rather interviewed the Dixie Chicks on the CBS television network. Dan pointed out to the girls that after selling 200 Million dollars worth of records, they should be millionaires. They weren't, so shortly after the telecast they sued SONY, and received a huge settlement 2002.
Johnny Cash, age 71, died in Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN 2003. John has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Carolyn Dawn Johnson won five awards at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards in 2004.
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Kelly Harrell, singer/songwriter, born Wythe County, VA 1889.
Daniel Williams, fiddler, for the East Texas Serenaders born 1900.
Kenny "Rudy" Trietsch, of the Hoosier Hot Shots born Arcadia, IN 1903.
Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass, born Rosine, KY 1911.
Claude Casey, singer/bandleader, born Enoree, SC 1912.
Ben Smathers and The Stoney Mountain Cloggers joined the Opry, 1958.
Bobbie Cryner, singer/songwriter, born Woodland, CA 1961.
Barbara Mandrell debuted on the charts with "I've Been Loving You Too Long," 1969.
Tom T. Hall recorded "Levi Jones" 1973.
Randy Travis' album "Old 8x10" was certified platinum 1988.
Ben Smathers, age 62, "Stoney Mountain Cloggers," died 1990.
Suzy Bogguss released "Somethin' Up My Sleeve" 1993.
The new U.S. postage stamp honoring Roy Acuff as "The King of Country Music," was unveiled on stage at the Grand Ole Opry 2003. U.S. Postmaster General John Potter presided.
The Canadian Country Music Association "CCMA" awards show was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2004.
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Billy Hughes, fiddler/songwriter, born Sallisaw, OK 1908.
Mae Axton, songwriter, born 1914.
Malcolm Yelvington, SUN Records recording artist, born Covington, TX 1918.
Don Walser, singer/songwriter, born Brownfield, TX 1934.
Bill Harrell, Bluegrass singer/multi-instrumentalist, born Marion, VA 1934.
Hank Williams auditioned for Fred Rose in Nashville, 1946.
Vernon Dalhart country music's first million-selling recording artist, died Bridgeport, CT 1948.
John Berry born Aiken, SC 1959.
Ray Charles' single "Busted" charted 1963.
John Wayne Hill, singer/songwriter/guitarist/fiddler, born 1964.
Merle Haggard sang "Mama Tried," on American Bandstand, 1968.
Johnny Lee's "Lookin' For Love" topped the charts 1980.
Suzy Bogguss' "Aces," album certified gold 1992.
Shania Twain walked away with six awards, from the CCMA awards show in 1998. Included in the honors were the Female Vocalist Of The Year, and the Fans Choice Award.
Rounder Records released John Hartford's album "Good Ole Boys" 1999.
Renaissance released Lynn Anderson's "Anthology: The Columbia Years" 1999.
Brooks & Dunn released their album "Tight Rope" on Arista 1999.
Eddie Stoneman, age 81, of the Stoneman Family died 2001.
Diamond Rio's #1 country hit "Beautiful Mess" debuted on Billboard's Top 40 chart 2002.
Sotheby's auction house in New York City opened their two-day auction of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's estate 2004.
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Roy Acuff, "The King of Country Music," born Maynardville, TN 1903. Mr. Acuff was personally
responsible for keeping the Grand Ole Opry "Country," until the day WSM and the Opry was sold.
Roy became the first living artist, to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame 1962.
Wayne Raney's "Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me" topped the charts 1949.
Jerry Lee Lewis married his second wife, Jane Mitcham, age 17, prior to divorcing his first wife,
Dorothy Barton, 1954.
Patsy Cline and Charlie Dick married in Winchester, VA 1957.
Johnny Cash released "What Do I Care," 1958.
Brenda Lee released "All Alone Am I," on Decca 1962.
Marty Robbins released "One Of These Days/Up In The Air" 1964.
Alexander Arzamastev of Bering Strait, drummer, born in Russia 1973.
Alabama's "Feels So Right," album was certified platinum 1981.
Reba McEntire was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame 1998.
Smithsonian Folkways released Dick Boggs' double-CD 50 song-set "His Folkway Years (1963-1968)" in 1998.
Recall Records released Johnny Cash's "Essential Sun Collection" 1999.
The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducted Tommy Collins, Wayne Kemp, A. L. "Doodle" Owens and Glenn Sutton 1999.
Wynonna debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 2001.
Johnny Cash's funeral was held at the First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, TN 2003.
Deana Carter gave birth to a baby boy in Los Angeles in 2004. Chris Hicky, is the child's father.
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Ralph Mooney steel guitarist/songwriter, born Duncan, OK 1928.
Roger Bush of the Country Gazette, born Hollywood, CA 1940.
Sonny Le Maire of "Exile," born Fort Lee, VA 1946.
Earl Scruggs first recording session with Bill Monroe 1946.
Hank Locklin's single "The Same Sweet Girl" charted 1949.
David Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers born Darby, FL 1950.
Bobby Randall, "Sawyer Brown," born Midland, MI 1952.
Michael Rhodes, bassist/studio musician, born West Monroe, LA 1953.
Ricky Nelson released "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You," 1957.
Terry McBride "McBride and the Ride," born Austin, TX 1958.
Jeannie Seely joined the Grand Ole Opry 1967.
Ronnie Milsap's "Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends" was #1 in 1974.
Billy Thompson, front man, for Hank Thompson's Brazos Valley Boys, died 1989.
Tanya Tucker's album "What Do I Do With Me' certified gold 1992.
Lorrie Morgan's album "War Paint" certified platinum 1994.
Brooks & Dunn released their "The Greatest Hits Collection" on Arista 1997.
Sheb Wooley, a.k.a. Ben Colder, age 82, died 2003
Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Jeff Cook and Mark Herndon "Alabama" were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2004.
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Hank Williams born "King Hiram Williams," in a log cabin in Mount Olive, AL 1923. Hank became
the third person to be elected to the Country Music Hall Of Fame 1961.
Bill Black born Memphis, TN 1926.
RCA debuted their first 33 1/3-rpm Long Play (LP) record in 1931.
Lefty Frizzell's "Always Late (With Your Kisses)" topped the charts 1951.
Steve Sanders, "Oak Ridge Boys," born Richland, GA 1952.
Johnny Cash debuted on British television 1959.
Loretta Lynn's debut appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, 1960.
David Houston's "My Elusive Dream" was #1 in 1967.
Reba McEntire debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1977.
Debbie Boone's #1 single "You Light Up My Life" debuted on Billboard's Top 40 Chart 1977.
Anne Murray released her single "A Little Good News." 1983. The song went to #1, and was voted CMA Single of the Year.
Kenny "Rudy" Trietsch, age 84, "Hoosier Hot Shots," died 1987.
RCA Records released Alabama's album "Alabama Christmas, Vol. 2, 1996.
Capitol Nashville released John Berry's album "Faces" 1996.
The CMHF displayed a new bronze statue of Hank Williams Sr. on the 75th anniversary of the singers birth in 1998. Hank Williams III, Hank's grandson, was the model that posed for the artist.
Varese released Johnny Bond's "The Home Recordings" 2002.
Capitol released Suzy Bogguss's "20 Greatest Hits" 2002.
Darryl Worley's third annual Tennessee River Run, was held in Pickwick Landing State Park 2004. The event raises money for local charities. John Conlee, Andy Griggs and John Conlee also appeared on the show.
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Ervin Rouse, singer/songwriter/fiddler, with the "Rouse Brothers" born Craven County, NC 1917.
Priscilla Mitchell born in Georgia 1941.
Tennessee Ernie Ford married Betty Jean Heminger 1942.
Steve Fishell, producer/musician, born Oak Harbor, WA 1953.
Carl Jackson, singer/songwriter/banjo/guitar, born Louisville, MS 1953.
Little Jimmy Dickens released "Blacked Joe's," 1954.
Brenda Lee released "Fool #1," in 1961.
Connie Smith joined the Grand Ole Opry 1965.
Merle Haggard recorded "Sing Me Back Home," 1967.
Marty Robbins released "Buenos Dias Argentina/Ballad Of A Small Man" 1979.
Jeff Foxworthy married wife Gregg, in New York City's Central Park 1985.
Farm Aid VII was played in New Orleans 1994.
Tim McGraw's CD "Live Like You Were Dying" topped the charts 2004.
The annual Farm Aid concert was held in Auburn, WA 2004.
Jennifer Hanson served as a judge at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, NJ 2004. Jennifer competed in the Pageant in 1994 as Miss California.
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Clyde Moody, bluegrass singer, born Cherokee, NC 1915.
Danny Dill born Carroll County, TN 1924.
Carlton L. Haney, promoter/booking agent, born Rockingham County, NC 1928.
Billy Deaton born Slaughter, MS 1935.
Dewayne Smith "The Geezinslaws," born Bertram, TX 1946.
The "WRVA Old Dominion Barn Dance," debuted Richmond, VA 1946.
Jack Herrick, of the "Red Clay Ramblers" born Teaneck, NJ 1947.
Carl Smith and Goldie Hill married 1957.
