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Nov 5, 1994
The mayor of New Orleans declares Parrot Head Week, honoring Jimmy Buffett
Nov 7, 1994
Drummer Monte Mountjoy dies in Decatur, Illinois. As a member of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, he became the first drummer to play in front of the curtain on the Grand Ole Opry, which previously frowned upon percussion. Mountjoy's recording credits include "Roly-Poly," "Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima" and "Stay A Little Longer"
Nov 7, 1994
Guitar player Bobby Sykes dies in Nashville. He toured with country stars Marty Robbins and Hank Snow, among others, and wrote a minor 1967 Faron Young hit, "Wonderful World Of Women"
Nov 8, 1994
Bob Dylan performs at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium for an audience that includes Rodney Crowell. The set includes "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Like A Rolling Stone" and "It Ain't Me, Babe"
Nov 8, 1994
Lauren Alaina Suddeth is born in Rossville, Georgia. After finishing as the runner-up in the 2011 edition of "American Idol," she hits #2 on the Billboard country albums chart with her debut, "Wildflower." She scores hits in 2017 with "Road Less Traveled" and a Kane Brown duet, "What Ifs"
Nov 8, 1994
Former "Saturday Night Live" comedy writer Michael O'Donoghue dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in New York City. A dozen years earlier, he earned a country hit as the writer of Dolly Parton's "Single Women"
Nov 8, 1994
Tracy Lawrence begins shooting the pirate-themed video for "As Any Fool Can See" on a ship near Key West, Florida
Nov 8, 1994
A day after choking on food, Jerry Lee Lewis goes to a Memphis hospital with breathing problems
Nov 8, 1994
Alabama records "In Pictures"
Nov 8, 1994
RCA releases Aaron Tippin's album "Lookin' Back At Myself"
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