About Us
  • RolandNote™Country Music Database Searches
  • May 18, 2024 CDT

  • Miscellaneous
  • Timelines Help
  • Slice and dice country music history by a specific kind of event: birth, death, gold album, Macy�s Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance - more than 250 ways to look at recurring events
  •    
    • May 28, 1997
    Record producer Doug Johnson takes over as the president of Giant Records' country division. Johnson's credits include work with Ty Herndon and James Bonamy, while Giant's artist roster features Clay Walker and Daryle Singletary
    Aug 1, 1997
    Disney launches a country label, Lyric Street Records, in Nashville. The company becomes a home for such acts as SHeDAISY, Aaron Tippin, Rascal Flatts, Bucky Covington and Lari White
    Aug 27, 1997
    DreamWorks announces its first country signing: Randy Travis
    Oct 1, 1997
    CBS Cable acquires CMT, TNN and country.com
    Oct 31, 1997
    Pat Quigley calls Garth Brooks at home and identifies himself as the new president of Capitol Nashville, clearing the way for the release of Brooks' "Sevens." Brooks had refused to release the album as long as Scott Hendricks headed the label
    Oct 31, 1997
    SHeDAISY commits to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records
    Nov 4, 1997
    Pat Quigley is unveiled as the new president of Capitol Nashville. The label's top artist, Garth Brooks, had refused to release his album "Sevens" as long as Quigley's predecessor, Scott Hendricks, headed Capitol
    Jan 16, 1998
    At his request, Steve Wariner receives his release from Arista Records during a lunch meeting with label head Tim DuBois at the Nashville restaurant Valentino's
    Mar 24, 1998
    "Garth's Dry Cleaners": a comedic banner appears on the front of a building on Nashville's Music Row that was built for Capitol Records. Capitol sold the structure without moving in
    Jul 22, 1998
    The Tennessean reports George Jones and MCA Records have parted company



    Displaying : 250 - 260 of 430 / Page << | 1... | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ...43 | >>

  • The Ultimate Country Music Database

    •  

    RolandNote.com is a detailed country music database compiled by veteran music journalist Tom Roland that chronicles more than 60,000 events and 10,000 recordings.

     

    Discover what happened in country music on a particular date or in a particular month, get the history of your favorite country songs or your favorite country artists.

     

    From George Jones to George Strait, from the Carter Family to Carrie Underwood, from Johnny Cash to Jason Aldean, from Hank Williams to HARDY, from Merle Haggard to Miranda Lambert.

     

    RolandNote.com is the ultimate country music database!