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Nov 5, 1914Roy Horton is born near Broad Top, Pennsylvania. In the 1940s, he becomes a publisher with Peer-Southern Music, and in 1950 he plays on The Pinetoppers' only hit, "Mockin' Bird Hill." He enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982Aug 18, 1950The Pinetoppers--including Roy and Vaughn Horton, Ray Smith, Rusty Keefer and Johnny Browers--record "Mockin' Bird Hill"Oct 11, 1982Lefty Frizzell, Marty Robbins and music publisher Roy Horton enter the Country Music Hall Of Fame during the 16th annual Country Music Association awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in NashvilleJun 17, 1999Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the new Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville. Among the attendees: Hall of Famers Earl Scruggs, Brenda Lee, Kitty Wells, Roy Horton, Bud Wendell and Jo Walker-MeadorSep 23, 2003Music publisher Roy Horton dies in Broad Top City, Pennsylvania. He entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982 after working for Peer Music. He also was a member of The Pinetoppers, who earned one country hit: 1950's "Mockin' Bird Hill"
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