|
EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
|
5249 |
Jul 1, 1972 |
Alabama, operating under the name Wildcountry, gives its first public performance at the Canyon... |
Canyon Land |
|
al |
|
|
5248 |
Jul 1, 1969 |
Record producer Sam Phillips sells Sun Records to Shelby Singleton. The deal includes the transfer... |
|
|
|
|
|
5247 |
Jul 7, 1969 |
Tom T. Hall records "Homecoming" and "Shoeshine Man" at the Monument Recording Studio in Nashville |
Monument Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
5246 |
Jul 1, 1966 |
Slim Willet dies of a heart attack at Hendrick Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Texas. He wrote the... |
Hendrick Memorial Hospital |
Abilene |
tx |
|
|
5245 |
Jul 1, 1961 |
Elvis Presley's friend Red West marries Pat Boyd in Memphis. Presley is late to the wedding, and... |
|
Memphis |
tn |
|
|
5244 |
Jul 1, 1961 |
Michelle Wright is born in Chatham, Ontario. She nets a Top 10 single in 1992 with "Take It... |
|
Chatham |
cn |
|
|
5243 |
Jul 15, 1957 |
Mac McAnally is born in Red Bay, Alabama. He scores a minor hit as an artist with 1990's "Back... |
|
Red Bay |
al |
|
|
5242 |
Jul 1, 1957 |
Johnny Cash records "Home Of The Blues" and "Give My Love To Rose" at Memphis' Sun Recording Studio |
Sun Recording Studio |
Memphis |
tn |
|
|
5241 |
Jul 1, 1956 |
Elvis Presley appears on the second airing of NBC's "The Steve Allen Show," wearing a tuxedo... |
|
|
|
|
|
5240 |
Jul 1, 1955 |
Ernest Tubb introduces Patsy Cline in her Grand Ole Opry debut, as she performs "A Church, A... |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
5239 |
Jul 1, 1955 |
Keith Whitley is born in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Married to Lorrie Morgan in 1986, his rich vocals... |
|
Sandy Hook |
ky |
|
|
5238 |
Jul 1, 1951 |
Four weeks after he started working for the company, Precision Tools fires Elvis Presley because... |
|
Memphis |
tn |
|
|
5237 |
Jul 1, 1942 |
Capitol Records releases its first six singles |
|
|
|
|
|
5236 |
Jul 1, 1939 |
Curly Fox marries Texas Ruby in Marion, Arkansas. Members of the Grand Ole Opry in 1938, they... |
|
Marion |
ar |
|
|
5235 |
Jul 1, 1934 |
Film executive Sydney Pollack is born in Lafayette, Indiana. Noted for his work on... |
|
Lafayette |
in |
|
|
5234 |
Jul 1, 1928 |
Alice Harper is born in Winnsboro, Texas. As an adult, she marries Lefty Frizzell, inspiring his... |
|
Winnsboro |
tx |
|
|
5233 |
Aug 12, 1997 |
When Trisha Yearwood performs in Lynden, Washington, the crowd receives an unexpected bonus. Garth... |
|
Lynden |
wa |
|
|
5232 |
Aug 12, 1999 |
The state of Missouri observes Porter Wagoner Day |
|
|
mo |
|
|
5231 |
Aug 10, 1997 |
Al Gore throws a Democratic fundraiser that gains support from the country music community at The... |
The Hermitage |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
5230 |
Aug 12, 1956 |
Webb Pierce records "Teenage Boogie" at the Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville. He also makes... |
Bradley Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
5229 |
Aug 11, 1952 |
Roy Acuff makes the cover of Newsweek |
|
|
|
|
|
5228 |
Aug 10, 2001 |
William Lee Golden and his wife, Brenda, have a son, wisely named Solomon Golden, at Nashville's... |
Baptist Hospital |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
5227 |
Aug 29, 1932 |
Jimmie Rodgers records four songs in a New York session at the Victor Studios: "In The Hills... |
Victor Studios |
New York |
ny |
|
|
5226 |
Aug 11, 1932 |
Jimmie Rodgers records "Mother, The Queen Of My Heart," "Prohibition Has Done Me... |
Victor Studio |
Camden |
nj |
|
|
5225 |
Aug 10, 1932 |
Jimmie Rodgers records "In The Hills Of Tennessee" at the Victor Studio in Camden, New... |
Victor Studio |
Camden |
nj |
|
|
5224 |
Aug 11, 1949 |
Eric Carmen is born in Cleveland, Ohio. A member of the pop band The Raspberries, he develops a... |
|
Cleveland |
oh |
|
|
5223 |
Aug 10, 1963 |
The Browns, including future solo star Jim Ed Brown, join the Grand Ole Opry |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
5222 |
Aug 10, 1943 |
Guitarist Jimmy Griffin is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He joins the 1970s pop band Bread and spends... |
|
Cincinnati |
oh |
|
|
5221 |
Aug 10, 1940 |
Jonie Shields is born in Van Nuys, California. After marrying Johnny Mosby, the couple has several... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
5220 |
Jul 30, 2001 |
Songwriter Steve Runkle suffers a stroke at Nashville's Southern Hills Medical Center, dying 10... |
Southern Hills Medical Center |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
5219 |
Aug 9, 2001 |
Songwriter Steve Runkle dies at the Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, 10 days after... |
Residence at Alive Hospice |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
5218 |
Apr 6, 1955 |
Songwriter Red Hayes records his own composition, "A Satisfied Mind," with his daughter, Betty, for... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
5217 |
Sep 11, 1954 |
Porter Wagoner records "A Satisfied Mind" and "Eat, Drink And Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)" at... |
KWTO Radio |
Springfield |
mo |
|
|
5216 |
Sep 9, 1954 |
RCA declines to re-sign Porter Wagoner, though he manages to nab a hit single for the label within... |
|
|
|
|
|
5215 |
Sep 3, 1954 |
RCA releases Porter Wagoner's first charted single, "Company's Comin'" |
|
|
|
|
|
5214 |
Oct 4, 1952 |
RCA releases Porter Wagoner's debut single, "Settin' The Woods On Fire" |
|
|
|
|
|
5213 |
Sep 19, 1952 |
Porter Wagoner holds his first RCA recording session, at KWTO Radio in Springfield, Missouri,... |
KWTO Radio |
Springfield |
mo |
|
|
5212 |
Jun 5, 1952 |
Porter Wagoner signs a recording deal with RCA Records, though the label commits only to record... |
|
|
|
|
|
5211 |
Sep 30, 1951 |
Porter Wagoner makes his debut on KWTO Radio in Springfield, Missouri, where his instant popularity... |
|
Springfield |
mo |
|
|
5210 |
Sep 29, 1951 |
Porter Wagoner moves from his hometown, West Plains, Missouri, to Springfield, just 100 miles away,... |
|
Springfield |
mo |
|
|
5209 |
Jul 15, 1947 |
Radio station KWPM goes on the air in West Plains, Missouri, providing a training ground for local... |
|
West Plains |
mo |
|
|
5208 |
Apr 16, 1952 |
Nearly five years after she started, Porter Wagoner's wife, Ruth, ends her work with the... |
International Shoe Company |
West Plains |
mo |
|
|
5207 |
Aug 4, 1947 |
Six months after Porter Wagoner began working at the West Plains, Missouri, manufacturing plant for... |
International Shoe Company |
West Plains |
mo |
|
|
5206 |
Aug 2, 1950 |
Porter Wagoner ends a three-year job at the International Shoe Company manufacturing plant in West... |
International Shoe Company |
West Plains |
mo |
|
|
5205 |
Feb 17, 1947 |
Porter Wagoner begins a three-year stint at the International Shoe Company manufacturing plant in... |
International Shoe Company |
West Plains |
mo |
|
|
5204 |
Jan 25, 1946 |
Porter Wagoner gets married to Ruth Williams at the home of his sister, Lorraine, in West Plains,... |
home |
West Plains |
mo |
|
|
5203 |
Feb 27, 1924 |
Ruth Williams is born in Winona, Missouri. She marries Porter Wagoner
|
|
Winona |
mo |
|
|
5202 |
Apr 29, 1944 |
Porter Wagoner marries Velma Johnson in Hardy, Arkansas. The marriage will last only a few months
|
|
Hardy |
ar |
|
|
5201 |
Aug 28, 1942 |
Eighteen-year-old Glenn Wagoner, older brother of Porter Wagoner, dies from inflammation of the... |
|
West Plains |
mo |
|
|
5200 |
Aug 25, 1924 |
Glenn Wagoner is born in West Plains, Missouri, the older brother of Porter Wagoner
|
|
West Plains |
mo |
|