EventID | Date | Event | Venue | City | StateID |
10426 | Dec 29, 1939 | Ed Bruce is born in Keiser, Arkansas. The rich-voiced performer works as a vocalist, actor,... | Keiser | ar | |
10422 | Dec 28, 2000 | Montgomery Gentry plays halftime during the Music City Bowl at Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville,... | Adelphia Coliseum | Nashville | tn |
10420 | Dec 28, 1993 | Shania Twain marries songwriter/record producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange in Northern Ontario,... | cn | ||
10419 | Dec 28, 1993 | Billy Ray Cyrus marries Leticia Finley at home in Williamson County, Tennessee. "One cannot... | home | Williamson County | tn |
10409 | Dec 11, 1963 | Hank Williams Jr. has his first recording session, at age 14, in Nashville. The session features... | Nashville | tn | |
10407 | Dec 28, 1960 | Marty Roe is born in Lebanon, Ohio. He becomes the lead singer of Diamond Rio, whose tight... | Lebanon | oh | |
10406 | Dec 28, 1958 | Mike McGuire, of Shenandoah, is born in Haleyville, Alabama. As the drummer for the group, he... | Haleyville | al | |
10405 | Dec 28, 1958 | Joe Diffie is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Emerging in 1990, he melds traditional country with... | Tulsa | ok | |
10380 | Dec 27, 1948 | Les Taylor is born in Oneida, Kentucky. The vocalist/guitarist becomes a key member of Exile, whose... | Oneida | ky | |
10375 | Dec 26, 1996 | Johnny Cash is hailed on CBS-TV's "The Kennedy Center Honors." Rosanne Cash sings... | |||
10369 | Dec 27, 1972 | In conjunction with a move from Memphis, Ronnie Milsap debuts as the nightly talent at Nashville's... | King Of The Road Motor Inn | Nashville | tn |
10362 | Dec 26, 1946 | Keyboard player Bob Carpenter is born in Philadelphia. A member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band... | Philadelphia | pa | |
10353 | Dec 25, 1976 | Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band perform "Broken Lady" and "Statues... | Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville | tn |
10348 | Dec 25, 1967 | Decca releases The Osborne Brothers' "Rocky Top" | |||
10336 | Dec 25, 1954 | Steve Wariner is born in Noblesville, Indiana. The singer/songwriter/guitarist arrives in Nashville... | Noblesville | in | |
10331 | Dec 25, 1948 | Barbara Mandrell is born in Houston, Texas. She wins the Country Music Association's Entertainer... | Houston | tx | |
10329 | Dec 25, 1946 | Singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett is born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. With a devout following of... | Pascagoula | ms | |
10318 | Dec 24, 1978 | Alan Jackson proposes to Denise Jackson, his girlfriend of three years, who already has the same... | Newnan | ga | |
10314 | Dec 24, 1973 | Pam Tillis is injured in a car accident. Her face is shattered in more than 30 places, leading... | Nashville | tn | |
10296 | Dec 23, 1994 | Wynonna Judd has her first baby--Elijah, sired by boyfriend Arch Kelley--at Nashville's Baptist... | Baptist Hospital | Nashville | tn |
10286 | Dec 23, 1970 | Willie Nelson's home in Ridgetop, Tennessee, burns while he's in Nashville at a Christmas party.... | home | Ridgetop | tn |
10283 | Dec 23, 1969 | Merle Haggard & The Strangers record "The Fightin' Side Of Me" at the Capitol... | Capitol Recording Studios | Los Angeles | ca |
10276 | Dec 23, 1928 | Drummer Buddy Harman is born in Nashville. A member of the "A-Team" of session musicians,... | Nashville | tn | |
10271 | Feb 23, 2002 | LeAnn Rimes marries dancer Dean Sheremet at the Perkins Chapel in Dallas. The couple met when both... | Perkins Chapel | Dallas | tx |
10266 | Dec 22, 2000 | "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" debuts in New York and Los Angeles. Produced by the Coen... | |||
10265 | Dec 22, 1994 | John and Martina McBride welcome their first child, a 6-pound, 4-ounce daughter, Delaney Katharine... | |||
10252 | Dec 22, 1948 | Hank Williams records "Lovesick Blues" in Cincinnati at the E.T. Herzog Studio | E.T. Herzog Studio | Cincinnati | oh |
10238 | Dec 21, 1979 | Willie Nelson makes his film debut with the opening of "The Electric Horseman," also... | |||
10232 | Dec 21, 1956 | Lee Roy Parnell is born in Abilene, Texas. The singer/slide guitarist combines country and blues to... | Abilene | tx | |
10231 | Dec 21, 1950 | Hank Williams records "Cold, Cold Heart" and "Dear John" during an evening... | Castle Studio | Nashville | tn |
10227 | Dec 21, 1926 | Freddie Hart is born in Lochapoka, Alabama. A songwriter who pens hits for Porter Wagoner, Carl... | Lochapoka | al | |
10225 | Dec 20, 2000 | Eddy Arnold receives a National Medal of Arts from president Bill Clinton in a ceremony at... | Constitution Hall | Washington | dc |
10223 | Dec 20, 1986 | Randy Travis joins the Grand Ole Opry, introduced by Ricky Skaggs. He performs "Diggin' Up... | Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville | tn |
10221 | Dec 20, 1983 | Johnny Cash checks into the Betty Ford Center to prevent an addiction to painkillers administered... | Betty Ford Center | Rancho Mirage | ca |
10209 | Dec 20, 1956 | Fiddler Rob Hajacos is born in Richmond, Virginia. He becomes one of Nashville's most in-demand... | Richmond | va | |
10190 | Dec 19, 1985 | Johnny Paycheck shoots Larry Wise at the North High Lounge in Hillsboro, Ohio, after Wise asked if... | North High Lounge | Hillsboro | oh |
10187 | Dec 19, 1980 | Dolly Parton's first movie, "9 To 5," debuts. Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin co-star in the... | |||
10182 | Dec 19, 1955 | Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes" at the Sun Recording Studios in Memphis | Sun Recording Studio | Memphis | tn |
10176 | Dec 19, 1945 | John McEuen is born in Oakland, California. The multi-instrumentalist joins The Nitty Gritty Dirt... | Oakland | ca | |
10174 | Dec 19, 1920 | Little Jimmy Dickens is born in Bolt, West Virginia. Just 4'-11", he stands tall at the Grand... | Bolt | wv | |
10146 | Dec 17, 1967 | Bass player Duane Propes is born in Longview, Texas. He joins the six-man band Little Texas, whose... | Longview | tx | |
10145 | Dec 17, 1966 | Tracy Byrd is born in Vidor, Texas. Developing an updated version of traditional country, he... | Vidor | tx | |
10138 | Dec 17, 1953 | Sharon White, of The Whites, is born in Wichita Falls, Texas. Along with father Buck and sister... | Wichita Falls | tx | |
10131 | Dec 16, 2000 | Brad Paisley is asked to join the Grand Ole Opry by Little Jimmy Dickens and Jeannie Seely, dressed... | Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville | tn |
10087 | Dec 15, 1979 | Alan Jackson marries Denise Jackson (she already has the same last name) at the First Baptist... | First Baptist Church | Newnan | ga |
10084 | Dec 15, 1977 | Naomi Judd graduates from the nursing program at California's College of Marin | College of Marin | Kentfield | ca |
10072 | Dec 15, 1944 | Hank Williams marries Audrey Guy at a gas station outside Andalusia, Alabama | Andalusia | al | |
10057 | Nov 14, 1989 | MCA releases Vince Gill's album "When I Call Your Name" | |||
10049 | Dec 14, 1973 | Lorrie Morgan gives her first performance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing "Paper Roses" at... | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | tn |
10041 | Dec 14, 1932 | Charlie Rich is born in Forrest City, Arkansas. Nicknamed The Silver Fox, he works in jazz and pop... | Forrest City | ar |