EventID | Date | Event | Venue | City | StateID |
8366 | Oct 13, 1969 | Rhett Akins is born in Valdosta, Georgia. After three hits as an artist in the 1990s, he... | Valdosta | ga | |
8363 | Oct 13, 1959 | Marie Osmond is born in Ogden, Utah. She nets a 1973 country hit with "Paper Roses" as a... | Ogden | ut | |
8361 | Oct 13, 1946 | Lacy J. Dalton is born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The husky-throated singer wins the Academy of... | Bloomsburg | pa | |
8360 | Oct 13, 1937 | Roy Rogers signs his first film contract with Republic Pictures in Los Angeles, leaving the Sons... | Los Angeles | ca | |
8354 | Oct 12, 1993 | Giant Records releases "Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles," with some of the... | |||
8338 | Oct 12, 1969 | Dixie Chicks fiddler Martie Maguire is born in York, Pennsylvania. The fashionable,... | York | pa | |
8323 | Oct 11, 1981 | The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Bobby Braddock and the late Ray Whitley. Braddock... | Nashville | tn | |
8315 | Oct 11, 1951 | Paulette Carlson is born in Northfield, Minnesota. She becomes the sassy lead vocalist for... | Northfield | mn | |
8313 | Oct 11, 1943 | Gene Watson is born in Palestine, Texas. Using a relaxed vocal style, he becomes an admired... | Palestine | tx | |
8311 | Oct 11, 1932 | Dorothy Marsh is born in McMinnville, Tennessee. As singer/songwriter Dottie West, she joins the... | McMinnville | tn | |
8280 | Oct 10, 1958 | Tanya Tucker is born in Seminole, Texas. After emerging as a teenager, she becomes one of country's... | Seminole | tx | |
8268 | Oct 9, 1992 | Arista releases Alan Jackson's album "A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love)" | |||
8259 | Oct 9, 1977 | The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Kris Kristofferson, Woody Guthrie, Merle Haggard... | Nashville | tn | |
8234 | Oct 8, 1953 | Ricky Lee Phelps is born in Paragould, Arkansas. He sings lead for The Kentucky HeadHunters, twice... | Paragould | ar | |
8220 | Oct 7, 2000 | Chris LeDoux has a liver transplant in Omaha, Nebraska, after discovering he has primary sclerosing... | Omaha | ne | |
8201 | Oct 7, 1949 | Kieran Kane is born in Queens, New York. He has moderate commercial success as a solo artist in... | New York | ny | |
8200 | Oct 7, 1940 | Bill Monroe has his first recording session with the Blue Grass Boys, at the Kimball Hotel in... | Kimball Hotel | Atlanta | ga |
8198 | Oct 7, 1927 | Jimmie Rodgers' first record, "The Soldier's Sweetheart" backed with "Sleep Baby Sleep," goes on... | |||
8196 | Oct 6, 1996 | Tim McGraw marries Faith Hill in Rayville, Louisiana, the day of his Swampstock benefit concert. In... | Rayville | la | |
8186 | Oct 6, 1977 | RCA releases Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" | |||
8182 | Oct 6, 1966 | Tim Rushlow is born in Arlington, Texas. He becomes the lead singer of Little Texas, a six-man... | Arlington | tx | |
8164 | Oct 5, 1970 | George Jones & Tammy Wynette welcome their only child, Tamala Georgette Jones, in Lakeland,... | Lakeland | fl | |
8162 | Oct 5, 1966 | Loretta Lynn records "Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)" during an afternoon... | Bradley's Barn | Mt. Juliet | tn |
8138 | Oct 4, 1960 | Keyboard player Gregg Hubbard is born in Orlando, Florida. He joins Mark Miller in starting Sawyer... | Orlando | fl | |
8121 | Dec 6, 1984 | Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson record "Highwayman" at... | Moman Studios | Nashville | tn |
8095 | Oct 2, 1986 | The Everly Brothers receive a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Los Angeles | ca |
8085 | Oct 2, 1954 | Guitarist Greg Jennings is born in Nicoma Park, Oklahoma. He joins Restless Heart, playing on such... | Nicoma Park | ok | |
8084 | Oct 2, 1954 | Elvis Presley makes his only appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing "Blue Moon Of... | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | tn |
8072 | Oct 1, 1995 | Willie Nelson presents the 10th anniversary Farm Aid in Louisville, with John Mellencamp, Neil... | Louisville | ky | |
8059 | Oct 1, 1997 | The video for the Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood duet, "In Another's Eyes," debuts on CMT. Portions... | |||
8054 | Oct 1, 1969 | Loretta Lynn records "Coal Miner's Daughter" and two additional hits, "You Wanna... | Bradley's Barn | Mt. Juliet | tn |
8019 | Sep 30, 1958 | Marty Stuart is born in Philadelphia, Mississippi. He plays mandolin for Lester Flatt as a teen and... | Philadelphia | ms | |
8017 | Sep 30, 1954 | Patsy Cline signs her first recording contract with Bill McCall, of Four Star Records | |||
8016 | Sep 30, 1953 | Deborah Allen is born in Memphis, Tennessee. She earns a Grammy nomination for her 1983... | Memphis | tn | |
7980 | Sep 29, 1935 | Jerry Lee Lewis is born in Ferriday, Louisiana. The piano-pumping singer, nicknamed "the... | Ferriday | la | |
7977 | Sep 29, 1907 | Gene Autry is born in Tioga, Texas. Noted for his signature song "Back In The Saddle... | Tioga | tx | |
7929 | Sep 27, 1993 | The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Don Schlitz, who authored "The Gambler" and... | Nashville | tn | |
7896 | Sep 26, 1960 | Doug Supernaw is born at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, Texas. The rough-necked performer has a... | St. Joseph Hospital | Bryan | tx |
7894 | Sep 26, 1955 | Carlene Carter is born in Nashville. The daughter of Carl Smith and June Carter, she develops an... | Nashville | tn | |
7890 | Sep 26, 1948 | Olivia Newton-John is born in Cambridge, England. Raised in Australia, the pop singer begins her... | Cambridge | uk | |
7889 | Sep 26, 1947 | Lynn Anderson is born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The daughter of songwriters Liz and Casey... | Grand Forks | nd | |
7886 | Sep 26, 1941 | David Frizzell is born in El Dorado, Arkansas. The younger brother of Lefty Frizzell, he adds a... | El Dorado | ar | |
7883 | Sep 26, 1925 | Martin Robinson is born in Glendale, Arizona. Under the name Marty Robbins, he brings a... | Phoenix | az | |
7878 | Sep 25, 1993 | The Postal Service issues a series of stamps honoring four important country music acts: Hank... | |||
7870 | Sep 25, 1971 | West Plains, Missouri, celebrates Porter Wagoner Day by renaming a city street Porter Wagoner... | West Plains | mo | |
7868 | Sep 25, 1962 | Loretta Lynn joins the Grand Ole Opry | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | tn |
7850 | Sep 24, 1976 | The Sons Of The Pioneers receive a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Los Angeles | ca |
7846 | Sep 24, 1962 | Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs record "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett," the theme for the... | Bradley Recording Studio | Nashville | tn |
7820 | Sep 23, 1952 | Hank Williams records "Take These Chains From My Heart," "Kaw-liga" and... | Castle Studio | Nashville | tn |
7814 | Sep 23, 1930 | Ray Charles is born in Albany, Georgia. Best known for his work in jazz and rhythm & blues, he... | Albany | ga |