EventID | Date | Event | Venue | City | StateID |
6724 | Aug 25, 1961 | Billy Ray Cyrus is born in Flatwoods, Kentucky. The novelty hit "Achy Breaky Heart"... | Flatwoods | ky | |
6718 | Aug 25, 1956 | George Jones joins the Grand Ole Opry for the first time | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | tn |
6717 | Aug 25, 1949 | Henry Paul is born in Kingston, New York. After stints with the Southern rock band The Outlaws and... | Kingston | ny | |
6703 | Aug 23, 1977 | Waylon Jennings is arrested during a recording session, along with his secretary, Lori Evans, on... | Nashville | tn | |
6699 | Aug 24, 1963 | Bobby Bare records "500 Miles Away From Home" in a morning session at Nashville's RCA... | RCA Studio B | Nashville | tn |
6676 | Aug 23, 1977 | Elektra releases Linda Ronstadt's album "Simple Dreams" | |||
6671 | Aug 23, 1949 | Paul Chrisman--alias Woody Paul, of Riders In The Sky--is born in Nashville. The comedic trio... | Nashville | tn | |
6664 | Aug 22, 1983 | Crystal Gayle and husband/manager Bill Gatzimos have their first baby, Katherine Claire Gatzimos,... | Nashville | tn | |
6657 | Aug 22, 1968 | George Jones and Tammy Wynette announce their marriage, although it doesn't actually take place for... | |||
6651 | Aug 22, 1960 | Floyd Collin Wraye is born in DeQueen, Arkansas. Under the stage name Collin Raye, he uses a... | DeQueen | ar | |
6650 | Aug 22, 1957 | Holly Dunn is born in San Antonio, Texas. The 1987 winner of the Country Music Association's... | San Antonio | tx | |
6630 | Aug 21, 1961 | Patsy Cline records "Crazy" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville | Bradley Recording Studio | Nashville | tn |
6625 | Aug 21, 1939 | Guitarist James Burton is born in Dubberly, Louisiana. A member of Elvis Presley's band during the... | Dubberly | la | |
6624 | Aug 21, 1939 | Harold Reid, of The Statler Brothers, is born in Augusta County, Virginia. His bass voice is easily... | Augusta County | va | |
6623 | Aug 21, 1938 | Kenny Rogers is born in St. Joseph's Infirmary in Houston. His pop-laced ballads and story songs... | St. Joseph's Infirmary | Houston | tx |
6612 | Aug 20, 1985 | Ricky Skaggs leads with six nominations for the Country Music Association awards. Alabama, George... | Nashville | tn | |
6602 | Aug 20, 1952 | Singer/songwriter John Hiatt is born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He writes such country hits as... | Indianapolis | in | |
6601 | Aug 20, 1952 | Rudy Gatlin, of The Gatlin Brothers, is born in Olney, Texas. Behind songwriting lead singer Larry... | Olney | tx | |
6597 | Aug 20, 1923 | Jim Reeves is born in Panola County, Texas. Combining a warm tone with perfectionist phrasing, he... | Panola County | tx | |
6576 | Aug 19, 1969 | Clay Walker is born in Beaumont, Texas. A dynamic live act with a growl he uses judiciously, Walker... | Beaumont | tx | |
6575 | Aug 19, 1966 | Lee Ann Womack is born in Jacksonville, Texas. A superb traditionally minded vocalist, she reaches... | Jacksonville | tx | |
6571 | Aug 19, 1944 | Edward Garvin Futch is born in Lafayette, Louisiana. Under the stage name Eddy Raven, he works... | Lafayette | la | |
6556 | Aug 11, 1972 | Elvis Presley files for divorce from Priscilla in Santa Monica, California | Los Angeles | ca | |
6551 | Aug 18, 1961 | Jimmy Dean records the recitation "Big Bad John" at the Bradley Film & Recording... | Bradley Recording Studio | Nashville | tn |
6548 | Aug 18, 1938 | Record producer Allen Reynolds is born in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He produces Crystal Gayle's... | North Little Rock | ar | |
6542 | Aug 17, 1989 | Ricky Van Shelton, Rodney Crowell and Hank Williams Jr. lead with four nominations apiece as... | Nashville | tn | |
6535 | Aug 17, 1977 | Steve Wariner has his first recording session, cutting "I'm Already Taken" at RCA Studio B. The... | RCA Studio B | Nashville | tn |
6527 | Aug 17, 1955 | Singer/songwriter Kevin Welch is born in Los Angeles. He pens such hits as Gary Morris'... | Los Angeles | ca | |
6520 | Aug 16, 2000 | Mary Chapin Carpenter sings "Why Walk When You Can Fly" during the Democratic National... | Staples Center | Los Angeles | ca |
6510 | Aug 16, 1977 | Elvis Presley dies in his bathroom at Graceland Mansion in Memphis. Arguably the most significant... | Graceland Mansion | Memphis | tn |
6509 | Aug 16, 1972 | Emily Robison is born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She co-founds The Dixie Chicks, who meld pop... | Pittsfield | ma | |
6500 | Aug 16, 1939 | Singer/songwriter Billy Joe Shaver is born in Corsicana, Texas. His writing credits include... | Corsicana | tx | |
6499 | Aug 16, 1935 | Patsy Montana records "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart" in New York | New York | ny | |
6493 | Aug 15, 1991 | Vince Gill and Alan Jackson lead the way in the 25th annual Country Music Association awards with... | Nashville | tn | |
6478 | Aug 15, 1957 | The Everly Brothers record "Wake Up Little Susie" at the Methodist Television, Radio... | Methodist Film Commission | Nashville | tn |
6472 | Aug 15, 1946 | Songwriter Jimmy Webb is born in Elk City, Oklahoma. He writes "By The Time I Get To Phoenix"... | Elk City | ok | |
6470 | Aug 15, 1941 | Don Ulich is born in Olympia, Washington. As Don Rich, he handles lead guitar and harmony vocals... | Olympia | wa | |
6467 | Aug 15, 1925 | Rose Maddox is born in Boaz, Alabama. She fronts the California-based Maddox Brothers & Rose, a... | Boaz | al | |
6466 | Sep 11, 2001 | A terrorist attack levels both towers at the World Trade Center in New York. In Manhattan during... | New York | ny | |
6462 | Aug 14, 1982 | Ernest Tubb makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing "Thanks A Lot,"... | Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville | tn |
6449 | Aug 14, 1942 | Songwriter/producer Brent Maher is born in Great Bend, Kansas. He produces hits for The Judds,... | Great Bend | ks | |
6447 | Aug 14, 1941 | Connie Smith is born in Elkhart, Indiana. The Grand Ole Opry powerhouse debuts with 1964's... | Elkhart | in | |
6439 | Aug 13, 1988 | Willie Nelson becomes the first artist ever to have an album spend 10 years on the Billboard... | |||
6423 | Aug 12, 1993 | Vince Gill racks up eight nominations and Alan Jackson gets seven, as the Country Music Association... | Nashville | tn | |
6404 | Aug 12, 1956 | Danny Shirley is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He fronts Confederate Railroad, whose mix of... | Chattanooga | tn | |
6400 | Aug 12, 1927 | Porter Wagoner is born in Howell County, Missouri. Known for his rhinestone suits, he develops a... | Howell County | mo | |
6399 | Aug 12, 1929 | Buck Owens is born in Sherman, Texas. Raised in California, he adds a rock 'n' roll spirit to... | Sherman | tx | |
6380 | Aug 11, 1946 | John Conlee is born in Versailles, Kentucky. After careers as a mortician and a disc jockey, his... | Versailles | ky | |
6349 | Aug 10, 1949 | Gene Johnson is born in Jamestown, New York. He plays mandolin for Diamond Rio, a harmony-based... | Jamestown | ny | |
6330 | Aug 6, 1971 | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band begins a week of recording at Woodland Sound in Nashville for the... | Woodland Sound Studio | Nashville | tn |