EventID | Date | Event | Venue | City | StateID |
6326 | Aug 9, 1960 | Johnny Horton records "North To Alaska," the only song he tackles during a two-hour session at the... | Bradley Recording Studio | Nashville | tn |
6324 | Aug 9, 1952 | Hank Williams misses a scheduled appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Two days later, Opry manager Jim... | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | tn |
6306 | Aug 8, 1975 | Hank Williams Jr. has a near-fatal accident while climbing Ajax Mountain in Montana. His head... | Missoula Community Hospital | Missoula | mt |
6305 | Aug 8, 1973 | Mark Wills is born in Cleveland, Tennessee. After winning the Academy of Country Music's Top New... | Cleveland | tn | |
6299 | Aug 8, 1950 | Jamie O'Hara is born in Toledo, Ohio. He and Kieran Kane form The O'Kanes, a 1980s duo built... | Toledo | oh | |
6295 | Aug 8, 1939 | Phil Balsley is born in Staunton, Virginia. He becomes a founding member of The Statler... | Staunton | va | |
6293 | Aug 8, 1934 | The Sons Of The Pioneers record "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" in Los Angeles during the group's... | Los Angeles | ca | |
6292 | Aug 8, 1932 | Mel Tillis is born in Pahokee, Florida. After finding success by writing Bobby Bare's... | Pahokee | fl | |
6291 | Aug 8, 1921 | Webb Pierce is born in West Monroe, Louisiana. He gains a reputation for a nasal twang and garish... | West Monroe | la | |
6290 | Aug 7, 1997 | Garth Brooks gives a free concert in New York's Central Park that's broadcast live on HBO. He... | Central Park | New York | ny |
6278 | Aug 7, 1965 | Raul Malo is born in Miami, Florida. He sings lead for The Mavericks, an edgy foursome that wins... | Miami | fl | |
6271 | Aug 7, 1950 | Singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell is born in Houston, Texas. He nets five #1 singles from his 1988... | Houston | tx | |
6268 | Aug 7, 1925 | Songwriter Felice Bryant is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With husband Boudleaux Bryant, she... | Milwaukee | wi | |
6254 | Aug 6, 1955 | Hank Snow, Lefty Frizzell, Eddie Dean, Freddie Hart and The Collins Kids perform the first-ever... | Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles | ca |
6227 | Aug 5, 1968 | Terri Clark is born in Montreal, Quebec. Raised in Calgary, she emerges in 1995 as a feisty,... | Montreal | cn | |
6224 | Aug 5, 1961 | Fiddler Mark O'Connor is born in Seattle, Washington. He wins the Country Music Association's... | Seattle | wa | |
6218 | Aug 5, 1940 | Songwriter Bobby Braddock is born in Auburndale, Florida. A member of the Country Music Hall of... | Auburndale | fl | |
6206 | Aug 4, 1981 | Ricky Skaggs marries Sharon White, of The Whites. The couple performs "If I Needed You"... | |||
6203 | Aug 4, 1963 | Connie Smith wins a talent contest in Columbus, Ohio, and gains the attention of guest artist Bill... | Columbus | oh | |
6196 | Aug 4, 1927 | Jimmie Rodgers records for the first time in Bristol, Tennessee, singing "Sleep, Baby,... | Bristol | tn | |
6178 | Aug 3, 1966 | Lonestar's keyboard player Dean Sams is born in Garland, Texas. Winners of the Academy of Country... | Garland | tx | |
6173 | Aug 3, 1953 | Songwriter/guitarist/producer Randy Scruggs is born to Earl Scruggs in Nashville. Among the... | Nashville | tn | |
6170 | Aug 3, 1924 | Gordon Stoker, of The Jordanaires, is born in Gleason, Tennessee. The quartet sings back-up on ... | Gleason | tn | |
6162 | Aug 2, 1988 | Reprise releases Dwight Yoakam's album "Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room" | |||
6152 | Aug 2, 1935 | Songwriter Hank Cochran is born in Isola, Mississippi. His credits include Vern Gosdin's "Set... | Isola | ms | |
6131 | Aug 1, 1981 | Kix Brooks marries Barbara Bruce at his parents' home near Lake Bistineau outside of Shreveport. He... | Shreveport | la | |
6122 | Aug 1, 1966 | George Ducas is born in Texas City, Texas. His edgy, guitar-driven music finds the Top 10 in... | Texas City | tx | |
6121 | Aug 1, 1966 | Merle Haggard records "The Fugitive" at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood | Capitol Recording Studios | Los Angeles | ca |
6113 | Aug 1, 1927 | The Carter Family records for the first time in Bristol, Tennessee, with producer Ralph Peer. Among... | Bristol | tn | |
6108 | Sep 7, 1987 | MCA releases two Reba McEntire albums, "The Last One To Know" and "Merry Christmas To You" | |||
6096 | Jul 31, 1969 | Elvis Presley begins a historic four-week run at Las Vegas' International Hotel with his first live... | International Hotel | Las Vegas | nv |
6095 | Jul 31, 1964 | Jim Reeves and pianist Dean Manuel die in a plane crash during a thunderstorm in Brentwood,... | Brentwood | tn | |
6090 | Jul 31, 1948 | Country music appears on national television for the first time, with a show taped at Washington,... | Constitution Hall | Washington | dc |
6087 | Jul 31, 1937 | Bonnie Brown is born in Sparkman, Arkansas. She joins older siblings Maxine and Jim Ed in forming... | Sparkman | ar | |
6078 | Jul 30, 1968 | Johnny Cash records the Carl Perkins-penned "Daddy Sang Bass" at the Columbia Recording... | Columbia Recording Studios | Nashville | tn |
6076 | Jun 30, 1963 | Guitarist Dwayne O'Brien is born in Ada, Oklahoma. He joins the harmony-rich Little Texas,... | Ada | ok | |
6075 | Jul 30, 1958 | Neal McCoy is born in Jacksonville, Texas. Known for such mid-1990s recordings as "No Doubt... | Jacksonville | tx | |
6068 | Jul 29, 1996 | Capitol releases Deana Carter's "Strawberry Wine" | |||
6056 | Jul 29, 1966 | Martina McBride is born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. The diminutive powerhouse claims the Country... | Medicine Lodge | ks | |
6041 | Jul 28, 1971 | Charley Pride records "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'" at RCA Studio B in Nashville | RCA Studio B | Nashville | tn |
6038 | Jul 28, 1957 | Jerry Lee Lewis makes his TV debut on "The Steve Allen Show," kicking his piano stool across the... | |||
6035 | Jul 28, 1938 | Fiddler Buddy Spicher is born in Dubois, Pennsylvania. He plays on George Strait's "Amarillo... | Dubois | pa | |
6020 | Jul 27, 1956 | Guitarist Duncan Cameron is born in Utica, New York. Following a tour of duty with The Amazing... | Utica | ny | |
6015 | Jul 27, 1942 | Roberta Streeter--a.k.a. Bobbie Gentry--is born in Chickasaw, Mississippi. She wins three... | Chickasaw | ms | |
5999 | Jul 26, 1968 | Jeannie C. Riley records "Harper Valley P.T.A." | Nashville | tn | |
5996 | Jul 26, 1956 | Record producer Scott Hendricks is born in Clinton, Oklahoma. An executive with Capitol, Virgin and... | Clinton | ok | |
5973 | Jul 25, 1950 | Lefty Frizzell records "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time," "I Love You A... | Jim Beck Studio | Dallas | tx |
5957 | Jul 24, 1957 | Pam Tillis is born in Plant City, Florida. The daughter of country singer Mel Tillis, she fashions... | Plant City | fl | |
5944 | Jul 23, 1971 | Alison Krauss is born in Decatur, Illinois. The fiddler/vocalist leads the bluegrass group Union... | Decatur | il | |
5934 | Jul 22, 1982 | Dolly Parton's "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas," co-starring Burt Reynolds, has its... | Nashville | tn |