EventID | Date | Event | Venue | City | StateID |
3922 | May 15, 1942 | K.T. Oslin is born in Crossett, Arkansas. Songs such as "80's Ladies," "Hold Me" and "Come... | Crossett | ar | |
3919 | May 15, 1918 | Eddy Arnold is born in Henderson, Tennessee. Originally touted as the Tennessee Plowboy in his... | Henderson | tn | |
3914 | May 14, 1991 | Arista releases Alan Jackson's album "Don't Rock The Jukebox" | |||
3902 | May 14, 1943 | Steel guitar player Sonny Garrish is born in Fairplay, Maryland. His credits include recordings by... | Fairplay | md | |
3887 | May 13, 1966 | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band gets paid for a concert for the first time when the group plays The... | The Paradox | Orange | ca |
3886 | May 13, 1965 | Lari White is born in Dunedin, Florida. The soulful vocalist nets three hits in the 1990s and acts... | Dunedin | fl | |
3858 | Jun 18, 1941 | Gene Autry records "You Are My Sunshine" at the CBS Studios in Hollywood | CBS Studios | Los Angeles | ca |
3836 | May 12, 1964 | Bobby Bare wins Best Country & Western Recording for "Detroit City" in the sixth... | |||
3833 | May 12, 1955 | Kix Brooks is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He co-writes hits for John Conlee and The Nitty Gritty... | Shreveport | la | |
3811 | May 11, 1955 | Alabama drummer Mark Herndon is born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He joins the Hall of Fame band... | Springfield | ma | |
3806 | May 10, 1994 | Willie Nelson is found by police in Hewitt, Texas, asleep at the side of a road. He's arrested... | Hewitt | tx | |
3796 | May 10, 1984 | MCA releases Lee Greenwood's "God Bless The U.S.A." | |||
3789 | May 10, 1909 | Mother Maybelle Carter is born in Nickelsville, Virginia. With her cousin, Sara, and Sara's... | Nickelsville | va | |
3786 | May 9, 1989 | After dropping out of Northeast Louisiana University, Tim McGraw moves to Nashville. On his first... | Nashville | tn | |
3785 | May 9, 1989 | Keith Whitley dies from alcohol poisoning at his home in Nashville. The rich-voiced husband of... | home | Nashville | tn |
3760 | May 8, 1976 | The Man in Black dons a black robe: Johnny Cash receives an honorary Doctorate of Human Letters... | National University | San Diego | ca |
3755 | May 9, 1968 | Merle Haggard records "Mama Tried" at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood, with Glen Campbell... | Capitol Recording Studios | Los Angeles | ca |
3729 | May 8, 1940 | Ricky Nelson is born in Teaneck, New Jersey. Carried into the limelight through his role on TV's... | Teaneck | nj | |
3713 | May 7, 1992 | Filming begins on George Strait's first movie, "Pure Country." The picture also features an... | |||
3712 | May 7, 1991 | Warner Bros. releases Travis Tritt's "Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" | |||
3684 | May 6, 1989 | Naomi Judd marries Larry Strickland at Christ Church in Nashville. Ashley and Wynonna Judd serve as... | Christ Church | Nashville | tn |
3657 | May 5, 1982 | Vince and Janis Gill have a daughter, Jenny Gill, in Los Angeles | Los Angeles | ca | |
3650 | May 5, 1942 | Virginia Wynette Pugh--alias Tammy Wynette--is born in Itawamba County, Mississippi. The Country... | Itawamba County | ms | |
3641 | May 4, 1991 | Travis Tritt makes his Grand Ole Opry debut | Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville | tn |
3634 | May 4, 1987 | Warner Bros. releases Randy Travis' second album, "Always And Forever" | |||
3626 | Aug 10, 1991 | Vince Gill joins the Grand Ole Opry, introduced by Roy Acuff, who sheds tears as Gill delivers... | Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville | tn |
3622 | May 4, 1959 | Randy Traywick is born at Memorial Hospital in Monroe, North Carolina. As Randy Travis, his rich... | Monroe | nc | |
3608 | May 3, 1994 | Garth Brooks wins two honors--Entertainer and Video of the Year--at the 29th Academy Of Country... | Nashville | tn | |
3590 | May 3, 1957 | Drummer Scott "Cactus" Moser is born in Montrose, Colorado. He joins Highway 101, which... | Montrose | co | |
3587 | May 3, 1952 | Kitty Wells records "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" at the Castle Studio in Nashville... | Castle Studio | Nashville | tn |
3581 | Dec 22, 1960 | Guitarist Chuck Mead is born in Nevada, Missouri. He becomes one of two lead vocalists in BR549, a... | Nevada | mo | |
3574 | Apr 14, 1997 | The website country.com is officially launched. It's eventually renamed CMT.com | |||
3558 | Feb 8, 1996 | Travis Tritt proposes to Theresa Nelson at home near Marietta, Georgia, a year after they first... | home | Marietta | ga |
3548 | Jun 8, 1981 | Fiddler Sara Watkins is born in Vista, California. She joins Nickel Creek, an accomplished... | Vista | ca | |
3542 | May 2, 1988 | Clint Black signs with RCA Records. The relationship leads to more than 10 years of hits, including... | |||
3532 | May 2, 1962 | Ty Herndon is born in Butler, Alabama. He wins the Male Star of Tomorrow honor in the TNN/Music... | Butler | al | |
3529 | May 2, 1948 | Larry Gatlin is born in Seminole, Texas. Joined by brothers Rudy and Steve in the Gatlin Brothers... | Seminole | tx | |
3526 | Mar 15, 1999 | Diamond Rio records "One More Day" | Nashville | tn | |
3521 | May 1, 1993 | Charley Pride joins the Grand Ole Opry. He performs "Wings Of A Dove," "Ev'ry Heart... | Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville | tn |
3516 | May 1, 1989 | Universal Records releases The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol.... | |||
3504 | May 1, 1969 | Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan tape the first installment of "The Johnny Cash Show" at... | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | tn |
3502 | May 1, 1967 | Tim McGraw is born in Delhi, Louisiana. Married to Faith Hill in 1996, his ear for outstanding... | Delhi | la | |
3501 | May 1, 1967 | Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas | Aladdin Hotel | Las Vegas | nv |
3488 | May 1, 1928 | Sonny James is born in Hackleburg, Alabama. Nicknamed the Southern Gentleman, he registers 16... | Hackleburg | al | |
3481 | Jun 12, 2001 | A three-mile segment of Highway 92 in Paulding County, Georgia, is renamed the Travis Tritt... | Hiram | ga | |
3457 | Jun 24, 2007 | Reba McEntire and pop singer Kelly Clarkson team up on "Because Of You,"... | |||
3451 | Apr 30, 1962 | Bass player Robert Reynolds is born in Kansas City, Missouri. He's a founding member of The... | Kansas City | mo | |
3444 | Apr 30, 1933 | Willie Nelson is born in Abbott, Texas, though some relatives insist the birth was April 29.... | Abbott | tx | |
3442 | Apr 30, 1925 | Johnny Horton is born in Los Angeles. Married to Hank Williams' widow, Billie Jean Jones, he finds... | Los Angeles | ca | |
3433 | Apr 29, 1989 | RCA releases Clint Black's debut album, "Killin' Time" |