EventID | Date | Event | Venue | City | StateID |
2882 | Apr 6, 1998 | Tammy Wynette dies at home in Nashville from a blood clot in her lung. Noted for the classics... | home | Nashville | tn |
2879 | Apr 6, 1992 | Mercury releases Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" | |||
2865 | Apr 6, 1956 | Capitol Records opens its new Hollywood headquarters, the world's first round office building, at... | Capitol Recording Studios | Los Angeles | ca |
2860 | Apr 6, 1937 | Merle Haggard is born in Oildale, California. After imprisonment in San Quentin, he becomes a... | Oildale | ca | |
2847 | Nov 20, 1974 | Dierks Bentley is born in Phoenix, Arizona. Debuting in 2003, he applies a grainy tone to more than... | Phoenix | az | |
2831 | Apr 5, 1931 | Songwriter/producer "Cowboy" Jack Clement is born in Whitehaven, Tennessee. He writes hits... | Whitehaven | tn | |
2817 | Apr 4, 1988 | Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens record "Streets Of Bakersfield" at the Capitol Recording Studios in... | Capitol Recording Studios | Los Angeles | ca |
2802 | Apr 4, 1951 | Steve Gatlin, second of The Gatlin Brothers, is born in Olney, Texas. Along with brothers Larry and... | Olney | tx | |
2777 | Apr 3, 1950 | Bass player Curtis Stone is born in North Hollywood, California. The son of music figure Cliffie... | Los Angeles | ca | |
2774 | Apr 3, 1942 | Billy Joe Royal is born in Valdosta, Georgia. Best known for his pop hits "Down In The... | Valdosta | ga | |
2772 | Apr 3, 1928 | Singer/songwriter Don Gibson is born in Shelby, North Carolina. He writes and records several... | Shelby | nc | |
2770 | Apr 2, 1992 | Wynonna Judd performs her first solo concert in Midland, Texas | Midland | tx | |
2756 | Apr 2, 1956 | Johnny Cash records "I Walk The Line" and "Get Rhythm" at the Sun Recording... | Sun Recording Studio | Memphis | tn |
2754 | Apr 2, 1947 | Emmylou Harris is born in Birmingham, Alabama. After attaining commercial success, she edges into... | Birmingham | al | |
2744 | Apr 1, 1993 | Garth Brooks makes the cover of Rolling Stone, where he defends his stance on homosexuality and... | |||
2735 | Apr 1, 1979 | Mark Herndon joins Alabama as the band's drummer | |||
2725 | Apr 2, 1962 | Billy Dean is born in Quincy, Florida. He nets a series of smooth hits in the 1990s, including... | Quincy | fl | |
2711 | May 17, 2001 | A new $37-million Country Music Hall of Fame opens in downtown Nashville. On hand are Vince Gill,... | Country Music Hall of Fame | Nashville | tn |
2708 | Apr 1, 1934 | Jim Ed Brown is born in Sparkman, Arkansas. After coming to prominence with his two sisters in The... | Sparkman | ar | |
2676 | Mar 31, 1981 | Dolly Parton performs "9 To 5" on the Oscar awards, which were postponed 24 hours... | Los Angeles | ca | |
2666 | Mar 31, 1953 | Guitarist Greg Martin is born in Louisville, Kentucky. He joins The Kentucky HeadHunters, who win a... | Louisville | ky | |
2663 | Mar 31, 1934 | Hall Of Fame songwriter John D. Loudermilk is born in Durham, North Carolina. His hits include... | Durham | nc | |
2661 | Mar 31, 1928 | Lefty Frizzell is born in Corsicana, Texas. He influences Merle Haggard, Keith Whitley and Randy... | Corsicana | tx | |
2657 | Mar 30, 1992 | Time magazine puts Garth Brooks on the cover, calling him a "jumping-jack-flash performer who... | |||
2644 | Mar 30, 1967 | Barbara Mandrell gets engaged to Navy pilot Ken Dudney | |||
2630 | Mar 29, 1969 | Keyboard player Brady Seals is born in Hamilton, Ohio. As a member of Little Texas, he contributes... | Hamilton | oh | |
2625 | Mar 29, 1960 | Tootsie's Orchid Lounge opens on lower Broadway in Nashville, just around the corner from the... | Tootsie's Orchid Lounge | Nashville | tn |
2591 | Mar 28, 1955 | Reba McEntire is born in McAlester, Oklahoma. The winner of multiple Entertainer of the Year... | McAlester | ok | |
2586 | May 9, 1928 | The Carter Family holds its third recording session, cutting its theme song, "Keep On The... | Victor Studio | Camden | nj |
2579 | May 10, 1962 | Johnny Cash plays prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York. He's supported on the bill by George... | Carnegie Hall | New York | ny |
2578 | May 8, 2001 | Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black have their first baby, a daughter, Lily Pearl Black | |||
2565 | May 12, 2001 | Tim McGraw receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Louisiana-Monroe | University of Louisiana-Monroe | Monroe | la |
2563 | Dec 29, 1983 | Jessica Andrews is born in Huntingdon, Tennessee. Befriended early in her career by Faith Hill, she... | Huntingdon | tn | |
2562 | Aug 13, 1973 | Andy Griggs is born in Monroe, Louisiana. Influenced by Waylon Jennings and Bob Seger, his 1999... | Monroe | la | |
2561 | Mar 28, 1948 | Gerry House is born in Covington, Kentucky. The morning show host for WSIX-FM in Nashville,... | Covington | ky | |
2520 | Mar 26, 1968 | Kenny Chesney is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. After a 1993 launch, he becomes one of the biggest... | Knoxville | tn | |
2516 | Mar 26, 1956 | Charly McClain is born in Jackson, Tennessee. Her distinctive southern voice marks such 1980s... | Jackson | tn | |
2515 | Mar 26, 1955 | Songwriter Dean Dillon is born in Lake City, Tennessee. He writes the George Strait hits... | Lake City | tn | |
2512 | Mar 26, 1950 | Ronnie McDowell is born in Fountain Head, Tennessee. Following his 1977 tribute to Elvis Presley,... | Fountain Head | tn | |
2502 | Mar 25, 1987 | Warner Bros. releases Randy Travis' "Forever And Ever, Amen" | |||
2493 | Mar 25, 1966 | Buck Owens records a live album at New York's prestigious Carnegie Hall, kicking off the... | Carnegie Hall | New York | ny |
2492 | Mar 25, 1963 | Johnny Cash records "Ring Of Fire" at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville | Columbia Recording Studios | Nashville | tn |
2461 | Mar 23, 1993 | Bruce Springsteen surprises the audience at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey, when he... | Count Basie Theatre | Red Bank | nj |
2447 | Mar 13, 1926 | Maybelle Addington marries Ezra Carter in Sullivan, Tennessee. As a member of The Carter Family,... | Sullivan | tn | |
2433 | Mar 22, 1984 | Mercury releases Kathy Mattea's self-titled debut album | |||
2420 | Mar 22, 1958 | Hank Williams Jr. makes his public stage debut at the age of eight, singing "Lovesick... | Nancy Auditorium | Swainsboro | ga |
2419 | Mar 22, 1956 | Carl Perkins suffers a broken collarbone, a concussion and cuts when the Chrysler transporting... | de | ||
2383 | Mar 20, 1984 | The Judds make their first large-venue appearance, opening for The Statler Brothers at the... | Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum | Omaha | ne |
2374 | Mar 20, 1954 | Jim Seales, of Shenandoah, is born in Hamilton, Alabama. The guitarist is a key ingredient to such... | Hamilton | oh | |
2372 | Mar 20, 1946 | Doug Green is born in Great Lakes, Illinois. He becomes Ranger Doug, of Riders In The Sky,... | Great Lakes | il |