EventID | Date | Event | Venue | City | StateID |
1493 | Feb 14, 1967 | Eddy Arnold attends a White House dinner in Washington, D.C., at the request of the president's... | White House | Washington | dc |
1468 | Feb 13, 1927 | Guitarist Jim McReynolds is born in Coeburn, Virginia. With his brother, he forms Jim & Jesse,... | Coeburn | va | |
1463 | Apr 4, 1959 | Bill Anderson makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, performing "That's What It's Like To Be... | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | tn |
1453 | Feb 12, 1993 | Mercury Records releases Toby Keith's first hit, "Should've Been A Cowboy" | |||
1441 | Feb 12, 1963 | Buck Owens records "Act Naturally" at the Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood. The session also... | Capitol Recording Studios | Los Angeles | ca |
1439 | Feb 12, 1944 | Moe Bandy is born in Meridian, Mississippi. He thrives as a honky-tonk singer during the late-1970s... | Meridian | ms | |
1428 | Feb 11, 1982 | Columbia releases Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind" | |||
1407 | Feb 10, 1960 | Singer/songwriter/musician Lionel Cartwright is born in Gallipolis, Ohio. His relaxed vocal style... | Gallipolis | oh | |
1403 | Apr 8, 1980 | Kenny Rogers portrays Brady Hawkes for the first time as CBS airs a TV movie built around his... | |||
1399 | Feb 9, 1975 | Willie Nelson records "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" at the Autumn Sound recording studio... | Autumn Sound | Garland | tx |
1390 | Feb 9, 1963 | Travis Tritt is born in Marietta, Georgia. He mixes southern rock, soul and country influences in... | Marietta | ga | |
1386 | Feb 8, 1948 | Dan Seals is born in McCamey, Texas. After establishing a pop career as one-half of England Dan... | McCamey | tx | |
1382 | Feb 9, 1914 | Ernest Tubb is born near Crisp, Texas. A 1965 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand... | Crisp | tx | |
1378 | Mar 9, 1964 | The Statler Brothers show up at a Johnny Cash show in Canton, Ohio, and open the concert when the... | Canton | oh | |
1348 | Feb 7, 1995 | Mercury releases Shania Twain's album "The Woman In Me" | |||
1347 | Feb 7, 1994 | Alan Jackson claims two American Music Awards, including Favorite Country Single for... | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles | ca |
1330 | Feb 7, 1963 | Patsy Cline holds what proves to be the last recording session of her career at Nashville's... | Columbia Recording Studios | Nashville | tn |
1329 | Feb 7, 1962 | Garth Brooks is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Following his 1989 debut, he sells more than 100 million... | Tulsa | ok | |
1314 | Feb 6, 1989 | Patty Loveless quietly marries record producer Emory Gordy in Gatlinburg | Gatlinburg | tn | |
1311 | Feb 6, 1980 | George Jones records "He Stopped Loving Her Today" at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville,... | Columbia Recording Studios | Nashville | tn |
1307 | Feb 6, 1976 | Ronnie Milsap performs "Daydreams About Night Things" and "Just In Case" as he... | Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville | tn |
1284 | Feb 5, 1971 | Sara Evans is born in Boonville, Missouri. Following her 1998 hit "No Place That Far,"... | Boonville | mo | |
1272 | Feb 5, 1938 | Roy Acuff makes his Grand Ole Opry debut at the Dixie Tabernacle in Nashville. Within days, sacks... | Dixie Tabernacle | Nashville | tn |
1257 | Feb 4, 1976 | Elvis Presley records "Moody Blue" in the Jungle Room at Graceland in Memphis | Graceland Mansion | Memphis | tn |
1253 | Feb 4, 1965 | Confederate Railroad keyboard player Chris McDaniel is born in Rock Springs, Georgia. Leaning on... | Rock Springs | ga | |
1250 | Feb 4, 1962 | Clint Black is born in Long Branch, New Jersey. Raised in Houston, he earns the Country Music... | Long Brach | nj | |
1240 | Feb 2, 1985 | Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XI at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, joined by Kris... | Municipal Auditorium | Nashville | tn |
1232 | Feb 3, 1964 | Singer/songwriter Matraca Berg is born in Nashville. She writes Deana Carter's "Strawberry... | Nashville | tn | |
1226 | Feb 3, 1959 | Rock pioneer Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash near Mason City, Iowa, along with touring... | Mason City | ia | |
1217 | Feb 2, 1993 | Willie Nelson agrees to pay $9 million of the $16.7 million he owes the Internal Revenue Service in... | |||
1208 | Feb 2, 1981 | George Strait records his first hit, "Unwound," at Music City Music Hall in Nashville | Music City Music Hall | Nashville | tn |
1199 | Feb 2, 1946 | Howard Bellamy is born in Darby, Florida. Along with sibling David, The Bellamy Brothers net over... | Darby | fl | |
1150 | Feb 1, 1968 | Lisa Marie Presley is born to Elvis and Priscilla Presley at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.... | Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | tn |
1144 | Feb 1, 1937 | Don Everly is born in Brownie, Kentucky. With sibling Phil, The Everly Brothers net such hits as... | Brownie | ky | |
1074 | Feb 23, 1935 | Gene Autry has his first starring movie role in the sci-fi western "The Phantom Empire." With... | |||
1035 | Apr 3, 1968 | Roy Clark makes the first of several guest appearances on "The Beverly Hillbillies," playing Cousin... | |||
1012 | Mar 12, 2001 | Amy Grant gives birth to a daughter--Corrina Grant Gill, the only child in her marriage to Vince... | Nashville | tn | |
1011 | Mar 7, 2001 | The Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts cite 365... | |||
1007 | Mar 10, 2000 | Vince Gill marries Christian singer Amy Grant in Nashville, with about 75 people attending. Grant... | |||
997 | Nov 27, 1996 | "Sling Blade" opens in American movie theaters. The picture features Dwight Yoakam in a... | |||
995 | Mar 13, 2001 | Charley Pride receives a Hall of Fame medallion during the first official function at the new... | Country Music Hall of Fame | Nashville | tn |
985 | Mar 7, 1986 | Randy Travis makes his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. After an introduction from Little Jimmy... | Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville | tn |
984 | Mar 7, 1971 | Gilley's nightclub opens in Pasadena, Texas. Named for part-owner Mickey Gilley, the home of the... | Gilley's | Houston | tx |
969 | Mar 3, 1971 | Brett Warren is born in Tampa, Florida. He and sibling Brad Warren form The Warren Brothers,... | Tampa | fl | |
965 | Mar 4, 1971 | Jason Sellers is born in Gilmer, Texas. Signed for a short time to RCA Records, he writes Reba... | Gilmer | tx | |
945 | Feb 21, 2001 | Faith Hill's "Breathe" album propels her to three trophies during the 43rd annual Grammy... | Staples Center | Los Angeles | ca |
931 | Feb 17, 2001 | Brad Paisley is inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. He wears the yellow jacket that Buck Owens wore... | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | tn |
922 | Feb 14, 2001 | Cranes hoist Elvis Presley's gold Cadillac, Webb Pierce's gaudy Pontiac and Nudie's sign onto... | Country Music Hall of Fame | Nashville | tn |
904 | Jan 31, 1993 | Garth Brooks sings the national anthem during a pre-game show that also features Tanya Tucker,... | Rose Bowl | Pasadena | ca |
897 | Jan 31, 1977 | Loretta Lynn wins twice at the American Music Awards, and Johnny Cash becomes the first country... | Los Angeles | ca |