Dec 13, 1951

Hank Williams undergoes surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville to fuse two vertebrae in his back

Dec 16, 1951

Cynthia Dunn is born in Nashville. She becomes Steve Earle's second wife in 1977

Dec 24, 1951

Hank Williams is released from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville 11 days after having spinal fusion surgery

Jan 3, 1952

Audrey Williams kicks Hank Williams out of the house. She denies accusations that she shot at him, he denies accusations of infidelity. Within days, he is taken to a Montgomery, Alabama, hospital following an overdose of pills

Jan 8, 1952

Eddy Arnold records "Easy On The Eyes" at the Brown Brothers Studio in Nashville

Jan 8, 1952

Hank Snow records "Lady's Man" and "Married By The Bible, Divorced By The Law" in the evening at Nashville's Brown Radio Productions

Jan 14, 1952

Hank Williams and Ray Price begin moving into a house at 2718 Wedgewood in Nashville. They share the home for about six months

Feb 5, 1952

Carl Smith records "It's A Lovely, Lovely World," "That's The Kind Of Love I'm Looking For" and "Are You Teasing Me" at the Castle Studio in Nashville

Feb 8, 1952

Ray Price records "Talk To Your Heart" during the afternoon at the Castle Studio in Nashville's Tulane Hotel. The performance is rejected, and the ultimate single--his first hit--is recorded six days later

Feb 23, 1952

Del Wood makes her Grand Ole Opry debut