Aug 12, 1972

Freddie Hart's "Bless Your Heart" rises to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart

Aug 12, 1972

David Houston joins the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. He performs "Almost Persuaded," "Soft, Sweet And Warm," "Baby, Baby (I Know You're A Lady)" and "Livin' In A House Full Of Love"

Aug 12, 1971

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band records "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" at Woodland Sound in Nashville with bass player Junior Huskey and fiddler Vassar Clements as work continues on the landmark three-record album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"

Aug 12, 1971

Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "Early Morning Sunshine"

Aug 12, 1971

Earl Scruggs holds an all-star recording session in Nashville, recording "I Saw The Light" with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Linda Ronstadt, plus Gary, Steve and Randy Scruggs; Vassar Clements; and Norman Blake

Aug 12, 1970

Jimmie Rodgers is among the guests on the week's edition of NBC's "Kraft Music Hall Presents The Des O'Connor Show"

Aug 12, 1970

Woody Guthrie is honored in a tribute concert at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl. The lineup includes Bob Dylan and Joan Baez

Aug 12, 1969

"Johnny Cash At San Quentin" becomes the Man in Black's second live prison album certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America

Aug 12, 1968

Ray Price records "Sweetheart Of The Year"

Aug 12, 1968

Rex Allen Jr. plays a soldier in the comedic TV movie "Operation Greasepaint," starring Avery Schreiber and Jack Burns