Jul 25, 1944

Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters record Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In" in Los Angeles for the movie "Hollywood Canteen." Gene Autry remakes it as a country hit the following year

Jul 25, 1943

Roy Acuff has a son, also named Roy, in Nashville

Jul 25, 1942

Guitarist Bruce Woodley is born in Melbourne, Australia. As a member of The Seekers, he has a hand in two pop singles that are remade for the country genre by Sonny James: "I'll Never Find Another You" and "A World Of Our Own"

Jul 25, 1940

Eight months after an annulment had been granted to a pregnant Mary Louise Wills, she gives Bob Wills a daughter, Rosetta Wills, born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Jul 25, 1939

The Hopalong Cassidy western "The Renegade Trail" debuts in theaters with parts for Gabby Hayes, Eddie Dean and "River Of No Return" songwriter Ken Darby

Jul 25, 1928

Uncle Dave Macon records "Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line" in Chicago. The song appears on the 1952 Smithsonian album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"

Jul 25, 1927

Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers record "If I Lose, I Don't Care" during an eight-song session in New York

Jul 25, 1927

Producer Ralph Peer begins 12 days of recordings in a Bristol, Tennessee, warehouse as he holds a session with Ernest Stoneman. Within days, his field work turns up two new, significant acts: Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family. The Bristol sessions will be referred to as "the big bang of country music"

Jul 25, 1922

Hobert Skaggs is born in Redbush, Kentucky. His children will include country and bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs

Jul 25, 1914

Nadine Schultz is born in Wise County, Texas. After marrying Orbie Lee Orbison, she gives birth to Roy Orbison, a haunting vocalist who finds membership in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and notches a number of country hits as an artist and songwriter