About Us
  • RolandNote™Country Music Database Searches
  • January 10, 2025 CST

  • Miscellaneous
  • Timelines Help
  • Slice and dice country music history by a specific kind of event: birth, death, gold album, Macy�s Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance - more than 250 ways to look at recurring events
  •    
    • Mar 31, 1953
    Guitarist Greg Martin is born in Louisville, Kentucky. He joins The Kentucky HeadHunters, who win a Grammy award and nail down two Vocal Group of the Year honors from the Country Music Association
    Apr 9, 1953
    Singer/songwriter Hal Ketchum is born in Greenwich, New York. He joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1994 on the back of such melodic singles as "Small Town Saturday Night," "Past The Point Of Rescue" and "Sure Love"
    Apr 28, 1953
    Fred Knobloch is born in Jackson, Mississippi. He earns hits as a solo artist and as a member of Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet during the 1980s. He also writes George Strait's "Meanwhile" and Lorrie Morgan's "Back In Your Arms Again"
    Apr 30, 1953
    Merrill Osmond is born in Ogden, Utah. With his brothers, he forms The Osmonds, gaining major pop success in the 1970s and netting a 1982 country hit, "I Think About Your Lovin'." The group sings backing vocals on Conway Twitty's 1983 remake of The Eagles' "Heartache Tonight"
    May 1, 1953
    Pop songwriter and producer Glen Ballard is born in Natchez, Mississippi. Known for his work with Alanis Morissette and Wilson Phillips, he also co-writes the George Strait country hit "You Look So Good In Love"
    May 7, 1953
    Songwriter John Jarrard is born in Gainesville, Georgia. He authors such hits as George Strait's "Blue Clear Sky," John Anderson's "Money In The Bank," Diamond Rio's "Mirror Mirror" and Collin Raye's "My Kind Of Girl"
    May 8, 1953
    Billy Burnette is born in Memphis, son of rockabilly figure Dorsey Burnette. Nominated for the Academy of Country Music's Top New Male award in 1986, he becomes a member of Fleetwood Mac for several years and writes Eddy Raven's "She's Gonna Win Your Heart" and George Strait's "River Of Love"
    May 14, 1953
    Rock musician Tom Cochrane is born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba. He writes and records the original version of "Life Is A Highway," remade as a country hit by Rascal Flatts for the movie "Cars"
    May 16, 1953
    Pop vocalist Richard Page is born in Keokuk, Iowa. Known for his work with Mr. Mister, he also sings on Anne Murray's "Now And Forever (You And Me)" and "Time Don't Run Out On Me," plus hits by Juice Newton
    May 25, 1953
    Guitarist Rich Alves, from Pirates Of The Mississippi, is born in Pleasanton, California. He co-produces and plays on the band's lone hit, 1991's "Feed Jake." He also plays on hits by Leon Everette, Mickey Gilley and Bobby Bare



    Displaying : 2720 - 2730 of 3951 / Page << | 1... | 268 | 269 | 270 | 271 | 272 | 273 | 274 | 275 | 276 | 277 | ...396 | >>

  • The Ultimate Country Music Database


    • RolandNote.com is a detailed country music database compiled by veteran music journalist Tom Roland that chronicles more than 60,000 events and 10,000 recordings.

     

    Discover what happened in country music on a particular date or in a particular month, get the history of your favorite country songs or your favorite country artists.

     

    From George Jones to George Strait, from the Carter Family to Carrie Underwood, from Johnny Cash to Jason Aldean, from Hank Williams to HARDY, from Merle Haggard to Miranda Lambert.

     

    RolandNote.com is the ultimate country music database!