- RolandNote™Country Music Database Searches
- January 9, 2025 CST
Places-
May 30, 1990
Smokey Robinson, who wrote the Mickey Gilley hit "You've Really Got A Hold On Me," enters the Songwriters Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhattan. The night also sees the induction of Michel Legrand
Jun 11, 1990
The United Nations names Olivia Newton-John an environmental ambassador
Jun 23, 1990
Gary Busey, who portrayed Buddy Holly in the 1978 movie "The Buddy Holly Story," buys the late singer's guitar for $242,000 at auction in New York
Aug 26, 1990
Lorrie Morgan is forced by illness to miss a concert at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. Baillie & The Boys take her place in the opening slot on the bill, which also features Alabama and Clint Black
Nov 22, 1990
Garth Brooks sings "Two Of A Kind, Workin' On A Full House" while riding a turkey float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade also features Patty Loveless singing "On Down The Line" on a train engine float
Jan 16, 1991
Country-rock pioneers The Byrds are inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, alongside Ike & Tina Turner, LaVern Baker, Wilson Pickett, bluesman Jimmy Reed and songwriter Dave Bartholomew
Feb 20, 1991
"Where've You Been" earns two trophies during the 33rd annual Grammys in New York. Songwriters Don Henry and Jon Vezner win Best Country Song, while Kathy Mattea picks up Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
Mar 14, 1991
Songwriter Doc Pomus dies of lung cancer in New York. Primarily an R&B figure, he wrote several songs that became country hits, including Emmylou Harris' version of "Save The Last Dance For Me" and Dwight Yoakam's remake of "Little Sister"
Mar 20, 1991
Conor Clapton, the four-year-old son of "Lay Down Sally" singer Eric Clapton, dies when he falls out a window on the 53rd floor of a Manhattan high-rise
Apr 7, 1991
African-American songwriter/producer Henry Glover dies of a heart attack in Queens, New York. Affiliated with King Records, he had a hand in such hits as Moon Mullican's "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" and The Delmore Brothers' "Blues Stay Away From Me" and "Freight Train Boogie"
Displaying : 1030 - 1040 of 2036 / Page << | 1... | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | ...204 | >>
- 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!