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    • Oct 12, 1974

    Singer/songwriter/producer Shane McAnally is born in Mineral Wells, Texas. Signed to Curb Records in the 1990s, he writes Thomas Rhett's "Marry Me," Kacey Musgraves' "Merry Go 'Round," Kenny Chesney's "American Kids," Sam Hunt's "Body Like A Back Road" and Keith Urban's "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"

    Oct 14, 1974
    The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines is born in Lubbock, Texas. Her feisty lead vocals provide a base for the trio, one of country's biggest acts from 1997-2003, until her offhand comment about the president derails the band's mainstream standing. The group rebrands as The Chicks in 2020
    Jan 8, 1975
    Tift Merritt is born in Houston, Texas. Combining multiple genres, her "Tambourine" CD nets her a Grammy nomination in 2005 for Best Country Album
    Jan 11, 1975
    El Paso celebrates Marty Robbins Day
    Jan 28, 1975
    Willie Nelson performs "The Star-Spangled Banner" at San Antonio's HemisFair Arena for the American Basketball Association All-Star Game. The Eastern Conference beats the West, 151-124
    Feb 9, 1975
    Willie Nelson records "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" at the Autumn Sound recording studio in Garland, Texas
    Feb 17, 1975
    Eck Robertson dies in Borger, Texas. The fiddler was best known for his performance of "Sally Gooden," recorded in July 1922, one day after he joined Henry Gilliland to conduct country music's very first session
    Mar 27, 1975
    Billy Gray, a guitarist who played on Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side Of Life," dies from a heart attack during surgery in Dallas. Gray joined Wanda Jackson for a duet hit in 1954 with "You Can't Have My Love"
    May 13, 1975
    Bob Wills dies of heart complications, caused by a stroke, in Fort Worth, Texas. The bandleader was the best-known western-swing performer, with recordings such as "Faded Love" and "San Antonio Rose" landing him in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    May 15, 1975
    Stevie Nicks makes her first concert appearance with Fleetwood Mac, in El Paso, Texas. A song she writes for the band, "Landslide," goes on to become a major country hit for The Dixie Chicks
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