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    • Dec 6, 1925
    Harmonica player DeFord Bailey--destined to be a Grand Ole Opry star--makes what's believed to be his first appearance on the radio, playing "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'" in a talent contest on Nashville's WDAD. Bailey takes second prize
    Dec 12, 1925
    Dr. Humphrey Bate makes his debut on a WSM-AM radio show in Nashville. It will soon be dubbed the Grand Ole Opry
    Dec 13, 1925
    Songwriter Wayne Walker is born in Quapaw, Oklahoma. His credits include: Ray Price's "I've Got A New Heartache," Patsy Cline's "Leavin' On Your Mind," Mel Tillis' "Burning Memories" and Jack Greene's "All The Time," among others
    Dec 19, 1925
    Uncle Dave Macon makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
    Dec 20, 1925
    A photo of Dr. Humphrey Bate & His Possum Hunters appears in Nashville's morning paper, The Tennessean. It marks the first time a Grand Ole Opry act has its photo printed in any medium
    Dec 21, 1925
    Quanah Talmadge "Billy" Tubb is born in Kaufman, Texas. He writes "Seaman's Blues" for his uncle, Ernest Tubb, while serving in the Pacific during World War II
    Dec 21, 1925
    Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance is born in Como, Mississippi. He plays bass on such classics as Faron Young's "Hello Walls," Connie Smith's "Once A Day," The Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye Love" and Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin' Heart"
    Dec 25, 1925
    Howard Hausey is born in Yellow Pine, Louisiana. Operating as rockabilly artist Howard Crockett, he authors the Johnny Horton hits "All Grown Up" and "Honky-Tonk Man." The latter becomes the breakthrough hit for Dwight Yoakam
    Dec 26, 1925
    One month after its inception, the Grand Ole Opry officially becomes a weekly program on Nashville's WSM Radio
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