Sep 7, 1949

Hank and Audrey Williams buy a home at 4916 Franklin Road in Nashville

Oct 14, 1949

Little Jimmy Dickens records "A-Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed" during the afternoon at Nashville's Castle Recording Studio

Oct 22, 1949

Bill Monroe records in Nashville for the first time, at the Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel. The session includes "Can't You Hear Me Callin'," later the title for a Monroe biography. It also marks the first time Mac Wiseman records with Monroe

Oct 25, 1949

Ernest Tubb becomes a critic: The singer begins a six-month stint on Nashville's WMAK Radio, with a daily, one-hour show, "Ernest Tubb's Record Roundup," in which he offers his opinions on the latest releases

Nov 7, 1949

Red Foley records "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy," hailed as the first million-selling country release cut in Nashville, at the Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel, along with "Careless Kisses" and "I Gotta Have My Baby Back"

Nov 8, 1949

Ernest Tubb and Red Foley record "Tennessee Border No. 2" and "Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age" at Nashville's Castle Recording Studio

Nov 8, 1949

Red Foley records "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" and "Steal Away" in Nashville

Nov 9, 1949

Ernest Tubb records three Top 10 hits at the Castle Studio in Nashville: "Letters Have No Arms," "I'll Take A Back Seat For You" and "Throw Your Love My Way"

Nov 10, 1949

Red Foley records "Sugarfoot Rag" in Nashville

Dec 29, 1949

Ernest Tubb records "I Love You Because," "Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love" and "Unfaithful One" during an evening session at Nashville's Castle Studio