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    • Feb 5, 1934
    Hank Aaron is born in Mobile, Alabama. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, he's namechecked in Tim McGraw's 2009 hit "Southern Voice"
    Oct 29, 1956
    Charley Pride pitches four innings of shutout ball, as the Negro League All-Stars beat the Major League All-Stars, including Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, 4-2
    Mar 29, 1974
    Lynn Anderson takes part when NBC-TV's "The Dean Martin Show" presents a celebrity roast of baseball's Hank Aaron. Lou Rawls turns in a version of Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart"
    Feb 14, 1976
    Jimmy Buffett and Dobie Gray play a statewide fundraising telethon for presidential candidate Jimmy Carter from the Royal Coach Inn in Atlanta. Also participating are Atlanta Braves baseball stars Hank Aaron and Phil Niekro, NASCAR driver Cale Yarbrough and James Brown
    Feb 5, 1999
    Twenty-five years after Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's career home run record, Charley Pride leads a round of "Happy Birthday" to the slugger in Atlanta, along with Reggie Jackson, Sammy Sosa, Phil Niekro, Frank Robinson and Bill Clinton
    Apr 8, 1999
    Kenny Rogers sings two songs in honor of Hank Aaron at Atlanta's Turner Field, during a pre-game celebration of the 25th anniversary of the slugger's record-breaking 715th career home run. The Braves take on the Philadelphia Phillies, who win, 6-3
    Sep 9, 2009
    Curb releases Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice" to radio, namechecking sports figures Dale Earnhardt, Hank Aaron, Michael Jordan and Paul "Bear" Bryant along the way
    Apr 5, 2010
    Travis Tritt performs the national anthem and Hank Aaron throws out the first pitch on opening day at Turner Field in Atlanta. The Braves slam the Chicago Cubs, 16-5, in front of 53,000 fans, including future country singer Cole Swindell
    Jan 22, 2021
    Baseball Hall of Fame member Hank Aaron dies in his sleep at home in Georgia. One of the game's greatest home run hitters, the Mobile-born slugger was referenced in Tim McGraw's 2009 country hit "Southern Voice"
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