Author: Jennifer Hayes

1909: Mother Maybelle Carter was born in Nickelsville, Virginia. With her cousin, Sara, and Sara's husband, A.P. Carter, they form the Carter Family, one... Read More.

1914: Hank Snow was born in a Canadian fishing village, Brooklyn, Nova Scotia. The future Grand Ole Opry star and member of the Country... Read More.

1895: Carl T. Sprague was born near Alvin, TX. In 1925, he recorded the first cowboy hit, "When The Work's All Done This Fall." 1909:... Read More.

1928: Fiddler Benny Martin was born in Sparta, TN. Beginning professionally as a teenager, he became a sideman for Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs,... Read More.

1891: Carnegie Hall opened in New York, with Peter Tchaikovsky leading the New York Symphony Society. Over the years, Carnegie Hall has hosted country... Read More.

1902: Al Dexter was born in Troup, TX. Mixing honky-tonk country and western swing in his recordings, his million-selling "Pistol Packin' Mama" became a... Read More.

1928: Dave Dudley was born in Spencer, WI. His gruff vocals back several of the biggest truckin' records of country music in the 1960s,... Read More.

1936: Pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck was born in Madras, India. He scored a major hit with the ballad "After The Lovin'," a song that... Read More.

1873: William Morris was born in Schwartzenau, Germany. He founded the William Morris Agency, one of the world's most successful booking firms, which represented... Read More.