Author: Jennifer Hayes

MAY 13 1914: Johnny Wright was born in Mt. Juliet, TN. The husband of Kitty Wells, registered a #1 single in 1965 with the Tom... Read More.

MAY 12 1892: The Ryman Auditorium opened for public services as the Union Gospel Tabernacle in downtown Nashville. It would eventually host the Grand Ole... Read More.

MAY 11 1955: Alabama drummer Mark Herndon was born in Springfield, MA. He joined the Hall of Fame band in 1979, just prior to its... Read More.

MAY 10 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,... Read More.

MAY 9 1895: Carl T. Sprague was born near Alvin, TX. In 1925, he recorded the first cowboy hit, "When The Work's All Done This... Read More.

MAY 8 1928: Fiddler Benny Martin was born in Sparta, TN. Beginning professionally as a teenager, he became a sideman for Bill Monroe, Flatt &... Read More.

MAY 5 1891: Carnegie Hall opened in New York, with Peter Tchaikovsky leading the New York Symphony Society. Over the years, Carnegie Hall has hosted... Read More.

MAY 4 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... Read More.

MAY 3 1928: Dave Dudley was born in Spencer, WI. His gruff vocals back several of the biggest truckin' records of country music in the... Read More.

MAY 2 1936: Pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck was born in Madras, India. He scored a major hit with the ballad "After The Lovin'," a song... Read More.