Author: Jennifer Hayes

FEBRUARY 17 1920: Guitarist Billy Byrd was born in Nashville. After working with Little Jimmy Dickens and George Morgan, he backed Ernest Tubb from 1949-1959,... Read More.

FEBRUARY 16 1924: Jo Walker-Meador is born in Orlinda, TN. She serves as executive director of the Country Music Association from 1962-1991. 1931: R&B songwriter Otis... Read More.

FEBRUARY 15 1917: Wally Fowler, the founder of The Oak Ridge Boys, is born near Adairsville, Georgia. He joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1945,... Read More.

FEBRUARY 14 1939: Razzy Bailey was born in Five Points, AL. Mixing both rhythm & blues and country in his vocal approach, he achieved 13... Read More.

FEBRUARY 13 1914: ASCAP was formed at the Hotel Claridge in New York City. The performing rights agency--the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers--collects... Read More.

FEBRUARY 12 1911: Record executive Steve Sholes was born in Washington, D.C. Best known for bringing Elvis Presley to RCA in 1955, he also worked... Read More.

FEBRUARY 11 1847: Inventor Thomas Edison was born in Milan, OH. Among his creations: the motion picture and the phonograph. 1918: Publishing executive Wesley Rose was... Read More.

FEBRUARY 10 1946: Bass player and supporting vocalist Kenny Edwards was born in Santa Monica, CA. He appears on hits by Linda Ronstadt, David Lee... Read More.

1914: Ernest Tubb is born near Crisp, Texas. A 1965 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry member forms... Read More.

FEBRUARY 8 1948: Dan Seals is born in McCamey, Texas. After establishing a pop career as one-half of England Dan & John Ford Coley, he... Read More.

FEBRUARY 7 1921: Wilma Lee Leary was born in Valley Head, WV. Along with husband Stoney Cooper, she became a Grand Ole Opry member, and... Read More.

FEBRUARY 6 1888: Songwriter Haven Gillespie was born in Covington, KY. In addition to the holiday standard "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," he wrote... Read More.