Country Music History – May 26
MAY 26
1907: Marion Morrison was born in Winterset, IA. Renamed John Wayne for the silver screen. The Duke became one of the best-known actors... Read More.
Country Music Calendar
Learn how this date in history has impacted some of your favorite artists. We'll walk you through birthdays, famous recordings, lawsuits, album releases, arrests, weddings, and more!
Country Music History – May 25
MAY 25
1893: Ernest "Pop" Stoneman was born in Monarat, VA. Among country music's first successful recording artists in the 1920s, he later built a... Read More.
Country Music History – May 24
MAY 24
1914: Tootsie Bess was born. She gained fame as the owner of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, a bar near the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville... Read More.
Country Music History – May 23
MAY 23
1925: Mac Wiseman was born in Crimora, VA. He worked as a sideman for Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs. He eventually released... Read More.
Country Music History – May 22
MAY 22
1892: Ralph Sylvester Peer was born in Kansas City, MO. A 1984 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame, he discovers, produces... Read More.
Country Music History – May 21
MAY 21
1955: Webb Pierce quit the Grand Ole Opry on the WSM airwaves after a three-year membership. Pierce laments that he never had his... Read More.
Country Music History – May 20
MAY 20
1933: Jimmie Rodgers recorded "Old Pal Of My Heart" and "The Yodeling Ranger" at the Victor Studios in New York during what amounts... Read More.
Country Music History – May 19
MAY 19
1934: Bass player Bobby Dyson is born in Dalehart, TX. He plays on hits by Jim Reeves, Dolly Parton and Waylon Jennings, among... Read More.
Country Music History – May 18
MAY 18
1942: Rodney Dillard WAs born in East St. Louis, IL. He plays guitar for The Dillards, a bluegrass group that influenced The Eagles... Read More.
Country Music History – May 17
MAY 17
1967: Glen Campbell recorded "Gentle On My Mind," written by John Hartford and arranged by Leon Russell, at the Capitol Recording Studio in... Read More.
Country Music History – May 16
MAY 16
1953: Jimmy Dean made his Grand Ole Opry debut, introduced to the audience at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium by Carl Smith.1969: Merle Haggard recorded... Read More.
Country Music History – May 15
MAY 15
1918: Eddy Arnold was born in Henderson, TN. Originally touted as the Tennessee Plowboy in his solid country recordings, he shifted into string-laden... Read More.
