Country Music History – December 6
DECEMBER 6
1936: Guitarist and bass player Jack Cooke was born. As one of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, he appears on the 1959 hit... 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 – December 5
DECEMBER 5
1922: Songwriter Don Robertson was born in Peking, China. His credits include: Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me I'm Falling," Hank Snow's "I Don't... Read More.
Country Music History – December 2
DECEMBER 2
1898: Herman Crook was born in Scottsboro, TN. The Crook Brothers performed regularly on the Grand Ole Opry for 62 years.
1947: Hank Snow... Read More.
Country Music History – December 1
DECEMBER 1
1951: Slim Whitman recorded "Indian Love Call" at the KWKH Studio in Shreveport, LA. The song was introduced in the 1930s by Jeanette... Read More.
Country Music History – November 30
NOVEMBER 30
1736: The first documented fiddling contest in the U.S. took place in Hanover County, VA. As the tradition evolved, it confirmed for country... Read More.
Country Music History – November 29
NOVEMBER 29
1917: Merle Travis was born in Rosewood, KY. He became an influential guitarist, recorded several late-1940s hits, and wrote "Sixteen Tons" and "Smoke!... Read More.
Country Music History – November 28
NOVEMBER 28
1925: "The WSM Barn Dance" began broadcasting in Nashville, with a one-hour performance by Uncle Jimmy Thompson. It was later renamed the Grand... Read More.
Country Music History – November 27
NOVEMBER 27
1910: Bass player Joel Price was born in Franklin County, GA. He played on Bill Monroe's "Uncle Pen," and worked with Little Jimmy... Read More.
Country Music History – November 26
NOVEMBER 26
1946: Maggie Sue Wimberly was born in Muscle Shoals, AL. Using the stage name Sue Richards, she recorded frequently during the 1970s but... Read More.
Country Music History – November 25
NOVEMBER 25
1929: The Carter Family recorded "Jimmie Brown The Newsboy" in a four-song morning session at the Atlanta Women's Club.
1949: Tap dancer Bill "Bojangles"... Read More.
Country Music History – November 24
NOVEMBER 24
1931: Guitarist Tommy Allsup was born in Tulsa, OK. A member of Asleep At The Wheel, The Texas Playboys and Buddy Holly's Crickets,... Read More.
Country Music History – November 23
NOVEMBER 23
1889: The Pacific Phonograph Company installed the world's first jukebox at San Francisco's Palais Royal Hotel. The device played a role in such... Read More.
