Country Music Calendar

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NOVEMBER 22 1899: Songwriter Hoagy Carmichael was born in Bloomington, IN. Carmichael wrote Willie Nelson's Grammy-winner, "Georgia On My Mind." 1924: Roy "Rabbit" Acuff starts at... Read More.

NOVEMBER 21 1923: Hal Smith was born in Fairview, AL. A fiddler for Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb and others, he married singer Velma Williams, of... Read More.

NOVEMBER 20 1887: Eck Robertson was born in Delaney, AR. In 1922, the fiddler joined his friend Henry Gilliland to record 12 sides in New... Read More.