JULY 25

Jul 25, 1927

1927: Ralph Peer began a series of recordings in a Bristol, Tennessee, furniture store where he holds a session with Ernest Stoneman. Within days, his field work turns up two new, significant acts: Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family.

1948: Singer/songwriter Steve Goodman was born in Chicago. The folk performer is best known for writing “You Never Even Called Me By My Name,” by David Allan Coe; and “City Of New Orleans,” an Arlo Guthrie pop hit remade by Willie Nelson.

1950: Lefty Frizzell recorded “If You’ve Got The Money I’ve Got The Time,” “I Love You A Thousand Ways” and “Shine, Shave, Shower (It’s Saturday)” in his first recording session, at Dallas’ Jim Beck Studio

1965: Folk singer/songwriter Bob Dylan angered the crowd when he played his first electric concert at the Newport Folk Festival. For the last part of the show, he borrowed a guitar from Johnny Cash. Also watching backstage: Bill Monroe.

1987: Steve Wariner’s “The Weekend” reached #1 in Billboard.

1992: The Garth Brooks single “The River” peaked at #1 in Billboard.

1994: Wade Hayes records “Don’t Stop” at the Soundshop in Nashville

1995: Charlie Rich died while on vacation in Hammond, Louisiana, from a blood clot in his lung. Known as “The Silver Fox,” Rich’s “countrypolitan” sound led to million-sellers with “Behind Closed Doors” and “The Most Beautiful Girl.“

2007: Songwriter Lawton Williams died of a respiratory ailment at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. Among his credits: Bobby Helms’ “Fraulein,” Hank Locklin’s “Geisha Girl” and Gene Watson’s “Farewell Party.”