JULY 6

1940: Jeannie Seely was born in Titusville, PA. A year after moving to Nashville, she gained a Top 10 recording with “Don’t Touch Me,” propelling her to membership in the Grand Ole Opry and a Grammy award.

1944: Fiddler Byron Berline is born in Caldwell, KS. He played with such acts as Bill Monroe and The Dillards, and took part in the Emmylou Harris hits “If I Could Only Win Your Love” and “One Of These Days.”

1956: Guitarist John Jorgenson was born in Madison, WI. He joined The Desert Rose Band, which fashions a string of 1980s hits. He also played on records by Pam Tillis, Rick Trevino and Mary Chapin Carpenter, among others.

1970: Capitol released the Merle Haggard album “The Fightin’ Side Of Me.”

1970: Capitol released Buck Owens’ album “The Kansas City Song.”

1974: Anne Murray registerd her first #1 country single in Billboard with a remake of “He Thinks I Still Care.”

1976: Waylon Jennings & Johnny Cash recorded “There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang” and “I Wish I Was Crazy Again” at the House of Cash Studios in Hendersonville, TN.

1978: Tammy Wynette married songwriter/producer George Richey–a co-writer of such titles as “The Grand Tour,” “Soul Song” and “‘Til I Can Make It On My Own“–at her home in Jupiter Beach, FL.

1978: Johnny Cash recorded two songs destined to become hits for other artists: “The Gambler,” which succeeds for Kenny Rogers; and the Rodney Crowell-penned “A Song For The Life,” a future hit for Alan Jackson. Jo-El Sonnier sat in on the session at the House of Cash in Hendersonville, TN.

1982: Kenny Rogers attended the World’s Fair in Knoxville with wife Marianne to promote his new movie, “Six Pack.”

1984: Columbia released Ray Charles’ “Friendship” album, featuring collaborations with Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr., George Jones, B.J. Thomas, Mickey Gilley, Janie Fricke, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Skaggs, Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard.

1985: Johnny Russell joined the Grand Ole Opry.

1990: MCA released Mark Chesnutt’s first single, “Too Cold At Home.”

1991: Alan Jackson began a three-week run at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with “Don’t Rock The Jukebox.”

1992: Billy Ray Cyrus began recording “It Won’t Be The Last,” the follow-up to his debut album, “Some Gave All.”

1992: Trisha Yearwood lip-synchs “Wrong Side Of Memphis” as the video was shot at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.

1996: A monument was placed on the site near Camden, TN, where Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and Randy Hughes lost their lives in a plane crash. Little Jimmy Dickens, Kitty Wells and Hawkins’ ex-wife, Jean Shepard performed.

2001: Johnny Russell was buried in Nashville. Pallbearers included Garth Brooks, Brad Paisley, Jim Ed Brown, Jack Greene, Billy Walker, Porter Wagoner, Bill Anderson and Little Jimmy Dickens. Vince Gill sang “Go Rest High On That Mountain” at the funeral.

2005: Alabama, The Jordanaires, The Beatles and The Everly Brothers were among the acts added to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame at the Wildwoods Convention Center in New Jersey. Also tabbed are The Ronettes and The Doobie Brothers.

2013: The History of the Eagles Tour launches at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY, with original member Bernie Leadon returning to the lineup. The set list included “Lyin’ Eyes,” “Take It Easy” and the closer, “Desperado.”

2020: Charlie Daniels died from a stroke at Summit Medical Center in Nashville. Best known for “The Devil Went Down To Georgia,” he fiddled his way into the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame while becoming one of the leading figures in southern rock.