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Country Music History – June 14

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1943: Dewey Lyndon “Spooner” Oldham was born in Center Star, AL. A pop songwriter who penned “I’m Your Puppet” and “Cry Like A Baby,” he also wrote two Freddy Weller successes, plus “Lonely Women Make Good Lovers,” a country hit twice, for Bob Luman and Steve Wariner.

1962: Willie Nelson recorded “Funny How Time Slips Away” at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville.

1964: Decca released Ernest Tubb’s album “Thanks A Lot.”

1965: Decca released Loretta Lynn’s “Blue Kentucky Girl” album.

1968: Ernest “Pop” Stoneman died in Nashville. A country recording pioneer, he organized his children into a group, The Stoneman Family, earning a CMA award a year before his death. He entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.

1969: Glen Campbell made the cover of TV Guide.

1975: Linda Ronstadt’s remake of The Everly Brothers’ “When Will I Be Loved” topped the Billboard country chart.

1984: Four days before the premiere of “Rhinestone,” Dolly Parton and co-star Sylvester Stallone received stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1986: Steve Wariner and “Life’s Highway” drove to #1 on the Billboard country chart.

1989: Ricky Van Shelton recorded “Statue Of A Fool” in Nashville.

1990: Trisha Yearwood performed at a showcase for Nashville record labels at Douglas Corner. It led directly to a recording deal with MCA. Among the eight songs in her setlist: “She’s In Love With The Boy.”

1991: Minnie Pearl made what turns out to be her final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.

1991: Dwight Yoakam performed at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., as an opening act for The Grateful Dead.

1994: Warner Bros. released David Ball’s “Thinkin’ Problem” album.

2001: Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson were added to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Sheraton New York Hotel, along with Eric Clapton, Diane Warren and Paul Williams.

2001: The Charlie Daniels Museum opened next to the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Nashville. In addition to Daniels artifacts, it also featured items attached to southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Marshall Tucker Band, plus Daniels’ Volunteer Jam.

2003: After 6′-6″ Trace Adkins sang “Then They Do” on the Grand Ole Opry, 4′-11″ Little Jimmy Dickens brought out a footstool to make the two level, as he invited Adkins to join the Opry. Adkins accepted, then performed “Eleven Roses.”

2012: Don Schlitz, who wrote “The Gambler,” was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York along with Bob Seger, Gordon Lightfoot and Jim Steinman. “Stand By Me” received the Towering Song Award.

2018: Alan Jackson, Bill Anderson and “I Cross My Heart“creator Steve Dorff were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York. They joined alongside John Mellencamp, Allee Willis and four members of Kool & The Gang.