MAY 5

1891: Carnegie Hall opened in New York, with Peter Tchaikovsky leading the New York Symphony Society. Over the years, Carnegie Hall has hosted country performances by Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, Reba McEntire and Willie Nelson, among others.

1922: Songwriter J.D. Miller was born in Iota, LA. He penned Kitty Wells’ “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels.”

1933: Songwriter Bobby Austin was born in Wenatchee, WA. He co-wrote Tammy Wynette’s first charted single, “Apartment #9,” with Johnny Paycheck, and co-wrote Glen Campbell’s “Try A Little Kindness.”

1938: Roni Stoneman, of The Stonemans, was born in Washington, D.C. The group, led by father Ernest “Pop” Stoneman, won the Country Music Association’s 1967 Vocal Group of the Year honor, although the banjo-playing Roni was better known for her comedic roles on “Hee Haw.”

1942: Virginia Wynette Pugh–alias Tammy Wynette–was born in Itawamba County, MS. The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, nicknamed the First Lady of Country Music, succeeded with a pain-soaked vocal style, exemplified in “Another Lonely Song,” “‘Til I Get It Right” and “Stand By Your Man.”

1955: Fiddler Glen Duncan was born in Columbus, IN. His credits include George Strait’s “When Did You Stop Loving Me,” Dierks Bentley’s “What Was I Thinkin’,” Faith Hill’s “This Kiss” and Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!“

1964: Stonewall Jackson recorded “I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water.”

1965: Buck Owens recorded an instrumental called “Paris” at the Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood. He later retitled it “Buckaroo.”

1973: JMI released Don Williams’ “Come Early Morning,” with the original version of “Amanda” on the B-side.

1974: Marty Robbins finished 15th in a 1973 Dodge Charger in the Winston 500 at the Alabama International Speedway in Talladega.

1977: Loretta Lynn hit the cover of Rolling Stone, noting: “It’s a strange deal. I’m supposed to be a country singer, writing songs about marriage and family and the way normal folks live. But mostly I’m living in motel rooms and traveling on my special bus.”

1977: Three days after marrying her, Buck Owens filed for an annulment from fiddler Jana Jae in Bakersfield, CA, on grounds that she is insane. He withdrew the motion within days.

1982: Dolly Parton and two publishers filed suit in a preemptive effort to prove her song “9 To 5” did not infringe on Benny Martin’s “Me And My Fiddle.”

1984: Floyd Cramer played piano for a family party at Michael Jackson’s house, honoring Jackson’s mother, Katherine. Cramer was her favorite artist; he accompanied Michael on “For The Good Times.”

1986: Cleveland was named as the future site of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, which went on to include such country figures as Johnny Cash, Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, Hank Williams and Bill Monroe.

1989: Rodney Crowell topped the charts with the single, “After All This Time.”

1992: Alabama recorded “I’m In A Hurry (And I Don’t Know Why).”

1992: Tanya Tucker recorded “Your Love Amazes Me,” later cut by John Berry. Tucker’s version remained in the vaults until the 1994 release of her Tanya Tucker box set.

1995: Mark Chesnutt hit #1 on the singles charts with “Gonna Get A Life.”

1998: Garth Brooks released his box set, “The Limited Series.” LeAnn Rimes also released her “Sittin’ On Top of the World” album, John Michael Montgomery’s “Leave A Mark” project, and Mark Wills album, “Wish You Were Here,” also arrived in stores.

2000: Vince Gill and Amy Grant made their first national television appearance together as newlyweds today on CBS-TV’s “Early Show.” The couple was plugging the Electrolux USA Championship women’s golf tournament, which they were jointly hosting.

2001: Blake Shelton sings “Austin” during his debut on the Grand Ole Opry.

2008: Jerry Wallace died of congestive heart failure at his home in Victorville, CA. Originally a pop artist, he secured five Top 15 country hits in the 1970s, including the #1 single “If You Leave Me Tonight I’ll Cry.”

2009: Dolly Parton received a Tony nomination in New York for Best Original Score for “9 To 5: The Musical.” She lost out to Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt for their work in “Next To Normal.”

2015: Chris Stapleton’s debut solo album, “Traveller,” was released.