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 wide receiver as Knoxville’s Central High Bobcats beat the rival Wildcats for the first time in five years at Shields-Watkins Stadium. After the game, Acuff climbed a three-story building and painted the score, 13-0, on top.

1941: Songwriter Terry Stafford was born in Hollis, Oklahoma. He wrote George Strait’s “Amarillo By Morning” and Buck Owens’ “Big In Vegas.”

1952: Radio station WSM hosted the first DJ Convention in Nashville. The event eventually metamorphosed into Country Music Week, a series of events that includes the Country Music Association awards show.

1954: June Carter held her first solo recording session, cutting “Let Me Go, Lover.”

1966: “Nashville Rebel” made its national debut with Waylon Jennings in the leading role. Others in the picture: Archie Campbell, Sonny James, Cousin Jody, Loretta Lynn, Tex Ritter, Porter Wagoner, The Wilburn Brothers and Faron Young.

1970: Minnie Pearl and Jeannie C. Riley appeared in New York on CBS-TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Merle Haggard, who had been scheduled, refused to perform when producers asked him to do a dance number celebrating “Oklahoma.”

1976: Charley Pride recorded “I’ll Be Leaving Alone” and “She’s Just An Old Love Turned Memory” in Nashville.

1977: Bobby Bare recorded “The Gambler” at Nashville’s Columbia Studio B, one year before it became a hit for Kenny Rogers.

1980: Kenny Rogers’ “Lady” went to #1 on the Billboard country chart.

1983: Conway Twitty recorded “I Don’t Know A Thing About Love” during the evening hours at Nashville’s Sound Stage.

1984: Suzy Bogguss moved to Nashville from Illinois.

1986: Keith Whitley married Lorrie Morgan at Nashville’s Calvary Methodist Church. They held a reception at the Opryland Hotel, then headed for a honeymoon in Florida.

1990: Garth Brooks and Patty Loveless road floats down Broadway in New York during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

1993: Pam Tillis began recording the “Sweetheart’s Dance” album with record producer Steve Fishell in Nashville.

1995:  Diamond Rio’s album, “Love A Little Stronger,” was certified platinum.

1995: The Tractors’ self-titled album was certified double platinum.

2001: Lee Ann Womack sang the National Anthem prior to the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Day game against the Denver Broncos.

2002: Tracy Byrd appeared at the eighth annual American Veteran Awards at the ritzy Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

2003: Wynonna married security guard D.R. Roach in Leiper’s Fork, TN. Fast forward to March 22, 2007 – and he was arrested for sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. Wy filed for divorce five days later.

2007: Wynonna performed “Winter Wonderland” while riding down Broadway in Manhattan during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Dolly Parton appeared on the lead float.

2008: Tim McGraw sang one verse of “Real Good Man” during the opening monologue as he hosted NBC-TV’s “Saturday Night Live.”

2008: Kathy Mattea rode the Santa Train, bringing Christmas gifts to children in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee.

2013: A tribute to George Jones, originally intended as his final concert, closed with Alan Jackson performing “He Stopped Loving Her Today” at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The lineup included Garth Brooks, Jamey Johnson, Josh Turner, George Strait, Eric Church, Brad Paisley, Vince Gill and Dierks Bentley, among others.

2016: Tracy Lawrence raised $133,000 for the Nashville Rescue Mission during the second Mission Possible benefit at the Wildhorse Saloon, joined by Big & Rich, Jerrod Niemann, Ben Rue and Halfway To Hazard.

2018: Songwriter Jeff Pennig died in Nashville. His credits included John Schneider’s “Them Good O’ Boys Are Bad,” Clay Walker’s “This Woman And This Man” and Highway 101’s “This Side Of Goodbye.”

2019: Jimmie Rodgers received his second Mississippi Country Music Trail marker. This one is posted in Bristol, TN, at 416 State Street, where he recorded his first sides in sessions that are considered part of the Big Bang in Country Music.

2019: Tanya Tucker’s single, “Bring My Flowers Now,” hit the airwaves.

2020: Doug Supernaw died of cancer at his home in Texas. He earned three Top 5 singles in the 1990s, including the broken-family tale “I Don’t Call Him Daddy.”