NOVEMBER 6

1925: Uncle Dave Macon, Sid Harkreader and Dr. Humphrey Bate performed at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in a benefit concert that airs on WSM Radio. It was the first country music show broadcast from the Ryman, the future home of the Grand Ole Opry.

1932: Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson is born in Emerson, NC. A descendent of the Civil War general, he joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1956, fashioning more than 10 hits from 1958-1971, including “Life To Go,” “Waterloo” and “Don’t Be Angry.”

1941: Singer/songwriter Guy Clark was born in Monahans, TX. An Americana icon, he wrote such hits as Ricky Skaggs’ “Heartbroke,” Rodney Crowell’s “She’s Crazy For Leaving” and Vince Gill’s “Oklahoma Borderline.”

1947: Hank Williams recorded “Honky Tonkin’” and “I’m A Long Gone Daddy” at Nashville’s Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel.

1948: Glenn Frey was born in Detroit, MI. As a member of The Eagles, he contributed to the country-rock movement. The Eagles scored a lone country hit, “Lyin’ Eyes,” but are lionized with the album “Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles.”

1954: Elvis Presley signed a one-year contract to play “The Louisiana Hayride” every Saturday for $18-a-week.

1962: Jo Walker-Meador was named the executive director of the fledgling Country Music Association, a position she held for the next 29 years. During her tenure, the CMA established the Country Music Hall of Fame, the CMA Awards and Fan Fair.

1964: Tex Ritter was added to the Country Music Hall Of Fame during a ceremony at the Loew’s Theater in Nashville. 

1968: George Jones recorded “I’ll Share My World With You.”

1979: Willie Nelson recorded the Gregg Allman-penned “Midnight Rider” for the movie “The Electric Horseman.”

1979: The Oak Ridge Boys recorded “Beautiful You” in a four-hour session at Nashville’s Woodland Sound Studio.

1986: Conway Twitty recorded “I Want To Know You Before We Make Love” and “That’s My Job” during the evening hours at Nashville’s Sound Stage Studios.

1990: RCA released Clint Black’s “Put Yourself In My Shoes” album.

1991: Garth Brooks’ album, “Ropin’ The Wind,” was certified gold, platinum, double platinum, triple platinum AND quadruple platinum simultaneously.

1993: Reba McEntire and Linda Davis shared the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with “Does He Love You.”

1998: Jerry Reed portrayed a football coach as the Adam Sandler/Henry Winkler movie “The Waterboy” opened in theaters.

1999: Waylon Jennings visited the Tennessee home of steel guitarist Robby Turner in the first of three sessions that yielded the basic tracks to his final album, finished and released a decade after Jennings’ death.

2002: Porter Wagoner and Bill Carlisle officially entered the Country Music Hall of Fame during the Country Music Association Awards at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House.

2006: George Strait, Sonny James and session guitarist Harold Bradley were officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as ABC aired the 40th annual Country Music Association awards from Nashville’s Gaylord Entertainment Center.

2007: Hank Thompson died of lung cancer at his home in Keller, TX. Combining western swing and honky-tonk, he became best known for “The Wild Side Of Life” while earning a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame. 

2009: Dolly Parton, Charlie Daniels, Ernest Tubb, Kid Rock and Hattie Louise “Tootie” Bess – founder of Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge – were inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville.