NOVEMBER 7

1949: Red Foley recorded “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy” at the Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel. The song is hailed as the first million-selling country release cut in Nashville. Foley also recorded “Careless Kisses” and “I Gotta Have My Baby Back” that day.

1953: Richmond, VA, radio station WXGI banned Webb Pierce’s “There Stands The Glass” from its airwaves, suggesting the song’s alcoholic message would negatively influence younger listeners.

1955: Songwriter/producer Rafe VanHoy was born. Among the songs he wrote: Patty Loveless’ “Hurt Me Bad (In A Real Good Way),” Michael Martin Murphey’s “What’s Forever For” and George Jones & Tammy Wynette’s “Golden Ring.”

1960: A.P. Carter died in Kingsport, TN. With his wife Sara and her cousin, Maybelle Carter, The Original Carter Family became one of the genre’s pioneering groups following a key 1927 recording session. They joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970.

1974: Melodyland released T.G. Sheppard’s first single, “Devil In The Bottle.”

1979: The Oak Ridge Boys recorded “Heart Of Mine” during an afternoon session at Woodland Sound in Nashville.

1988: RCA releases Alabama’s “Song Of The South.”

1989: Columbia releases Ricky Van Shelton’s “Statue Of A Fool.”

1990: The late Keith Whitley was awarded a gold album, honoring his “Greatest Hits.”

1994: Kathy Mattea’s album, “A Collection Of Hits,” was certified platinum.

1994: Sammy Kershaw’s “Feeling Good Train” album was certified gold. The same day his “Haunted Heart” project was certified platinum.

1994: Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Some Gave All” CD was certified for sales of 8-million

1994: Guitar player Bobby Sykes died in Nashville. He toured with country stars Marty Robbins and Hank Snow, among others, and wrote a minor 1967 Faron Young hit, “Wonderful World Of Women.”

2004: The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame added Guy Clark (“Heartbroke“), Freddie Hart (“Easy Loving“), Dennis Morgan (“I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool“) and Billy Joe Shaver (“I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal“).

2004: Roger Miller’s “King Of The Road” was recognized at #1 in the CMT special “40 Greatest Road Songs.”

2022: Guitarist Jeff Cook died after a battle with Parkinson’s disease at his home in Destin, FL. He was a founding member of Alabama, who led groups to prominence after breaking out with their country/rock hybrid in the 1980s. The band was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005.