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OCTOBER 27

1936: A day after backing Jimmie Rodgers’ widow in the studio, Ernest Tubb had his first session as an artist at the Texas Hotel in San Antonio. His first two songs: “The Passing Of Jimmie Rodgers” and “The Last Thoughts Of Jimmie Rodgers.”

1937: Pianist Floyd Cramer was born in Campti, LA. Noted for his “slip-note” style using frequent grace notes, he gained acclaim for his hit “Last Date,” ending up in the Country Music Hall of Fame. He also recorded hits by Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, among others.

1939: Songwriter Dallas Frazier was born in Spiro, OK. A 1976 addition to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he wrote The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira,” Patty Loveless’ “If My Heart Had Windows” and Gene Watson’s “Fourteen Carat Mind,” among others.

1942: Lee Greenwood was born in South Gate, CA. The smoky-voiced singer won the Country Music Association’s Male Vocalist of the Year in 1983 and ’84. He earned numerous pop-tinged hits, topped by his signature anthem “God Bless The U.S.A.

1949: Guitarist Jack Daniels was born in Choctaw, OK. He joins Highway 101, twice named the Country Music Association’s Top Vocal Group behind such hits as “Somewhere Tonight,” “The Bed You Made For Me” and “Cry, Cry, Cry.”

1955: Red Sovine & Webb Pierce record “Why Baby Why” in Nashville at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio.

1962: Sonny James joined the Grand Ole Opry.

1970: Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy co-founded Rounder Records in Somerville, MA. Specializing in American roots music, the label is best known for its association with Alison Krauss + Union Station.

1973: Southern comedian Jerry Clower joined the Grand Ole Opry cast during a performance at the Ryman Auditorium. He became the last new member added before the show relocated to the Grand Ole Opry House.

1976: Crystal Gayle recorded “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” in an evening session at Jack’s Tracks in Nashville.

1980: Conway Twitty recorded “Tight Fittin’ Jeans” in an overnight session at Nashville’s Woodland Sound Studio.

1984: Alabama reached #1 in Billboard with “If You’re Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band).”

1992: Arista released Diamond Rio’s “Close To The Edge” album.

1998: RCA released Sara Evans’ “No Place That Far” album.

1999: George Strait and Alan Jackson recorded “Murder On Music Row,” featuring lyrical nods to Hank Williams, Merle Haggard and George Jones.

2001: “Only In America” took Brooks & Dunn to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.

2007: Josh Turner joined the Grand Ole Opry following an introduction by Vince Gill. Turner then launched into “Firecracker” and “Long Black Train.”

2009: Da Capo Press published “Rosanne Cash: The List, And The Spirit Of Southern Music,” written by Michael Streissguth.

2013: Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and songwriter/producer Jack Clement were officially inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.

2018: Freddie Hart died in Burbank, CA. Named the ACM Entertainer of the Year in March 1972, he also joined the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, paced by his gold single “Easy Loving.”