SEPTEMBER 4

1920: Steel guitarist Shot Jackson was born in Wilmington, NC. He worked with acts like Roy Acuff, Melba Montgomery and Kitty Wells, for whom he plays on “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels.”

1946: Guitarist Don Potter was born in Glens Falls, NY. After arranging Dan Hill’s 1978 pop hit “Sometimes When We Touch,” he became a significant contributor to The Judds, playing the guitar hook on “Why Not Me” and writing “One Hundred And Two.”

1948: Eddy Arnold forfeited his Grand Ole Opry membership to host a show of his own on the CBS Radio Network.

1950: Columbia released Lefty Frizzell’s “If You’ve Got The Money I’ve Got The Time” backed with “I Love You A Thousand Ways.”

1954: In the wake of Elvis Presley’s recording of “Blue Moon Of Kentucky,” Bill Monroe recorded a newer, hotter version of his signature song in Nashville.

1962: Johnny Cash appeared on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand.”

1971: “The Lawrence Welk Show” ended a 16-year run on ABC-TV. During the 1967-68 season, the cast included Lynn Anderson.

1972: Marty Robbins finished ninth in a 1971 Dodge in the Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.

1974: Mickey Gilley recorded the Bill Anderson-penned “City Lights” during an afternoon at RCA Studio B in Nashville.

1981: MCA released George Strait’s debut album, “Strait Country.”

1981: The Charlie Daniels Band rode to gold status with the “Saddle Tramp” album.

1982: Kenny Rogers ascended to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with “Love Will Turn You Around.”

1985: Farm Aid was incorporated.

1990: MCA released Reba McEntire’s album “Rumor Has It.”

1991: Dottie West died at Nashville’s Vanderbilt Medical Center five days after a car wreck. Her career featured sporadic hits from 1963 through the early-1980s, including “Country Sunshine,” “A Lesson In Leavin’” and several duets with Kenny Rogers.

1992: Carl Butler died at his home in Franklin, TN. He co-wrote Ricky Skaggs’ hit “Crying My Heart Out Over You” and recorded the 1962 classic “Don’t Let Me Cross Over” with wife Pearl Butler.

2014: Garth Brooks ended his retirement from the road as he and Trisha Yearwood launched an 11-show run at the Allstate Arena in Chicago. His set included “Rodeo,” “Papa Loved Mama,” “Ain’t Going Down (Til The Sun Comes Up)” and “Friends In Low Places.”

2014: Garth Brooks unveiled the beta version of a new digital music retail site, GhostTunes.