March 11
Mar 11, 1845Fiddler Henry Gilliland is born in Jasper County, Missouri. He joins Eck Robertson for the first country recording... Read More.
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February 11
George Jones reached #1 on the Billboard country chart for the first time as a songwriter in 1956 as Red Sovine &... Read More.
January 11
In his first session for Columbia in 1956, Johnny Horton records Honky-Tonk Man and I'm A One-Woman Man... Read More.
December 11
Inventor Guglielmo Marconi transmitted radio signals from London across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in 1901. If you love listening... Read More.
November 11
The Municipal Auditorium was dedicated in Shreveport, LA in 1929. The building becomes the home of The Louisiana Hayride, a... Read More.
October 11
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton recorded "The Last Thing On My Mind" on October 11, 1967. The song was first recorded by... Read More.
September 11
In 1954 Porter Wagoner went to the KWTO Radio studio in Springfield, MO to record "A Satisfied Mind"... Read More.
August 11
Aug 11, 1917
Henry Cannon is born in Franklin, Tennessee. He marries Sarah Colley--a.k.a. Minnie Pearl--and becomes a pilot for Hank Williams, Eddy Arnold and... Read More.
July 11
Jul 11, 1930
Jimmie Rodgers records "Blue Yodel No. 8 (Muleskinner Blues)" and "The Mystery Of Number Five" at the Victor Studios in Los Angeles
Jul... Read More.
June 11
Jun 11, 1932
One-hit wonder Lonnie Irving is born in Stoneville, North Carolina. The one hit: the 1960 release "Pinball Machine"
Jun 11, 1941
Songwriter Wayne Kemp... Read More.
May 11
May 11, 1888
Pop songwriter Irving Berlin is born in Temun, Russia. He earns country hits when Willie Nelson records his song "Blue Skies" and... Read More.
April 11
Apr 11, 1913: Mildred Goad is born in Mount Carmel, Illinois. Using the stage name Millie Good, she joins her sister, Dollie, to form... Read More.
