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Country Music History – January 12

Sunday, January 12

JANUARY 12 1905: Maurice "Tex" Ritter was born near Murvaul, TX. A successful silver-screen cowboy, he built a music career on top of...

Thursday, December 12

DECEMBER 12 1915: Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, NJ. One of the best-loved vocalists of the 20th century, his 1940s hits "September...

Tuesday, November 12

NOVEMBER 12 1936: Songwriter Mort Shuman was born in New York City. He wrote several Elvis Presley hits, Dwight Yoakam's "Little Sister

Saturday, October 12

OCTOBER 12 1935: Sam Moore, of Sam & Dave, was born in Miami. Known for such hits as "Soul Man" and...

Thursday, September 12

SEPTEMBER 12 1927: Helen Carter was born in Maces Spring, VA. The daughter of The Carter Family's Maybelle Carter, she began performing with...

Monday, August 12

AUGUST 12 1877: Thomas Edison used the phonograph to make the very first sound recording, a rendition of "Mary Had A Little Lamb

Friday, July 12

JULY 12 1942: Singer/songwriter Steve Young was born in Newnan, GA. He landed songs with Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr. and The Eagles,...

Wednesday, June 12

JUNE 12 1928: Emmett Miller recorded "Lovesick Blues" in New York with a band that included Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. Miller's...

Sunday, May 12

MAY 12 1892: The Ryman Auditorium opened for public services as the Union Gospel Tabernacle in downtown Nashville. It would eventually host the...