July 12
Jul 12, 1942
Singer/songwriter Steve Young is born in Newnan, Georgia. He lands songs with Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr. and The Eagles, who score... Read More.
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June 12
Jun 12, 1927
Songwriter Penny Jay is born. She authors Carl & Pearl Butler's biggest hit, "Don't Let Me Cross Over"
Jun 12, 1928
Emmett Miller records... Read More.
May 12
May 12, 1951
Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart" reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
May 12, 1955
Kix Brooks is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He... Read More.
April 12
Apr 12, 1925: Ned Miller is born in Raines, Utah. He gains one of the biggest hits of 1963, "From A Jack To A... Read More.
March 12
Mar 12, 1939
Lew DeWitt is born in Roanoke, Virginia. A founding member of The Statler Brothers, he writes "Flowers On... Read More.
February 12
Buck Owens recorded Act Naturally at the Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood in 1963. The session also included his first... Read More.
January 12
RCA released Wanted: The Outlaws in 1976. The album features Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser and... Read More.
December 12
Tennessee Ernie Ford was celebrated in a 1956 episode of NBC-TV's This Is Your Life.
Jerry Lee Lewis secretly... Read More.
November 12
Johnny Cash recorded Big River and Ballad Of A Teenage Queen at Memphis' Sun Recording Studio in 1957.
October 12
The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducted its first 20 members in 1970. The list includes Ted Daffan, Johnny Bond, Floyd Tillman,... Read More.
September 12
George Jones was born in Saratoga, TX on September 12, 1931. Widely regarded as one of the most... Read More.
