March 16
Mar 16, 1917Woodwind player Darol Rice is born. He contributes bass clarinet to Tennessee Ernie Ford's 1955 classic "Sixteen Tons"
Stories tagged with: 16
February 16
Four-year-old Johnny Cash and his family returned to their home in Dyess, AR in 1937. It was damaged in January by severe... Read More.
January 16
Floods hit the state of Arkansas in 1937, where more than 2,700 people were forced to evacuate their homes, including the family... Read More.
December 16
The Battle of the Bulge began on this date in 1944 in Europe. Future country star Hawkshaw Hawkins earned four stars for... Read More.
November 16
Patsy Cline recorded I Fall To Pieces during an afternoon session at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville... Read More.
October 16
The Stanley Brothers--Ralph and Carter--perform together publicly for the first time in Bristol, VA in 1946.Conway Twitty records his... Read More.
September 16
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs record for the first time with Bill Monroe in Columbia Records' Chicago studio in... Read More.
August 16
Aug 16, 1935
Patsy Montana records "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart" in New York
Aug 16, 1939
Singer/songwriter Billy Joe Shaver is born in Corsicana, Texas.... Read More.
July 16
Jul 14, 1912
Singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie is born in Okemah, Oklahoma. Best known for writing "This Land Is Your Land," he influences the use of... Read More.
June 16
Jun 16, 1939
Billy "Crash" Craddock is born in Greensboro, North Carolina. Employing a sound and style influenced by Elvis Presley and rockabilly, he becomes... Read More.
May 16
May 16, 1953
Jimmy Dean makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, introduced to the audience at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium by Carl Smith
May 16, 1957
Shooting begins... Read More.
April 16
Apr 16, 1968: Waylon Jennings records "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line" and "Yours Love" during an afternoon session at Nashville's RCA Studio B
