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Country Music History – November 19

Tuesday, November 19

NOVEMBER 19 1924: Gospel singer J.D. Sumner was born in Lakeland, FL. He founded The Stamps Quartet, a gospel group that eventually backed...

Saturday, October 19

OCTOBER 19 1945: Jeannie C. Riley was born in Anson, TX. She recorded "Harper Valley P.T.A." as a secretary in 1968...

Thursday, September 19

SEPTEMBER 19 1924: Songwriter Horace "Danny" Dill was born in Dollar Hill, TN. Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975,...

Monday, August 19

AUGUST 19 1932: Grover "Shorty" Lavender was born in Old Fort, NC. After playing fiddle on hits by Marty Robbins and Ray Price,...

Friday, July 19

JULY 19 1937: George Hamilton IV was born in Winston-Salem, NC. Added to the Grand Ole Opry in 1961, he gained a massive...

Wednesday, June 19

JUNE 19 1914: Lester Flatt was born in Duncan's Chapel, TN. Along with partner Earl Scruggs, he rose out of Bill Monroe's Blue...

Sunday, May 19

MAY 19 1962: George Jones hit #1 on the Billboard country chart with "She Thinks I Still Care."1967: Ralph...