March 19
Mar 19, 1848Frontier figure Wyatt Earp is born in Monmouth, Illinois. He's referenced in Ed Bruce's 1980 hit "The Last Cowboy Song"Mar 19, 1940Songwriter... Read More.
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February 19
Three days after first meeting at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant married informally in 1945. The real... Read More.
January 19
In 1953 Marty Robbins moved to Nashville from Arizona. That same day, he joined the Grand Ole Opry.EMI announced it... Read More.
December 19
Hank Williams gave his final public performance at Austin's Skyline Club in 1952. Justin Tubb was at that show where Williams admitted... Read More.
November 19
Slim Whitman recorded Cattle Call at the KWKH studios in Shreveport.Johnny Cash wrote I... Read More.
October 19
Brenda Lee headed to the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville on Oct 19, 1958 to record "Rockin' Around The Christmas... Read More.
September 19
Porter Wagoner holds his first RCA recording session, at KWTO Radio in Springfield, Missouri IN 1952. That... Read More.
August 19
Aug 19, 1932
Grover "Shorty" Lavender is born in Old Fort, North Carolina. After playing fiddle on hits by Marty Robbins and Ray Price, he... Read More.
July 19
Jul 19, 1937
George Hamilton IV is born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Added to the Grand Ole Opry in 1961, he gains a massive #1... Read More.
June 19
Jun 19, 1914
Lester Flatt is born in Duncan's Chapel, Tennessee. Along with partner Earl Scruggs, he rises out of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys... Read More.
May 19
May 19, 1921
Irene Amburgey is born in Neon, Kentucky. As Martha Carson, she becomes a significant country gospel singer, working for 12 years with... Read More.
April 19
Apr 19, 1941: Songwriter Bobby Russell is born in Nashville, Tennessee. His hits include Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey," Roger Miller's "Little Green Apples" and Reba McEntire's... Read More.
