March 2
Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins made what proves to be their final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium... Read More.
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February 2
The Missouri Mountaineers, led by guitarist Jack Shook, made their Grand Ole Opry debut in 1935. The band was a regular on... Read More.
January 2
Marty Robbins recorded My Woman, My Woman, My Wife at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville in 1970. His backing... Read More.
December 2
Hank Snow began what proved to be his final Canadian sessions before his career shifted into the U.S. He recorded songs for... Read More.
November 2
KDKA in Pittsburgh went on the air in 1920, becoming America's first radio station.Roy Acuff lost the Tennessee governor's race... Read More.
October 2
Elvis Presley made his only appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in 1954. He sang "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" at Nashville's Ryman... Read More.
September 2
Sep 2, 1945
The Japanese surrender World War II on the U.S.S. Missouri. Watching nearby from the deck of the U.S.S. Bennington is teenager Jerry... Read More.
August 2
Aug 2, 1935
Songwriter Hank Cochran is born in Isola, Mississippi. His credits include Vern Gosdin's "Set 'Em Up Joe," Patsy Cline's "I Fall To... Read More.
July 2
Jul 2, 1916
Actor Curtis Wayne Gates is born in Lamar, Colorado. Under the name Ken Curtis, he joins The Sons Of The Pioneers from... Read More.
June 2
Jun 2, 1896
Guglielmo Marconi receives a U.S. patent for his invention, the radio
Jun 2, 1927
Carl Butler is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Added to the... Read More.
May 2
May 2, 1936
Pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck is born in Madras, India. He scores a major hit with the ballad "After The Lovin'," a song... Read More.
April 2
Apr 2, 1942: Pop artist Leon Russell is born in Lawton, Oklahoma. He joins Willie Nelson on a 1979 remake of "Heartbreak Hotel," and records... Read More.
