Country Music History – June 21
June 21
1948: Leon Everette was born in Aiken, SC. He put together 10 hit records from 1980-1984, including "Hurricane," "Midnight Rodeo," "If I Keep... Read More.
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Country Music History – May 21
MAY 21
1955: Webb Pierce quit the Grand Ole Opry on the WSM airwaves after a three-year membership. Pierce laments that he never had his... Read More.
Country Music History – April 21
APRIL 21
1907: Banjo player Wade Mainer was born in Buncombe County, NC. He performed in his brother J.E. Mainer's band, The Mountaineers, eventually forming... Read More.
Country Music History – March 21
MARCH 21
1882: Bascom Lunsford was born in Mars Hill, NC. A folk music collector and promoter, he also co-wrote the country classic "Mountain Dew."1922:... Read More.
Country Music History – February 21
FEBRUARY 21
1887: Smith Hammett was born in Gaffney, SC. The banjo player was a mentor to Earl Scruggs, teaching him the revolutionary three-finger style.1927:... Read More.
Country Music History – January 21
JANUARY 21
1919: Bass player and guitarist Louis Innis was born in Seymour, IN. After a stint in Red Foley's band, he worked on recordings... Read More.
Country Music History – December 21
DECEMBER 21
1925: Floyd Taylor "Lightnin'" Chance was born in Como, MS. He played bass on such classics as Faron Young's "Hello Walls," The Everly... Read More.
Country Music History – November 21
NOVEMBER 21
1923: Hal Smith was born in Fairview, AL. A fiddler for Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb and others, he married singer Velma Williams, of... Read More.
Country Music History – October 21
OCTOBER 21
1915: Record producer Owen Bradley WAs born in Westmoreland, Tn. He established the first recording studio on what became Music Row, heads Decca,... Read More.
Country Music History – September 21
SEPTEMBER 21
1912: Ted Daffan was born in Beauregard Parish, LA. The singer/songwriter rose to fame in the 1940s with such songs as "Born To... Read More.
Country Music History – August 21
AUGUST 21
1925: Songwriter/producer Ed Penney WAs born in Cambridge, MA. He wrote and produced Terri Gibbs' crossover hit "Somebody's Knockin'" and authors Moe Bandy's... Read More.
Country Music History – July 21
JULY 21
1895: Actor Ken Maynard was born in Vevay, IN. Appearing in nearly 90 pictures, he became the first of America's singing cowboys, blazing... Read More.
