Country Music History – June 25
JUNE 25
1952: Don Gibson signed with Columbia Records, his third label. He held three recording sessions for the company over the next two years.1954:... Read More.
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Country Music History – May 25
MAY 25
1893: Ernest "Pop" Stoneman was born in Monarat, VA. Among country music's first successful recording artists in the 1920s, he later built a... Read More.
Country Music History – April 25
APRIL 25
1874: Guglielmo Marconi was born in Bologna, Italy. At age 22, he received a patent for the radio, a medium honored by such... Read More.
Country Music History – March 25
MARCH 25
1923: Bonnie Guitar was born in Seattle, WA. An L.A. session guitarist in the 1950s, she had three Top 10 country hits in... Read More.
Country Music History – February 25
FEBRUARY 25
1927: Ralph Stanley, of The Stanley Brothers, was born in Stratton, VA. His duo The Stanley Brothers is one of the pioneering acts... Read More.
Country Music History – January 25
JANUARY 25
1924: Steel guitar player Wesley "Speedy" West was born in Springfield, MO. He worked with Spade Cooley and Hank Penny, recorded a series... Read More.
Country Music History – December 25
DECEMBER 25
1904: Riverboat captain Thomas Ryman, who funded construction of the Union Tabernacle, died in Nashville. After his passing, the building was renamed the... Read More.
Country Music History – November 25
NOVEMBER 25
1929: The Carter Family recorded "Jimmie Brown The Newsboy" in a four-song morning session at the Atlanta Women's Club.1949: Tap dancer Bill "Bojangles"... Read More.
Country Music History – October 25
OCTOBER 25
1912: Sarah Colley was born in Centerville, TN. Performing as Minnie Pearl, she spent 50 years on the Grand Ole Opry and became... Read More.
Country Music History – September 25
SEPTEMBER 251889: David "Dad" Carter was born in Milltown, KY. He founded The Chuck Wagon Gang, an influential Southern gospel act. The group’s "After... Read More.
Country Music History – August 25
AUGUST 25
1928: Fiddler Jerry Rivers was born in Nashville. He joined Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys from 1949-1951, playing on such classics as "I'm So... Read More.
Country Music History – July 25
JULY 25
Jul 25, 19271927: Ralph Peer began a series of recordings in a Bristol, Tennessee, furniture store where he holds a session with Ernest... Read More.
