May 25
May 25, 1878
Tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson is born in Richmond, Virginia. He inspires the first hit by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Mr.... Read More.
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April 25
Apr 25, 1874: Guglielmo Marconi is born in Bologna, Italy. At age 22, he receives a patent for the radio, a medium honored by... Read More.
March 25
Mar 25, 1923
Bonnie Guitar is born in Seattle, Washington. An L.A. session guitarist in the 1950s, she has three Top... Read More.
February 25
Lyricist Johnny Burke died in New York in 1964. Known for such standards as Pennies From Heaven and Swing On... Read More.
January 25
In 1957 Marty Robbins started an overnight session at the Columbia Studio in New York that yielded three singles: Please Don't Blame... Read More.
December 25
Riverboat captain Thomas Ryman, who funded construction of the Union Tabernacle, died in Nashville in 1904. After his passing, the building is... Read More.
November 25
Tammy Wynette recorded Kids Say The Darndest Things in 1969.
That same day in... Read More.
October 25
Hank Williams recorded There's A Tear In My Beer in 1951. The tape remained in boxes at Bill Lister's house... Read More.
September 25
Ray Price records "San Antonio Rose," in 1961 - the first tribute album to honor Bob Wills. The band... Read More.
