APRIL 27
1904: Syd Nathan was born in Cincinnati. He founded King Records, which netted country hits with Moon Mullican, The Delmore Brothers and Hawkshaw... Read More.
MARCH 27
1929: Steel guitarist and background singer Don Warden was born in Mount Grove, MO. He appeared on a string of Porter Wagoner hits,... Read More.
FEBRUARY 27
1927: A.P. and Sara Carter, members of The Carter Family, had a son, Joe Carter, in Maces Spring, VA.1935: Steel guitarist Norm Hamlet... Read More.
JANUARY 27
1935: Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies held their first recording session in a new deal with Decca Records in Chicago. In the... Read More.
DECEMBER 27
1931: Winfield Scott Moore III was born in Gadsden, TN. Known as Scotty Moore, he played guitar for Elvis Presley, playing on such... Read More.
NOVEMBER 27
1910: Bass player Joel Price was born in Franklin County, GA. He played on Bill Monroe's "Uncle Pen," and worked with Little Jimmy... Read More.
SEPTEMBER 27
1903: The #97 mail train crashed on the Southern Railway outside Danville, VA, inspiring Vernon Dalhart's early country hit "The Wreck Of The... Read More.
AUGUST 27
1924: Oliver "Mooney" Lynn was born in Kentucky. He later married Loretta Lynn and inspired her rise as a country singer.1925: Carter Stanley... Read More.
JUNE 27
1924: Lloyd George--alias Ken Martin--was born in Haleyville, AL. A sideman for Eddy Arnold, he's the first to play "Lonzo" in the Grand... Read More.
MAY 27
1939: Don Williams was born in Floydada, TX. His easy-going vocal style yielded Top 10 hits every year from 1974-1991, including "I Believe... Read More.