Country Music History – April 27
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.
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Country Music History – March 27
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.
Country Music History – February 27
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.
Country Music History – January 27
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.
Country Music History – December 27
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.
Country Music History – November 27
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.
Country Music History – October 27
OCTOBER 27
1936: A day after backing Jimmie Rodgers' widow in the studio, Ernest Tubb had his first session as an artist at the Texas... Read More.
Country Music History – September 27
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.
Country Music History – August 27
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.
Country Music History – July 27
JULY 271920: Homer Haynes, of Homer & Jethro, was born in Knoxville, TN. For nearly 40 years beginning in the '30s, the duo specializes... Read More.
Country Music History – June 27
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.
Country Music History – May 27
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.
