March 3
The Star-Spangled Banner was officially recognized as the national anthem in 1931. Ernest Stoneman, of The Stoneman Family, taped an appearance... Read More.
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February 3
Slim Whitman held his first recording session, for RCA, at Atlanta's Fox Theatre in 1949. His backing band included Homer & Jethro.
January 3
Sam Phillips opened the Sun Recording Studio in 1950. Originally known as the Memphis Recording Service, it remains at 706 Union Avenue... Read More.
December 3
In his second stab at the song, Webb Pierce recorded Jimmie Rodgers' In The Jailhouse Now at the Castle Studio... Read More.
November 3
The first graphite reactor, designed to produce atomic power, went into operation in the secret government town of Oak Ridge, TN in... Read More.
October 3
Eldridge Johnson formed the Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, New Jersey in 1900. The Victor label hosts the first country recording... Read More.
September 3
Sep 3, 1918
Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle is born in Dyersburg, Tennessee. He joins Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys in September 1943, remaining with the... Read More.
August 3
Aug 3, 1924
Gordon Stoker, of The Jordanaires, is born in Gleason, Tennessee. The quartet sings back-up on singles by Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Jimmy... Read More.
July 3
Jul 3, 1922
Fiddler Harold Hensley is born in Whitetop, Virginia. He performs in the 1950s and '60s on hits by Hank Thompson, Tennessee Ernie... Read More.
June 3
Jun 3, 1913
Curley Williams is born near Cairo, Georgia. A member of the Grand Ole Opry in the mid-1940s, he writes the Hank Williams... Read More.
May 3
May 3, 1928
Dave Dudley is born in Spencer, Wisconsin. His gruff vocals back several of the biggest truckin' records of country music in the... Read More.
April 3
Apr 3, 1882: Outlaw Jesse James is shot and killed in St. Joseph, Missouri, by a fellow gang member. James is namechecked in Toby... Read More.
