March 4
Mar 4, 1932Betty Jack Davis is born in Corbin, Kentucky. Along with Skeeter Davis, to whom she is not related,... Read More.
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February 4
Fiddler Clarence "Tater" Tate was born in Gate City, VA 1931. He performed with Bill Monroe, Patty Loveless and Wilma Lee Cooper,... Read More.
January 4
Hank Williams' funeral drew more than 20,000 people in Montgomery, AL in 1953. A country choir led by Webb Pierce, Red Foley,... Read More.
December 4
December 4th is one of the most important dates in all of music history. That’s because in 1956 Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins,... Read More.
November 4
Dwight Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stevenson for president in 1952. Singer/songwriter Stuart Hamblen, running on the Prohibition ticket, finished fourth. So why are... Read More.
October 4
Since the telephone company has not yet installed his new receiver, Bob Wills is unable to call a doctor and delivers his... Read More.
September 4
Marty Robbins was seemingly good at everything he tried – including driving race cars! On September 4, 1972, he finished ninth in the Southern... Read More.
August 4
Aug 4, 1927
Jimmie Rodgers records for the first time in Bristol, Tennessee, singing "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" and "The Soldier's Sweetheart" during an afternoon session... Read More.
July 4
Jul 4, 1826
Songwriter Stephen Foster is born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. He becomes one of America's greatest songwriters, celebrated in a Grammy-winning 2004 tribute album,... Read More.
June 4
Jun 4, 1929
All-night disc jockey Bill Mack, of Dallas' WBAP, is born in Shamrock, Texas. He writes George Strait's "Drinking Champagne" and LeAnn Rimes'... Read More.
May 4
May 4, 1902
Al Dexter is born in Troup, Texas. Mixing honky-tonk country and western swing in his recordings, his million-selling "Pistol Packin' Mama" becomes... Read More.
April 4
Apr 4, 1919: Songwriter Cy Coben is born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He racks up more than a dozen country hits when his... Read More.
