Country Music History – July 6
JULY 6
1940: Jeannie Seely was born in Titusville, PA. A year after moving to Nashville, she gained a Top 10 recording with "Don't Touch... Read More.
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Country Music History – June 6
JUNE 6
1939: Gary "U.S." Bonds was born in Jacksonville, FL. The rock singer earned five hits in the 1960s, and another with 1982's "This... Read More.
Country Music Calendar – May 6
MAY 6
1931: Fiddler Charlie Cline was born in Baisden, WV. A member of numerous bluegrass bands, he played with Bill Monroe in the early-1950s,... Read More.
Country Music History – April 6
APRIL 6
1883: Vernon Dalhart is born in Jefferson, Texas. After working in a variety of styles, his 1924 recording of "The Wreck Of The... Read More.
Country Music History – March 6
MARCH 6
1905: Bob Wills was born in Kosse, TX. He became a leading figure in western swing, launching such material as "Stay A Little... Read More.
Country Music History – February 6
FEBRUARY 6
1888: Songwriter Haven Gillespie was born in Covington, KY. In addition to the holiday standard "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," he wrote... Read More.
Country Music History – January 6
JANUARY 6
1924: Earl Scruggs is born in Shelby, NC. The innovative banjo man joins Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys in the 1940s, then forms a... Read More.
Country Music History – December 6
DECEMBER 6
1936: Guitarist and bass player Jack Cooke was born. As one of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, he appears on the 1959 hit... Read More.
Country Music History – November 6
NOVEMBER 6
1925: Uncle Dave Macon, Sid Harkreader and Dr. Humphrey Bate performed at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in a benefit concert that airs on WSM... Read More.
Country Music History – October 6
OCTOBER 6
1942: Leonard Slye legally adopted the name by which he became a star: Roy Rogers.1966: Tim Rushlow was born in Arlington, TX. He... Read More.
Country Music History – September 6
SEPTEMBER 6
1911: Zeke Clements was born on a farm near Warrior, AL. A Grand Ole Opry member who wrote Red Foley's "Smoke On The... Read More.
Country Music History – August 6
AUGUST 6
1922: Comedian Manuel "Old Joe" Clark was born. He spent 50 years with the "Renfro Valley Barn Dance" in Kentucky, and worked as... Read More.
