January 6
Jerry Lee Lewis took the #1 spot on the Billboard country singles chart with Great Balls Of Fire in 1958.
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January 5
Two singles tied for the #1 position on the Billboard country chart in 1946: Tex Ritter's You Will Have To Pay
December 7
Marty Robbins recorded a remake of Elvis Presley's That's All Right during an evening session at Nashville's Castle Studio in... Read More.
December 6
Huddie Ledbetter died in New York City in 1949. Better known as Leadbelly, the blues pioneer made a mark in country music... Read More.
November 6
Uncle Dave Macon, Sid Harkreader and Dr. Humphrey Bate performed at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in a benefit concert that aired on WSM... Read More.
October 6
Leonard Slye legally adopted his stage name in 1942. The new name? Roy Rogers
Columbia released a Gene Autry's holiday hit... Read More.
September 6
In 1955 Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins were chatting backstage before a show in Bono, Arkansas. Johnny was telling a story about a former... Read More.
August 6
Aug 6, 1922
Comedian Manuel "Old Joe" Clark is born. He spends 50 years with the "Renfro Valley Barn Dance" in Kentucky, and works as... Read More.
July 6
Jul 6, 1940
Jeannie Seely is born in Titusville, Pennsylvania. A year after moving to Nashville, she gains a Top 10 recording with "Don't Touch... Read More.
June 6
Jun 6, 1939
Gary "U.S." Bonds is born in Jacksonville, Florida. The rock singer earns five hits in the 1960s, and another with 1982's "This... Read More.
May 6
May 6, 1931
Fiddler Charlie Cline is born in Baisden, West Virginia. A member of numerous bluegrass bands, he plays with Bill Monroe in the... Read More.
April 6
Apr 6, 1883: Vernon Dalhart is born in Jefferson, Texas. After working in a variety of styles, his 1924 recording of "The Wreck Of... Read More.
