March 8
Mar 8, 1946Singer and bass player Randy Meisner is born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. As a member of The Eagles, he... Read More.
Stories tagged with: 8
February 8
Congress began hearings to investigate payola in music and radio in 1960. Future Academy of Country Music awards producer Dick Clark survived... Read More.
January 8
George Jones & Melba Montgomery record We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds at the Columbia Recording Studios in... Read More.
December 8
The day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, Tommy Duncan announced his intention to leave Bob Wills' Texas Playboys to... Read More.
November 8
Patsy Cline recorded Walkin' After Midnight and A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold) at the... Read More.
October 8
Eddy Arnold registers a #1 country hit in Billboard with "The Cattle Call" in 1955.A day for the history books... Read More.
September 8
September 8, 1994: Terri Clark, Chris Waters and Tom Shapiro write "Better Things to Do," in Nashville. The song would eventually release in July... Read More.
August 8
Aug 8, 1921
Webb Pierce is born in West Monroe, Louisiana. He gains a reputation for a nasal twang and garish stage persona, but becomes... Read More.
July 8
Jul 8, 1957
Imperial releases The Scholars' single "Beloved." The group includes 18-year-old singer Kenny Rogers
Jul 8, 1958
Drummer Fred Young is born in Glasgow, Kentucky.... Read More.
June 8
Jun 8, 1936
The Carter Family conducts its first Decca recording session in New York City. The date's material includes a song destined to become... Read More.
May 8
May 8, 1928
Fiddler Benny Martin is born in Sparta, Tennessee. Beginning professionally as a teenager, he becomes a sideman for Bill Monroe, Flatt &... Read More.
April 8
Apr 8, 1923: Guitarist, banjo player and mandolinist Paul Buskirk is born in West Virginia. Having played with Chet Atkins, Gene Austin and Tex... Read More.
