Stories tagged with: country

JUNE 16 1939: Billy "Crash" Craddock was born in Greensboro, NC. Employing a sound and style influenced by Elvis Presley and rockabilly, he became a... Read More.

JUNE 15 1911: Piano player Marvin Hughes was born in Nashville. His credits include: Faron Young's "Country Girl," Elvis Presley's "I Want You, I Need... Read More.

JUNE 14 1943: Dewey Lyndon "Spooner" Oldham was born in Center Star, AL. A pop songwriter who penned "I'm Your Puppet" and "Cry Like A... Read More.

JUNE 13 1936: The Dixie Tabernacle became the home of the Grand Ole Opry, seating 3,500. The Opry remained there for the next three years.... Read More.

JUNE 12 1928: Emmett Miller recorded "Lovesick Blues" in New York with a band that included Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. Miller's version of the song... Read More.

JUNE 11 1931: Jimmie Rodgers recorded "Let Me Be Your Side Track" in Louisville, KY. He also attempted a pair of songs with The Carter... Read More.

JUNE 10 1952: Thom Schuyler was born in Bethlehem, PA. He wrote Kenny Rogers' "Love Will Turn You Around," Lacy J. Dalton's "16th Avenue" and... Read More.

JUNE 9 1935: Guitarist Jimmy "Spider" Wilson was born in Nashville. He became a member of Little Jimmy Dickens' band and played on Skeeter Davis'... Read More.

JUNE 7 1934: Wynn Stewart was born in Morrisville, MO. A West Coast singer who helped define the Bakersfield Sound, he wrote Merle Haggard's "Sing... Read More.

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.

JUNE 5 1931: Jimmie Rodgers visited songwriter Ray Hall at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, TX, to work out copyright issues on "Moonlight And... Read More.

JUNE 4 1937: Baldemar Huerta was born in San Benito, TX. Renamed Freddy Fender, he gained two million-selling hits, "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" and... Read More.