Country Music History – January 4
JANUARY 4
1929: Victor releases The Carter Family's "Wildwood Flower."
1945: Jay Dee Maness is born in Loma Linda, CA. He becomes a session steel player... Read More.
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Country Music History – January 3
JANUARY 3
1917: Leon McAuliffe was born in Houston. He played steel guitar for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1942, then earned an instrumental hit... Read More.
Country Music History – January 2
JANUARY 2
1926: Guitarist Harold Bradley was born in Nashville. As a member of Nashville's A-Team of studio musicians, he became a Country Music Hall... Read More.
Country Music History – January 1
JANUARY 1
1931: Piano player Bobbie Nelson was born in Abbott, TX. The older sister of Willie Nelson, she became a member of his band,... Read More.
Country Music History – December 31
DECEMBER 31
1893: Bass player Pat Brady was born in Toledo, OH. In 1937, he replaced Roy Rogers as a member of the western harmony... Read More.
Country Music History – December 27
DECEMBER 27
1931: Winfield Scott Moore III was born in Gadsden, TN. Known as Scotty Moore, he played guitar for Elvis Presley, playing on such... Read More.
Country Music History – December 29
DECEMBER 29
1922: Rose Lee Maphis was born in Hagerstown, MD. Following her 1952 marriage to Joe Maphis, she worked as half of a husband-and-wife... Read More.
Country Music History – December 30
DECEMBER 30
1927: Bob Ferguson was born in Willow Springs, MO. He produced Connie Smith, Dolly Parton and Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius, and... Read More.
Country Music History – December 28
DECEMBER 28
1915: Roebuck "Pops" Staples was born in Winona, MS, eventually forming The Staple Singers with his son and three daughters. The soul group's... Read More.
Country Music History – December 26
DECEMBER 26
1911: Dobro player Beecher Kirby was born in Sevier County, TN. Under the name Bashful Brother Oswald, he became a key member of... Read More.
Country Music History – December 24
DECEMBER 24
1920: Songwriter Dave Bartholomew was born in Edgard, LA. A frequent collaborator of Fats Domino, he had several songs become country hits: Hank... Read More.
Country Music History – December 25
DECEMBER 25
1904: Riverboat captain Thomas Ryman, who funded construction of the Union Tabernacle, died in Nashville. After his passing, the building was renamed the... Read More.
