Stories tagged with: country

JULY 31 1927: The Carter Family drove from Maces Spring, VA, to Bristol, TN, to audition for Victor producer Ralph Peer. The next...

JULY 30 1952: Songwriter Dennis Morgan was born in Tracy, MN. Among his long line of hits: Ronnie Milsap's "Smoky Mountain Rain

JULY 29 1948: Hank Williams made his last appearance as a disc jockey on WSFA in Montgomery, AL.1966: Martina McBride was...

JULY 28 1938: Fiddler Buddy Spicher was born in Dubois, PA. He played on George Strait's "Amarillo By Morning," Dolly Parton's...

JULY 271920: Homer Haynes, of Homer & Jethro, was born in Knoxville, TN. For nearly 40 years beginning in the '30s, the...

JULY 26 1922: Record executive Jim Foglesong was born in Lundale, WV. Beginning in 1973, he successfully ran Dot Records, ABC, MCA and...

JULY 25 Jul 25, 19271927: Ralph Peer began a series of recordings in a Bristol, Tennessee, furniture store where he holds a session with Ernest...

JULY 24 1911: Drummer Smokey Dacus was born in Quinton, OK. He became a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1940, playing...

JULY 23 1910: Recording engineer Aaron Shelton was born in Erin, TN. He co-founded the Castle Recording Studio--one of Nashville's first recording sites--and...

JULY 22 1874: Obed Pickard is born in Ashland City, TN. Following his 1926 debut on the Grand Ole Opry, he became the...

JULY 21 1895: Actor Ken Maynard was born in Vevay, IN. Appearing in nearly 90 pictures, he became the first of America's singing...