Country Music History – July 8 Monday, July 8JULY 8 1957: Imperial released The Scholars' single "Beloved." The group includes 18-year-old singer Kenny Rogers.1958: Drummer Fred Young...
Country Music History – July 7 Sunday, July 7JULY 7 1927: Charlie Louvin, of The Louvin Brothers, was born in Section, AL. Along with brother Ira, they mixed gospel and country,...
Country Music History – July 6 Saturday, July 6JULY 6 1940: Jeannie Seely was born in Titusville, PA. A year after moving to Nashville, she gained a Top 10 recording with...
Country Music History – July 5 Friday, July 51912: Songwriter Mack David was born in New York City. In addition to plenty of film music, he wrote such country hits...
Country Music History – July 4 Thursday, July 4JULY 4 1826: Songwriter Stephen Foster is born in Lawrenceville, PA. He became one of America's greatest songwriters, celebrated in a Grammy-winning 2004...
Country Music History – July 3 Wednesday, July 3JULY 3 1922: Fiddler Harold Hensley was born in Whitetop, VA. He performed in the 1950s and '60s on hits by Hank Thompson,...
Country Music History – July 2 Tuesday, July 2JULY 2 1916: Actor Curtis Wayne Gates was born in Lamar, CO. Under the name Ken Curtis, he joined The Sons Of The...
Country Music History – July 1 Monday, July 1JULY 1 1922: A day after becoming the first artist to record a country song, Eck Robertson cut "Sally Goodin" in...
Country Music History – June 29 Saturday, June 29JUNE 29 1919: Actor Louis Lindley Jr. was born in Kingsburg, CA. As Slim Pickens, he appeared in numerous 1950s westerns as a...
Country Music History – June 28 Friday, June 28JUNE 28 1924: George Morgan was born in Waverly, TN. The pop-influenced singer joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1948, just before the...
Country Music History – June 27 Thursday, June 27JUNE 27 1924: Lloyd George--alias Ken Martin--was born in Haleyville, AL. A sideman for Eddy Arnold, he's the first to play "Lonzo" in...
Country Music History – June 26 Wednesday, June 26JUNE 26 1909: Colonel Tom Parker was born in Breda, Holland, his real name: Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk. He managed Eddy Arnold, Hank...