Country Music History – May 4
1902: Al Dexter was born in Troup, TX. Mixing honky-tonk country and western swing in his recordings, his million-selling "Pistol Packin' Mama" became a... Read More.
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Country Music History – May 3
1928: Dave Dudley was born in Spencer, WI. His gruff vocals back several of the biggest truckin' records of country music in the 1960s,... Read More.
Country Music History – May 2
1936: Pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck was born in Madras, India. He scored a major hit with the ballad "After The Lovin'," a song that... Read More.
Country Music History – May 1
1873: William Morris was born in Schwartzenau, Germany. He founded the William Morris Agency, one of the world's most successful booking firms, which represented... Read More.
Country Music History – April 30
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1925: Johnny Horton was born in Los Angeles. Married to Hank Williams' widow, Billie Jean Jones, he found a niche in the late-1950s... Read More.
Country Music History – April 29
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1925: Trumpet player Danny Davis was born in Dorchester, MS. His band, The Nashville Brass, blended country music with swing, winning a Grammy... Read More.
Country Music History – April 28
1928: Victor released The Carter Family's debut single, "Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow."
1937: Bill Walker was born in Sydney, Australia. He became a... Read More.
Country Music History – April 27
1904: Syd Nathan was born in Cincinnati. He founded King Records, which netted country hits with Moon Mullican, The Delmore Brothers and Hawkshaw Hawkins,... Read More.
Country Music History – April 26
1927: Songwriter Cecil Null was born in War, WV. He wrote The Davis Sisters' 1953 hit "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know."
1938: Rock... Read More.
Country Music History – April 25
1874: Guglielmo Marconi was born in Bologna, Italy. At age 22, he received a patent for the radio, a medium honored by such hits... Read More.
Country Music History – April 24
1937: Bass player Dick Kniss was born in Portland, OR. He became a member of John Denver's band, appearing on such hits as "Back... Read More.
Country Music History – April 23
1936: Roy Orbison was born in Vernon, TX. A 1987 addition to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he reached the country charts... Read More.
