Country Music History – June 13 Thursday, June 13JUNE 13 1936: The Dixie Tabernacle became the home of the Grand Ole Opry, seating 3,500. The Opry remained there for the next...
Country Music History – June 12 Wednesday, June 12JUNE 12 1928: Emmett Miller recorded "Lovesick Blues" in New York with a band that included Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. Miller's...
Country Music History – June 11 Tuesday, June 11JUNE 11 1931: Jimmie Rodgers recorded "Let Me Be Your Side Track" in Louisville, KY. He also attempted a pair of...
Country Music History – June 10 Monday, June 10JUNE 10 1952: Thom Schuyler was born in Bethlehem, PA. He wrote Kenny Rogers' "Love Will Turn You Around," Lacy J....
Country Music History – June 9 Sunday, June 9JUNE 9 1935: Guitarist Jimmy "Spider" Wilson was born in Nashville. He became a member of Little Jimmy Dickens' band and played on...
Country Music History – June 8 Saturday, June 8JUNE 8 1936: The Carter Family conducted its first Decca recording session in New York City. The date's material includes a song destined...
Country Music History – June 7 Friday, June 7JUNE 7 1934: Wynn Stewart was born in Morrisville, MO. A West Coast singer who helped define the Bakersfield Sound, he wrote Merle...
Country Music History – June 6 Thursday, June 6JUNE 6 1939: Gary "U.S." Bonds was born in Jacksonville, FL. The rock singer earned five hits in the 1960s, and another with...
Country Music History – June 5 Wednesday, June 5JUNE 5 1931: Jimmie Rodgers visited songwriter Ray Hall at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, TX, to work out copyright issues on...
Country Music History – June 4 Tuesday, June 4JUNE 4 1937: Baldemar Huerta was born in San Benito, TX. Renamed Freddy Fender, he gained two million-selling hits, "Wasted Days And Wasted...
Country Music History – June 3 Monday, June 3JUNE 3 1949: Hank Williams makes his last appearance on "The Louisiana Hayride" at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, leaving the radio show...
Country Music History – June 2 Sunday, June 2JUNE 2 1896: Guglielmo Marconi received a U.S. patent for his invention, the radio.1964: Columbia released Johnny Cash's two-sided single "The...