Stories tagged with: country

FEBRUARY 25 1927: Ralph Stanley, of The Stanley Brothers, was born in Stratton, VA. His duo The Stanley Brothers is one of the pioneering acts... Read More.

FEBRUARY 25 1894: The Daily Ardmoreite in Ardmore, Ok, became the first publication to print the phrase "honky tonk" in a story, reporting that "the... Read More.

FEBRUARY 23 1935: Gene Autry has his first starring movie role in the sci-fi western "The Phantom Empire." With Smiley Burnette co-starring, Autry finds a... Read More.

FEBRUARY 221920: Del Wood is born in Nashville, TN. The pianist's ragtime remake of "Down Yonder" leads to a 1953 induction into the Grand... Read More.

FEBRUARY 21 1887: Smith Hammett was born in Gaffney, SC. The banjo player was a mentor to Earl Scruggs, teaching him the revolutionary three-finger style.1927:... Read More.

FEBRUARY 20 1925: Movie producer Robert Altman was born in Kansas City, MO. He co-wrote John Anderson's 1983 hit "Black Sheep" and produced the 1975... Read More.

FEBRUARY 19 1940: William "Smokey" Robinson was born in Detroit, MI. Two songs he wrote for his Motown group The Miracles became country hits as... Read More.

FEBRUARY 18 1914: Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski--a.k.a. Pee Wee King--was born in Milwaukee, WI. He led the Golden West Cowboys to Grand Ole Opry membership... Read More.

FEBRUARY 17 1920: Guitarist Billy Byrd was born in Nashville. After working with Little Jimmy Dickens and George Morgan, he backed Ernest Tubb from 1949-1959,... Read More.

FEBRUARY 16 1924: Jo Walker-Meador is born in Orlinda, Tennessee. She serves as executive director of the Country Music Association from 1962-19911931: R&B songwriter Otis... Read More.

FEBRUARY 15 1917: Wally Fowler, the founder of The Oak Ridge Boys, is born near Adairsville, Georgia. He joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1945,... Read More.

FEBRUARY 14 1939: Razzy Bailey was born in Five Points, AL. Mixing both rhythm & blues and country in his vocal approach, he achieved 13... Read More.