Stories tagged with: country

JUNE 9 1935: Guitarist Jimmy "Spider" Wilson was born in Nashville. He became a member of Little Jimmy Dickens' band and played on Skeeter Davis'... Read More.

JUNE 7 1934: Wynn Stewart was born in Morrisville, MO. A West Coast singer who helped define the Bakersfield Sound, he wrote Merle Haggard's "Sing... Read More.

JUNE 6 1939: Gary "U.S." Bonds was born in Jacksonville, FL. The rock singer earned five hits in the 1960s, and another with 1982's "This... Read More.

JUNE 5 1931: Jimmie Rodgers visited songwriter Ray Hall at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, TX, to work out copyright issues on "Moonlight And... Read More.

JUNE 4 1937: Baldemar Huerta was born in San Benito, TX. Renamed Freddy Fender, he gained two million-selling hits, "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" and... Read More.

JUNE 3 1949: Hank Williams makes his last appearance on "The Louisiana Hayride" at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, leaving the radio show to join... Read More.

JUNE 2 1896: Guglielmo Marconi received a U.S. patent for his invention, the radio. 1964: Columbia released Johnny Cash's two-sided single "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"... Read More.

JUNE 1 1796: Tennessee became the 16th state to be admitted to the union. 1952: Misty Rowe was born in Glendora, CA. She joined the cast... Read More.

JUNE 8 1936: The Carter Family conducted its first Decca recording session in New York City. The date's material includes a song destined to become... Read More.