Stories tagged with: country

1944: Gary Stewart was born in Letcher County, KY. His raw brand of honky tonk made him a critics' favorite, though he only earned... Read More.

1939: Don Williams was born in Floydada, TX. His easy-going vocal style yielded Top 10 hits every year from 1974-1991, including "I Believe In... Read More.

1907: Marion Morrison was born in Winterset, IA. Renamed John Wayne for the silver screen. The Duke became one of the best-known actors of... Read More.

1893: Ernest "Pop" Stoneman was born in Monarat, VA. Among country music's first successful recording artists in the 1920s, he later built a band,... Read More.

1914: Tootsie Bess was born. She gained fame as the owner of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, a bar near the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville that... Read More.

1925: Mac Wiseman was born in Crimora, VA. He worked as a sideman for Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs. He eventually released his... Read More.

1892: Ralph Sylvester Peer was born in Kansas City, MO. A 1984 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame, he discovers, produces and... Read More.

1955: Webb Pierce quit the Grand Ole Opry on the WSM airwaves after a three-year membership. Pierce laments that he never had his own... Read More.

1933: Jimmie Rodgers recorded "Old Pal Of My Heart" and "The Yodeling Ranger" at the Victor Studios in New York during what amounts to... Read More.

1934: Bass player Bobby Dyson is born in Dalehart, TX. He plays on hits by Jim Reeves, Dolly Parton and Waylon Jennings, among others,... Read More.

1942: Rodney Dillard WAs born in East St. Louis, IL. He plays guitar for The Dillards, a bluegrass group that influenced The Eagles and... Read More.

1967: Glen Campbell recorded "Gentle On My Mind," written by John Hartford and arranged by Leon Russell, at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood. 1978:... Read More.