Stories tagged with: country

NOVEMBER 15 1929: William Fries was born in Audobon, IA. Under the name C.W. McCall, he gained a million-selling novelty hit in 1975...

NOVEMBER 14 1951: Marty Robbins had his first recording session for Columbia Records at Hollywood's Radio Recorders. He recorded his debut single, "Love...

NOVEMBER 13 1947: J.C. Crowley was born in Houston, TX. A member of the pop group Player, best known for its 1977 hit...

NOVEMBER 12 1936: Songwriter Mort Shuman was born in New York City. He wrote several Elvis Presley hits, Dwight Yoakam's "Little Sister

NOVEMBER 11 1929: The Municipal Auditorium was dedicated in Shreveport, LA. The building became the home of "The Louisiana Hayride," a...

NOVEMBER 10 1908: Record producer Paul Cohen was born in Chicago. In 1934, he joined Decca Records, where the label signed such acts...

NOVEMBER 9 1895: George D. Hay was born in Attica, IN. He founded and named the Grand Ole Opry.1929: Jimmie Rodgers...

NOVEMBER 8 1927: Patti Page was born in Muskogee, OK. Primarily a pop singer, she gained a monumental country hit in 1951 with...

NOVEMBER 7 1949: Red Foley recorded "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" at the Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel. The song is...

NOVEMBER 6 1925: Uncle Dave Macon, Sid Harkreader and Dr. Humphrey Bate performed at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in a benefit concert that airs...

NOVEMBER 5 1911: Leonard Slye was born in Cincinnati, OH. As Roy Rogers, he became a silver-screen cowboy, joining the Country Music Hall...

NOVEMBER 4 1940: Blues-rock singer Delbert McClinton was born in Lubbock, TX. McClinton teamed with Tanya Tucker on the 1993 duet "Tell Me...