January 31 Sunday, January 31 Jim Reeves and Abbott Records chief Fabor Robison tangled with a handgun in a Los Angeles recording studio in 1955. Reeves ultimately... Read More.
January 30 Saturday, January 30 Merle Haggard was imprisoned at San Quentin in 1958 for a botched burglary attempt. Kathy Mattea collected her first #1 country... Read More.
January 29 Friday, January 29 The Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell project became the first gold album by a duet in country music history in... Read More.
January 28 Thursday, January 28 The Monroe Brothers held their final recording session as partners for Bluebird Records in Charlotte in 1938. Their split paved the way... Read More.
January 27 Wednesday, January 27 Despite a protest by Heartbreak Hotel writer Mae Boren Axton, who questions his "moral character," Canadian Hank Snow became an... Read More.
January 26 Tuesday, January 26Presented by Watson's Marine Comedian Will Rogers and Jimmie Rodgers began a tour together in San Antonio at the Memorial Auditorium in 1931. The tour covered... Read More.
January 25 Monday, January 25 In 1957 Marty Robbins started an overnight session at the Columbia Studio in New York that yielded three singles: Please Don't Blame... Read More.
January 24 Sunday, January 24 Just weeks after his death in 1953, Hank Williams hit #1 with the prophetic I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
January 23 Saturday, January 23 Johnny Duncan recorded the Kris Kristofferson song Stranger with Janie Fricke on the evening of January 23, 1976 at Columbia... Read More.
January 22 Friday, January 22 Porter Wagoner made his Grand Ole Opry debut in 1955. Carl Perkins had his first recording session for Sun Records on... Read More.
January 21 Thursday, January 21 It was a huge day for Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1949. He signed a contract with Capitol records and had his first... Read More.
January 20 Wednesday, January 20 Jerry Lee Lewis made his Grand Ole Opry debut in 1973. He broke two promises that night: 1) He won't sing rock... Read More.