Stories tagged with: march

Mar 22, 1952: Uncle Dave Macon dies at Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The singer/songwriter/comedian/banjo player became one of the Grand Ole... Read More.

Mar 21, 1882: Bascom Lunsford is born in Mars Hill, North Carolina. A folk music collector and promoter, he also co-writes the... Read More.

Mar 20, 1937Jerry Reed is born in Atlanta, Georgia. With a rhythmic, fingerstyle guitar sound, he earns a Grammy award... Read More.

Mar 19, 1848Frontier figure Wyatt Earp is born in Monmouth, Illinois. He's referenced in Ed Bruce's 1980 hit "The Last Cowboy Song"Mar 19, 1940Songwriter... Read More.

Mar 18, 1902Enrico Caruso becomes the first performer to make a recording, singing into a megaphone-shaped device while his rendition... Read More.

Mar 17, 1917Lily Mae Ledford is born in Pilot, Kentucky. She becomes the leader of The Coon Creek Girls, the... Read More.

Mar 16, 1917Woodwind player Darol Rice is born. He contributes bass clarinet to Tennessee Ernie Ford's 1955 classic "Sixteen Tons"

Mar 15, 1927Carl Smith is born in Maynardville, Tennessee. He piles up more than 30 hits during the 1950s, including... Read More.

Mar 14, 1903Cynthia May Carver is born in Lamb, Kentucky. Using the stage name Cousin Emmy, she becomes one of... Read More.

Mar 13, 1930Singer/songwriter Liz Anderson is born in Roseau, Minnesota. The mother of Lynn Anderson, she writes two of Merle... Read More.

Mar 12, 1939Lew DeWitt is born in Roanoke, Virginia. A founding member of The Statler Brothers, he writes "Flowers On... Read More.

Mar 11, 1845Fiddler Henry Gilliland is born in Jasper County, Missouri. He joins Eck Robertson for the first country recording... Read More.