Stories tagged with: october

Columbia released the album The Johnny Cash Show in 1970. It was his 35th overall album and his third live... Read More.

Johnnie Wright married Kitty Wells in Franklin, KY in 1937. Given that the event occurs on Halloween Eve, Wright frequently tells friends:... Read More.

Charley Pride pitches four innings of shutout ball in 1956, as the Negro League All-Stars beat the Major League All-Stars, including Hank... Read More.

The Delmore Brothers met country pioneers Fiddlin' John Carson and reverend Andrew Jenkins at an audition in Atlanta in 1931. They had... Read More.

The Grand Ole Opry moved from WSM's Studio C to the Hillsboro Theater in Nashville in 1934.A day after backing... Read More.

Roy Acuff held his first recording session with his band, The Crazy Tennesseans in 1936. They cut The Great Speckled Bird

Hank Williams recorded There's A Tear In My Beer in 1951. The tape remained in boxes at Bill Lister's house... Read More.

Jim Reeves signs his first professional baseball contract to play for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1942. He was signed to the... Read More.

An ABC-TV special, "The Grand Ole Opry At 50: A Nashville Celebration," was taped at the Grand Ole Opry House in 1975.... Read More.

Jimmie Rodgers records his best-selling record, "Waiting For A Train," plus "I'm Lonely And Blue" in Atlanta in 1928.Bill Monroe... Read More.

In 1963, Lefty Frizzell recorded "Saginaw, Michigan" at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studios after actor George Hamilton left the control room. Hamilton had... Read More.

Jimmie Rodgers recorded "Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues)" and "My Carolina Sunshine Girl" in Atlanta on October 20, 1928. Five years... Read More.