Born on This Day in 1934, the Smooth Country Singer Who Helped Bring the Genre to a Wide Audience and Influenced the Beatles and Countless Country Groups
On This Day in 1970, We Lost the Man Responsible for Making Nashville the Hub of Country Music and Who Worked With Ernest Tubb and Kitty Wells
Born on This Day in 1933, the Artist Who Recorded Johnny Cash’s Biggest Hit First and Was Among the First Women To Represent Country Music on Television
Born 98 Years Ago Today, the Country Superstar Who Influenced Merle Haggard, George Jones, George Strait, and Countless Others
Born 100 Years Ago, the Original Nashville A-Team Fiddler Who Shaped the Country Fiddle Sound and Played With Hank Williams, Faron Young, and Ray Price
71 Years Ago, the Controversial Movie That Launched the First-Ever Rock and Roll No. 1 Premiered in the United States
Born on This Day in 1950, the Elvis Presley Superfan Who Launched His Illustrious Career With a Tribute Song to The King
2 Comments On This Day in 1951, Hank Williams Recorded Two Classics—One of Which George Jones Included in His Autobiography
Born on This Day in 1951, the Country Singer Who Beat Dolly Parton to the Charts With a Dolly Parton Song
Born on This Day in 1920, the Steel Guitar Master Who Played With Hank Williams and Helped Launch Dolly Parton’s Career
1 Comment On This Day in 1953, a Future Country Legend Became the First American To Learn of Joseph Stalin’s Death
Born on This Day in 1951, the Songwriter Who Married Into Country Music Royalty and Penned No. 1 Hits for George Strait and the Oak Ridge Boys
Born on This Day in 1954, the ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star With $1 Million Legs Who Sparked a Style Trend and Lent Her Voice to Charity
