Sub-Topics:
Country Singers
Events in Music
Events 1 - 60 of 60
1923-06-14 - Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane)
1941-03-29 - WPAT radio in NJ begins broadcasting (country music format)
1944-05-09 - Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes governor of Louisiana
1948-01-13 - 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin
1961-12-13 - Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music 1st million $ seller
1970-10-14 - 4th Country Music Association Award: Merle Haggard wins
1971-10-10 - 5th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Pride wins
1973-10-15 - 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins
1974-10-14 - 8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich
1975-10-13 - 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins
1976-01-09 - CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts
1976-10-11 - 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins
1977-10-10 - 11th Country Music Association Award: Ronnie Milsap wins
Country Singer Kenny Rogers
1979-05-02 - 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers & Barbara Mandrell
1979-10-08 - 13th Country Music Association Award:[Approx]
1980-05-01 - 15th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins
1980-10-13 - 14th Country Music Association Award:[approx]
1981-04-30 - 16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell & George Jones
1981-10-12 - 15th Country Music Association Award:
1982-04-29 - 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell
1982-10-11 - 16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson & Ricky Skagg
1983-05-09 - 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Willie Nelson
1983-10-10 - 17th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins
1984-05-14 - 19th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama
1984-09-12 - Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident
1984-10-08 - 18th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins
1985-05-08 - 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win
1985-09-22 - Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Illinois
Country Singer Willie Nelson
1985-10-14 - 19th Country Music Association Award: Ricky Skaggs wins
1986-04-14 - 21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire
1986-10-13 - 20th Country Music Association Award:
1987-04-06 - 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis & Hank Williams Jr
1987-07-01 - WHN-AM in NY City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format
1987-10-12 - 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William Jr wins
1988-03-21 - 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis & Hank Williams Jr
1988-10-10 - 22nd Country Music Association Award: Highway 101, K T Oslin win
1989-04-10 - 24th Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams Jr, Alabama
1989-10-09 - 23rd Country Music Association Award: George Strait, Kathy Mattea wins
1990-04-25 - 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: Clint Black & Kathy Mattea win
1990-10-08 - 24th Country Music Association Award: George Strait wins
1991-04-24 - 26th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks
1991-10-03 - 25th Country Music Association Award:
1992-04-29 - 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks
1992-04-29 - Country singer Doug Stone, 35, undergoes quadruple bypass surgery
Country singer Tammy Wynette
1992-05-05 - Country singer Tammy Wynette hospitalized with bile duct infection
1992-09-30 - 26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins
1993-05-11 - 28th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins
1993-06-26 - Actress Julia Roberts & country singer Lyle Lovett wed
1993-09-29 - 27th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill wins
1994-05-03 - 29th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins
1994-09-12 - Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery
1995-05-10 - 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins
1995-10-04 - 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win
1996-04-24 - 31st Academy of Country Music Awards: Shania Twain
1996-10-02 - 30th Country Music Association Award: Brooks & Dunn win
1997-04-23 - 32nd Academy of Country Music Awards: LeAnn Rines & Brooks & Dunn
1997-09-24 - 31st Country Music Association Award:
Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 263
1889-10-19 - Uncle Art Satherly,
entertainer (1968 Acad of Country Music Award)
1897-09-08 - Jimmie Rodgers,
Mendoza Miss, country singer/singing brakeman
1903-09-15 - Roy Acuff,
Maynardville Tenn, country musician (Hee Haw)
1906-01-12 - Tex Ritter,
Texas, country singer (5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind)
1907-11-29 - Merle Travis,
Muhlenberg County KY, country singer (16 Tons)
1909-05-09 - Don Messer,
Canadian country musician (d. 1973)
1909-05-10 - Maybelle Carter,
Nickelsville Va, country singer (Johnny Cash Show)
1910-06-17 - Red Foley,
Blue Lick Ky, country singer (Mr Smith Goes to Washington)
1911-09-13 - Bill Monroe,
Rosine Ky, country singer (Blue Moon of Kentucky)
1913-07-15 - Cowboy Copas,
American country singer (d. 1963)
1913-10-20 - Grandpa [Louis M] Jones,
Niagra KY, country musician (Hee-Haw)
1914-02-16 - Jimmy Wakely,
Mineola Ark, country vocalist (5 Star Jubilee)
1914-02-18 - Pee Wee King,
Milwaukee Wisc, country vocalist (Pee Wee King Song)
1914-05-09 - Hank Snow,
Nova Scotia Canada, country singer (I Went to Your Wedding)
1917-07-07 - Elton Britt,
Marshall Ark, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree)
1917-07-17 - Red Sovine,
American country music singer (d. 1980)
1918-05-15 - Eddy Arnold,
Henderson TN, country singer (Cattle Call, Anytime)
1919-02-13 - Tennessee Ernie Ford,
Bristol Tn, country vocalist/actor (pea picker)
1919-08-30 - Kitty Wells,
Nashville Tn, country singer (Grand Ole Opry), (d. 2012)
1920-03-10 - Kenneth "Jethro" Burns,
US country singer (Homer & Jethro)
1920-12-19 - Little Jimmy Dickens,
American country singer
1921-12-22 - Hawkshaw Hawkins,
Huntington WV, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
1923-09-17 - Hank Williams,
country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin')
1924-04-21 - Ira Louvin,
Rainsville Ala, country singer, Louvin Brothers)
1924-08-20 - Jim Reeves,
US country singer/actor (Gun Fury, Kimberley Jim)
1925-07-02 - Marvin Rainwater,
Wichita Ks, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
1925-07-19 - Sue Thompson,
American pop and country music singer
1925-08-28 - Billy Grammer,
American country music singer and guitarist
1925-12-03 - Ferlin Husky,
American country singer (Born to Lose, Gone)
1925-12-19 - Jimmy Dickens,
Bolt WV, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
1926-01-12 - Ray Price,
country singer (Good Times)
1926-04-10 - "Alvin" Junior Samples,
Cummings Ga, country singer (Hee Haw)
1926-08-08 - Webb Pierce,
West Monroe La, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
1927-03-15 - Carl Smith,
Maynardville Tn, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
1927-07-07 - Charlie Louvin,
Rainsville Ala, country singer (Louvin Brothers)
1927-08-12 - Porter Wagoner,
country singer, discovered Dolly Parton (Y'All Come), (d. 2007)
1927-09-08 - Harlan Howard,
American country music songwriter (d. 2002)
1928-04-03 - Don Gibson,
American country musician (d. 2003)
1929-01-14 - Billy Walker,
Ralls Tx, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
Country Singer June Carter Cash (1929-06-23)
1929-06-23 - June Carter Cash,
Maces Spring Va, country singer (Johnny Cash Show)
1929-07-09 - Lee Hazelwood,
Ok, country singer/songwriter (Summer Wine, Jackson)
1929-08-12 - Buck Owens,
[Alvis Edgar], Sherman Texas, country singer (Hee Haw)
1929-10-04 - Leroy Van Dyke,
Spring Fork Mo, country singer (Walk on By)
1930-09-28 - Tommy Collins,
[Leonard Sipes], country singer (Don't Growl)
1931-05-27 - Kenny Price,
Florence Ky, country singer (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw)
1932-02-25 - Faron Young,
country singer/actor (Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone)
1932-02-26 - Johnny Cash,
Kingsland Ark, country singer (I Hear the Train Coming)
1932-08-08 - Mel Tillis,
Pahokee Fl, country singer (Who's Julie, M-M-Mel)
1932-09-08 - Patsy Cline,
Winchester Va, country singer (Crazy)
1932-10-11 - Dottie West,
Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby)
1933-01-11 - Goldie Hill,
Karnes County Tx, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
1933-04-15 - Roy Clark,
Meherrin Va, country singer (Hee Haw)
1933-04-30 - Willie Nelson,
Abbott Texas, country singer (On the Road Again)
Country Singer Willie Nelson (1933-04-30)
1933-09-01 - Conway Twitty,
[Harold Jenkins], Miss, country singer (Hello Darlin')
1933-11-21 - Jean Shepard,
Pauls Valley Oklahoma, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
1934-01-06 - Bobby Lord,
Sanford Fla, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
1934-03-01 - Jim "Ed" Brown,
Sparkman Ark, country singer (Nashville on the Road)
1934-08-05 - Vern Gosdin,
Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe)
1935-01-12 - William Lee Gloden,
Brewton Al, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys)
1935-04-07 - Bobby Bare,
Irontown Oh, country singer (Detroit City)
1935-08-20 - Justin Tubb,
San Antonio Tx, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
1935-09-29 - Jerry Lee Lewis,
Feriday La, country singer (Whole Lotta Shakin')
1936-01-02 - Roger Miller,
Fort Worth Tx, country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me)
1936-02-09 - Stompin' Tom Connors,
Canadian country singer, (d. 2013)
1936-03-09 - Mickey Gilley,
Ferriday La, country singer (Urban Cowboy)
1936-03-22 - Roger Whittaker,
Nairobi Kenya, country singer (Durham Town)
1936-05-25 - Tom T Hall,
Olive Hill Ky, country singer/writer (Harper Valley PTA)
Country Singer Roger Miller (1936-01-02)
1937-04-06 - Merle Haggard,
Bakersfield California, country singer (Death Valley Days)
1937-06-04 - Freddie Fender,
Mexico, country singer (Feelings)
1937-06-15 - Waylon Jennings,
country singer/guitarist (Ramblin' Man)
1937-10-20 - Wanda Jackson,
Maud Oklahoma, country singer (Let's Have a Party)
1937-11-01 - Bill Anderson,
country singer (Still, From This Pen)
1937-12-30 - John Hartford,
NYC, country singer (Gentle on My Mind)
1938-03-08 - Lew DeWitt,
Va, country singer (Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall)
1938-03-18 - Charley Pride,
Sledge Miss, country singer (Sweet Country)
1938-04-26 - Duane Eddy,
Phoenix, Az, country singer (Peter Gunn, Cannonball)
1938-07-26 - Bobby Hebb,
Nashville Tn, country singer/songwriter (Sunny)
1939-05-27 - Don Williams,
Floydada Texas, country singer (I Believe in You)
1939-09-06 - David Allan Coe,
country musician (Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy)
1940-04-25 - O B McClinton,
[Burnett], country singer (Keep your arms around me)
1940-10-27 - Lee Greenwood,
country singer (God Bless the USA)
1940-12-29 - Ed Buce,
Keiser Ar, country singer (Texas)
1941-01-06 - Sandy Denny,
country singer (Fairport Convention-If You Gotta Go)
1941-05-15 - K T Oslin,
Crossett Ar, country singer (80's Ladies)
1941-08-15 - Don Rich,
Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer (Hee Haw)
1941-10-17 - Earl Thomas Conley,
Portsmouth Oh, country singer (Too Many Times)
1941-11-06 - Doug Sahm,
San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero)
1941-11-06 - Guy Clark, Rockport Tx, country singer (Heartbroke)
1941-12-06 - Helen Cornelius,
Hannibal Mo, country singer (Nashville on the Road)
1942-01-20 - Slim Whitman,
yoddler/country singer (Home on the Range)
1942-03-16 - Jerry Jeff Walker,
Oneonta NY, country singer (Mr Bojangles)
1942-04-03 - Billy Joe Royal,
Valdosta Ga, country singer (Down in the Boondocks)
Deaths in Music
Deaths 1 - 55 of 55
1933-05-26 - Jimmie Rodgers,
country singer, dies at 35
1953-01-01 - Hank Williams,
country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29
1960-11-05 - Johnny Horton,
country singer, dies at 33
1963-03-05 - Hawkshaw Hawkins,
country singer (Ozark Jubilee), dies at 41
1963-03-05 - Patsy Cline, country singer (Crazy), dies in a plane crash at 30
1964-07-31 - Jim Reeves,
US country singer, dies in air crash at 39
1965-06-20 - Ira Louvin,
country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41
1968-09-19 - Red Foley,
country singer (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 58
1972-06-23 - Elton Britt,
country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54
1973-11-10 - Stringbean,
country singer/comedian/banjoist (Hee Haw), dies at 58
1974-01-02 - Tex Ritter,
country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67
1975-07-19 - Lefty Frizzell,
American country music singer and songwriter (b. 1928)
1977-10-08 - Giorgos Papasideris,
Greek country singer , composer , lyricist (b. 1902 )
1978-04-21 - Sandy Denny,
country singer, dies at 37
1978-10-23 - Maybelle Carter,
country singer (Johnny Cash Show), dies at 69
1980-04-04 - Red Sovine,
American country music singer (b. 1917)
1982-12-08 - Marty Robbins,
country singer, dies at 57
1983-10-20 - Merle Travis,
country singer, dies at 75
1983-11-13 - "Alvin" Junior Samples,
country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 56
1987-08-29 - Archie Campbell,
American country music comedian (b. 1914)
1987-09-23 - O B McClinton,
US country singer (Man needs a woman), dies at 47
1988-04-28 - B. W. Stevenson,
American country singer (b. 1949)
1989-02-04 - Kenneth "Jethro" Burns,
country singer (Homer & Jethro), dies at 69
1989-05-09 - Keith Whitley,
country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33
1991-02-24 - Webb Pierce,
US country singer (Bye Bye Love), dies of cancer at 64
1991-09-04 - Dottie West,
country singer (Here Comes my Baby), dies at 58 in a car
1991-10-16 - Tennessee Ernie Ford,
country singer (16 Tons), dies at 72
1991-10-17 - Tennessee Ernie Ford,
country singer, dies of liver disease at 72
1992-04-17 - Hank Penny,
country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure
Country Singer Roger Miller (1992-10-25)
1992-10-25 - Roger Miller,
country singer (King of the Road), dies at 56
1992-11-23 - Ray Acuff,
country singer (Wahbash Cannonball), dies
1993-02-25 - Toy Caldwell,
country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45
1995-07-25 - Charlie Rich,
country singer (Lonely Weekends), dies at 62
1996-12-05 - Wilf Carter,
country singer, dies at 91
1996-12-09 - Faron Young,
country singer, commits suicide at 64
1996-12-10 - Faron Young,
country singer/actor (Hidden Guns), commits suicide at 34
1998-02-22 - Grandpa [Louis Marshall] Jones,
country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 84
1998-04-06 - Tammy Wynette,
American country singer, dies at 55
1999-08-16 - Pee Wee King,
American country musician and songwriter (b. 1914)
1999-10-26 - Hoyt Axton,
American actor and country music singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
2000-03-07 - Pee Wee King,
American country music songwriter and musician (b. 1914)
2001-07-03 - Johnny Russell,
American country singer and songwriter (b. 1940)
2003-02-19 - Johnny PayCheck,
American country singer/songwriter (b. 1938)
2003-11-15 - Speedy West,
Country Music Hall of Fame Steel Guitarist (b. 1924)
Country singer Tammy Wynette (1998-04-06)
2005-02-12 - Sammi Smith,
American country music singer (b. 1943)
2005-03-09 - Chris LeDoux,
American country singer (b. 1948)
2007-01-01 - Del Reeves,
American country singer (b. 1932)
2007-08-04 - Lee Hazlewood,
American country singer, songwriter and producer (b. 1929)
2007-10-28 - Porter Wagoner,
American country singer (b. 1927)
2008-05-08 - Eddy Arnold,
Country music star (b. 1918)
2008-08-05 - Reg Lindsay,
Australian country and western singer/songwriter (b. 1929)
2008-08-31 - Jerry Reed,
American country music singer and actor (b. 1937)
2011-09-27 - Johnny "Country" Mathis,
American country singer (b. 1933)
2012-07-16 - Kitty Wells,
American country singer, dies from complications after a stroke at 92
