Birthdays:-
1907 Wade Mainer born in Buncombe, North Carolina - Singer/banjo player
1924 Ira Louvin born in Rainseville, Alabama - The Louvin Brothers
1928 Hilous Butrum born in Lafayette, Tennessee - Drifting Cowboys
1931 Carl Belew born in Salina, Oklahoma - Singer/songwriter
1948 Paul Davis born in Meridian, Mississippi - Singer/songwriter/producer
1956 Mark Rader born in Middletown, Ohio - Traditional Grass
1956 *Deniese Morrison born in Tamworth, NSW - Released "No Charge" in 1974
Died:-
2000 Neal Matthews died age 70 in Nashville, Tennessee - The Jordanaires
2003 Rose Augustine died age 93 in New York City - Founder of "Guitar Review"
Events:-
1857 Yreka California incorporated - Originally called Thompson's Dry Diggings after Abraham Thompson who discovered gold in the area - Yreka is a Shasta Indian word meaning north mountain - Population 7,290
1899 Dyer in Gibson County, Tennessee incorporated - Originally known as Dyer Station and earlier Bobbittsville
1957 Johnny Cash starts his first CanadianTour
1971 Connie Smith rejoins the Grand Ole Opry
Recorded:-
1936 *Tex Morton recorded "The Flowers Never Bloom in Lonesome Valley", "The Story of Parson Joe", "The Good Old Droving Days", "Neath the Silver Willow Tree"
Released:-
1956 Jimmy Swan "Hey, Baby, Baby/Why Did You Change Your Mind" single released on MGM
1992 The Oakridge Boys "The Collection" album released on MCA
1998 George Strait "One Step At A Time" album released on RCA
1999 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band "Bang, Bang, Bang" album released on DreamWorks
Charted:-
1962 Bill Anderson "Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands" single charted to #14
1973 Tom T Hall "The Rhymer And The Five And Dimers" album charted to #1
1973 Johnny Cash "Children" single charted to #3 - From movie "The Gospel Road" starring Johnny Cash
1973 Roy Clark "Roy Clark/Superpicker" album charted to #6
1973 Dolly Parton "My Tennessee Mountain Home" album charted to #19
1979 Razzy Bailey "If Love Had A Face" single charted to #6
1979 The Statler Brothers "The Originals" album charted to #8
1983 *Redgum "I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Lime Green)" single debuted at #35 on the Australian Top 40 Chart peaking at #1
1984 Mickey Gilley & Charly McClain "It Takes Believers" album charted to #7
1990 Doug Stone self titled album charted to #12 - His biggest hit
1907 Wade Mainer born in Buncombe, North Carolina - Singer/banjo player
1924 Ira Louvin born in Rainseville, Alabama - The Louvin Brothers
1928 Hilous Butrum born in Lafayette, Tennessee - Drifting Cowboys
1931 Carl Belew born in Salina, Oklahoma - Singer/songwriter
1948 Paul Davis born in Meridian, Mississippi - Singer/songwriter/producer
1956 Mark Rader born in Middletown, Ohio - Traditional Grass
1956 *Deniese Morrison born in Tamworth, NSW - Released "No Charge" in 1974
Died:-
2000 Neal Matthews died age 70 in Nashville, Tennessee - The Jordanaires
2003 Rose Augustine died age 93 in New York City - Founder of "Guitar Review"
Events:-
1857 Yreka California incorporated - Originally called Thompson's Dry Diggings after Abraham Thompson who discovered gold in the area - Yreka is a Shasta Indian word meaning north mountain - Population 7,290
1899 Dyer in Gibson County, Tennessee incorporated - Originally known as Dyer Station and earlier Bobbittsville
1957 Johnny Cash starts his first CanadianTour
1971 Connie Smith rejoins the Grand Ole Opry
Recorded:-
1936 *Tex Morton recorded "The Flowers Never Bloom in Lonesome Valley", "The Story of Parson Joe", "The Good Old Droving Days", "Neath the Silver Willow Tree"
Released:-
1956 Jimmy Swan "Hey, Baby, Baby/Why Did You Change Your Mind" single released on MGM
1992 The Oakridge Boys "The Collection" album released on MCA
1998 George Strait "One Step At A Time" album released on RCA
1999 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band "Bang, Bang, Bang" album released on DreamWorks
Charted:-
1962 Bill Anderson "Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands" single charted to #14
1973 Tom T Hall "The Rhymer And The Five And Dimers" album charted to #1
1973 Johnny Cash "Children" single charted to #3 - From movie "The Gospel Road" starring Johnny Cash
1973 Roy Clark "Roy Clark/Superpicker" album charted to #6
1973 Dolly Parton "My Tennessee Mountain Home" album charted to #19
1979 Razzy Bailey "If Love Had A Face" single charted to #6
1979 The Statler Brothers "The Originals" album charted to #8
1983 *Redgum "I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Lime Green)" single debuted at #35 on the Australian Top 40 Chart peaking at #1
1984 Mickey Gilley & Charly McClain "It Takes Believers" album charted to #7
1990 Doug Stone self titled album charted to #12 - His biggest hit