Birthdays:-
1909 Burl Ives born Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives in Hunt Township, Jasper County, Illinois - Folk singer and actor - Songs include "Blue Tail Fly", "A Little Bitty Tear", "Funny Way Of Laughin'" & "Call Me Mr In-Between"
1911 George Carlisle born in U.S. - Performed on KOH Reno, Nevada
1914 Gordon D. "Tex" Cochrane born in Sweet's Corner, Nova Scotia, Canada - Tex started broadcasting on CHNS Halifax, then CFCY Charlottetown and played with George Chappelle & The Merry Islanders - Recorded for RCA Victor in 1938 - Joined the army in 1940 and retired in 1963 with the rank of Major, he never resumed his music career - Cattle Records of Germany re-issued his old RCA material in 1985
1924 *June Holms - Born Northgate, Brisbane, Qld
1926 *Dick Eckert born Valentine Edward Eckert in Maryborough, Queensland - Formed a band with brother Des And friends "Country Cobbers" Had his own radio program on 4MB, Maryborough in the 1960's & 1970's - In 1966, Dick was the first President of the local branch of The Modern Country Music Club , now known as Australian Country Music Association - Dick and his wife Gwen recorded an EP for Opal Records in 1974 - His grandaughter Anita Ree a rising bush ballad star won the A.B.B.A. Star Quest in 2003 - Anita recorded one of his songs "The Blue Australian Sky" on the album of the same name Died 5 July 2005
1926 Kay Arnold born - Hillbilly music artist - Died 24 October 2005
1934 *Barry Thornton - Born Junee NSW - Legendary Guitar Player with Slim Dusty Shows - Died July 28 2002 in Tasmania
1966 Darren Rhodes born, Darren Harold Coleman in Windber, Pennsylvania
Died:-
1968 Ernest V Stoneman died, age 75 in Nashville,Tennessee
1982 Mac Beattie died in Ottawa - Country singer born John McNab in Arnprior, near Ottawa, Canada - Singer, songwriter (Born 21 December 1916)
1997 *Rocky Page born Dean Page in Adelaide, South Australia - South Australia's Pioneer of Country Music
2000 Merrill E Moore died from cancer - Country/blues/western swing/boogie woogie/ragtime/jazz/early rock 'n' roll
Events:-
1953 Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School, Memphis, Tennessee
1996 *Arthur Blanch Homecoming Concert at Kedron Wavell Services Club, Brisbane, Queensland - Also performing Mark Tempany, T.C. Cassidy, Lyn Bowtell & Pixie Jenkins
Recorded:-
1923 Fiddlin' John Carson recorded "The Little Log Cabin in the Lane" & "The Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster's Going to Crow" at his First session for Okeh
1950 Hank Williams recorded "Honky Tonk Blues" & "They're Never Take Her Love from Me"
1962 Willie Nelson recorded "Touch Me"
Released:-
1994 Dan Seals"The Best Of" album released
Charted:-
1969 Billy Walker "Portrait Of Billy" album charted to #40
1975 Linda Ronstadt - "When Will I Be Loved" goes to #1
1975 Eagles - "One of These Nights" debuted on Billboard Top 40 to #1
1980 Eddy Arnold - "A Legend And His Lady" album charted to #26
1980 Alabama - "My Home In Alabama" album charted to #3
1909 Burl Ives born Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives in Hunt Township, Jasper County, Illinois - Folk singer and actor - Songs include "Blue Tail Fly", "A Little Bitty Tear", "Funny Way Of Laughin'" & "Call Me Mr In-Between"
1911 George Carlisle born in U.S. - Performed on KOH Reno, Nevada
1914 Gordon D. "Tex" Cochrane born in Sweet's Corner, Nova Scotia, Canada - Tex started broadcasting on CHNS Halifax, then CFCY Charlottetown and played with George Chappelle & The Merry Islanders - Recorded for RCA Victor in 1938 - Joined the army in 1940 and retired in 1963 with the rank of Major, he never resumed his music career - Cattle Records of Germany re-issued his old RCA material in 1985
1924 *June Holms - Born Northgate, Brisbane, Qld
1926 *Dick Eckert born Valentine Edward Eckert in Maryborough, Queensland - Formed a band with brother Des And friends "Country Cobbers" Had his own radio program on 4MB, Maryborough in the 1960's & 1970's - In 1966, Dick was the first President of the local branch of The Modern Country Music Club , now known as Australian Country Music Association - Dick and his wife Gwen recorded an EP for Opal Records in 1974 - His grandaughter Anita Ree a rising bush ballad star won the A.B.B.A. Star Quest in 2003 - Anita recorded one of his songs "The Blue Australian Sky" on the album of the same name Died 5 July 2005
1926 Kay Arnold born - Hillbilly music artist - Died 24 October 2005
1934 *Barry Thornton - Born Junee NSW - Legendary Guitar Player with Slim Dusty Shows - Died July 28 2002 in Tasmania
1966 Darren Rhodes born, Darren Harold Coleman in Windber, Pennsylvania
Died:-
1968 Ernest V Stoneman died, age 75 in Nashville,Tennessee
1982 Mac Beattie died in Ottawa - Country singer born John McNab in Arnprior, near Ottawa, Canada - Singer, songwriter (Born 21 December 1916)
1997 *Rocky Page born Dean Page in Adelaide, South Australia - South Australia's Pioneer of Country Music
2000 Merrill E Moore died from cancer - Country/blues/western swing/boogie woogie/ragtime/jazz/early rock 'n' roll
Events:-
1953 Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School, Memphis, Tennessee
1996 *Arthur Blanch Homecoming Concert at Kedron Wavell Services Club, Brisbane, Queensland - Also performing Mark Tempany, T.C. Cassidy, Lyn Bowtell & Pixie Jenkins
Recorded:-
1923 Fiddlin' John Carson recorded "The Little Log Cabin in the Lane" & "The Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster's Going to Crow" at his First session for Okeh
1950 Hank Williams recorded "Honky Tonk Blues" & "They're Never Take Her Love from Me"
1962 Willie Nelson recorded "Touch Me"
Released:-
1994 Dan Seals"The Best Of" album released
Charted:-
1969 Billy Walker "Portrait Of Billy" album charted to #40
1975 Linda Ronstadt - "When Will I Be Loved" goes to #1
1975 Eagles - "One of These Nights" debuted on Billboard Top 40 to #1
1980 Eddy Arnold - "A Legend And His Lady" album charted to #26
1980 Alabama - "My Home In Alabama" album charted to #3