Willie Nelson Honored
Dec 22, 2017
On December 22, 1998, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honored Willie Nelson for his lifetime contributions to the arts. Nelson became the first primarily country performer so honored. Here's a video…
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Hank Williams Records
Dec 21, 2017
On December 21, 1950, Hank Williams records Cold Cold Heart, Dear John, Just Waiting and Men With Broken Hearts during recording sessions at Castle Studio in Nashville. Catch Hank Williams' Cold Cold Heart below! [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn2e4Dhod7M[/embed]
'Nine to Five' Opens in America
Dec 19, 2017
The film Nine to Five, with Dolly Parton in one of the leading roles, opened across America on December 19, 1980, grossing over $3.9 million in its opening weekend. The movie's theme song, "9 to…
Randy Houser is Born
Dec 18, 2017
Randy Houser was born in Lake, Mississippi on December 18, 1975. Houser reached #1 with How Country Feels, the title track to his third album, and with Runnin' Outta Moonlight, in 2013. He co-wrote the singles…
George Strait #1
Dec 15, 2017
On This Day: On December 15, 1990, George Strait was at #1 on the US Country charts with I've Come to Expect It from You, a song written by Buddy Cannon and Dean Dillon. Listen…
Taylor Swift is Born
Dec 13, 2017
On This Day: Born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania, was Taylor Alison Swift, singer, songwriter, musicican, named by Billboard as most financially successful music artist of 2011, with net earnings of more than…
'Little Miss Dynamite Born' is Born
Dec 11, 2017
On This Day: Born December 11th, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, was Brenda Lee. At 4 ft. 9 inches tall (approximately 145 cm), she received the nickname 'Little Miss Dynamite' in 1957 after recording the song…
On This Day: Floyd Tillman is Born
Dec 08, 2017
Country superstar Floyd Tillman was born on this day in 1914. Tillman was an American country musician who, in the 1930s and 1940s, helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genres. Tillman was inducted…
On This Day: The Troublemaker #1
Dec 06, 2017
On this day in country music in 1976, Willie Nelson was at #1 with The Troublemaker. he gospel album was recorded in 1973, but Nelson's label Atlantic Records refused to release the record at the time. After…
On This Day: Chris Hillman is Born
Dec 04, 2017
Born on this day in 1944, Chris Hillman, one of the original members of The Byrds which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Michael Clarke. Along with frequent collaborator Gram Parsons, Hillman…