COUNTRY HISTORY

A song from the movie Deliverance called "Dueling Banjos" by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel became one of the few 1970s instrumentals to be awarded a Gold record. The record had topped the Cash Box Magazine Best Sellers list…

George Jones, in the midst of a comeback on this day in 1999, was seriously injured when he crashed his Lexus into a bridge. It was later revealed that alcohol was a factor in the…

Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copus and Hawkshaw Hawkins were all killed when the plane they were travelling in flew into severe weather and crashed in a forest near Camden, Tennessee, 90 miles from the destination. The…

On this day in 1983, Country singer, George Jones married Nancy Sepulveda in Woodville, Texas, (his fourth marrige). The newlyweds had their wedding-night dinner at the local Burger King in Jasper, Texas.

On this day in 1968, Johnny Cash married June Carter. Johnny had proposed to June while onstage in London, Ontario the previous month. Cash and Carter continued to work together and tour for 35 years until…

On this day in 1963, Patsy Cline made the final television appearance of her career when she appeared on The Glenn Reeves Show singing "San Antonio Rose" and "I Fall To Pieces". She died tragically in a plane…

On this day in 2013, Chuck Goff, Toby Keith‘s bass player of 25 years was killed in a two-car collision in Oklahoma. The accident occurred at near Slaughterville, Okla. One vehicle was found on top of…

Born on this day in 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas, was Johnny Cash, US country singer, songwriter who was considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is remembered as a…

On this day in 1992, Johnny Cash was awarded the Grammy Legend Award, "for ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field." The award was presented by the National Trustees at the 34th annual awards

On this day in 1968, Johnny Cash proposed to tour partner June Carter during a concert in London, Ontario. She said yes. The couple married on March 1, 1968, in Franklin, Kentucky and had one child…