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So what happened in the world of Country Music during the months of July and August in years gone by? Who reached the coveted Number 1 spot during the same month? Well wonder no further , for the answers can be found below. If you want to know which Country performers have a birthday in July or, August then check out the 'Birthdays page'

JULY
1
EVENTS Hank Snow's "I'm Movin' On" charted (1950)
 The Million Seller "Devil Went Down To Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band entered the charts (1979)
Slim Willett died (1966)
Suzy Bogguss' chart album debut with "Somewhere Between" (1989)
Hank Williams Jnr married Mary Thomas (1990)
Kenny Chesney's album chart debut "All I Need To Know" (1995)
Gary Chapman married Jennifer Pittman (2000)
Arrington Vineyards which is partially owned by Kix Brooks opened (2007)

No 1's Hank Williams Jnr - Eleven Roses (1972)
Margo Smith - It Only Hurts For A Little While (1978)
Kathy Mattea - Come From The Heart (1989)
John Michael Montgomery - Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) (1995)
 
2
EVENTS

Jimmie Rodgers recorded "Take Me Back Again (1930)
Paul Warmack (Gully Jumpers) died (1954)
Elvis Presley recorded "Hound Dog" (1956)
Jim Reeves had his last recording session (1964)
Kenny Rogers & Dottie West's album "Classics" went Platinum (1978)
Deford Bailey died (1982)
Ralph Rinzler (Greenbriar Boys) died (1994)
David Ball's album chart debut with "Thinkin' Problem" (1994)
Banjo player and member of The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Ray Goins died (2007)
Doug Supernaw was committed to a mental institution (2007)

 
No 1's Buck Owens - Think Of Me (1966)
Donna Fargo - That Was Yesterday (1977)
Don Williams - Love Is On A Roll (1983)
Tanya Tucker - If It Don't Come Easy (1988)
Rascal Flatts - Fast Cars & Freedom (2005)
3
EVENTS Patsy Montana married Paul Rose (1934)
Cal Maddox (Maddox Bros) died (1968)
Dave Rowland (Dave & Sugar) married Terri Jo Allen (1985)
Alison Krauss joined the Opry (1993)
Brother Phelps' chart debut with "Let Go" (1993)
Bobby Cryner's chart debut with "Daddy Laid The Blues On Me" (1993)
Allison Moorer appeared on Channel 5's "Open House" TV programme(2000)
Patsy Lynn (Lynns) gave birth to her second child (2000)
Johnny Russell died (2001)
Roy Nichols died (2001)
Victoria Shaw gave birth to a daughter - Ava Paris (2001)
Boots Randolph died (2007)
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No 1's Webb Pierce - Even Tho (1954)
Ronnie Milsap - Any Day Now (1982)
Garth Brooks - That Summer (1993)
Montgomery Gentry - If You Ever Stopped Loving Me (2004)
4
EVENTS Chet Atkins hosted a 'Nashville Night' at the Newport Jazz Festival (1960)
The first 'Willie Nelson Picnic' held (1973)
Foster & Lloyd's chart debut with "Crazy Over You" (1987)
Stacy Dean Campbell's chart debut with "Rosalee" (1992)
Vince Gill's first No 1 "I Still Believe In You" charted (1992)
Arlie Duff died (1996)
Big Al Downing died (2005)

No 1's Tammy Wynette - He Loves Me All The Way (1970)
Joe Stampley - All These Things (1976)
Barbara Mandrell - I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool (1981)
Earl Thomas Conley - That Was A Close One (1987)
Wynonna - I Saw The Light (1992)
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5
EVENTS Elvis Presley first recorded for Sun Records (1954)
Merle Haggard's "Workin' Man Blues" entered the charts (1969)
David Allan Coe's first Top Ten "You Never Even Called Me By My Name (1975)
Amazing Rhythm Aces' debut on the charts with "Third Rate Romance" (1975)
Gilbert Orville Taylor died (1981)
Aaron Tippin married Thea Corontzos (1995)
Trace Adkins was arrested for DUI (2001)
Loretta Lynn opened a new museum at Hurricane Mills (2003)
No 1's Jack Greene - Statue Of A Fool (1969)
Tanya Tucker - Lizzie And The Rainman (1975)
George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today (1980)
Dan Seals - Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold) (1986)
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6
EVENTS Roy Rogers' chart debut with "A Little White Cross On The Hill" (1946)
Roy Clark's chart debut with "Tips Of My Fingers" (1963)
Don Williams charted with "I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Love Me" (1974)
Tammy Wynette married George Richey (1978)
Johnny Russell joined the Opry (1985)
Marie Osmond & Dan Seals "Meet Me In Montana" charted (1985)
Lionel Cartwright's only No 1 "Leap Of Faith" entered the charts (1991)
Roy Rogers died (1998)
Kenny Rogers and wife, Wanda, became parents of identical twins (2004)
Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings were inducted nto the Hollowood Raock Walk (2006)

No 1's Anne Murray - He Thinks I Still Care (1974)
Exile - She's A Miracle (1985)
Alan Jackson - Don't Rock The Jukebox (1991)
Brad Paisley - I'm Gonna Miss Her (2002)
7
EVENTS Johnny Cash joined the Opry (1956)
George Morgan died (1975)
Composer/arranger, Bill Justis died (1982)
Tracy Byrd's grandmother died (2001)
Kenny Chesney was granted a temporary injunction against a T shirt seller to prevent his image apearing on some shirts (2003)
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No 1's Bob Wills - Stars And Stripes On Iowa Jima (1945)
Kris Kristofferson - Why Me (1973)
Conway Twitty - Somebody's Needin' Somebody (1984)
Montgomery Gentry - Lucky Man (2007)
8
EVENTS Uncle Dave Macon made his first recordings for Columbia Records (1924)
Gail Davies' chart debut with "No Love Have I"(1978)
Ervin Rouse, composer of the classic "Orange Blossom Special" died (1981)
 Garth Brooks' wife Sandy gave birth to a daughter (1992)
Reba McEntire's album "Merry Chrismas To You" went Gold (1993)
Bryan White's album chart debut with "Bryan White" (1995)
Connie Smith married Marty Stuart (1997)
Radney Foster's wife, Cyndi gave birth to a daughter, Maureen Joy (2002)
Bryan White's wife Erica gave birth to a son (2005)
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No 1's Mel Tillis - I Believe In You (1978)
Ricky Skaggs Lovin' Only Me (1989)
I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack & Sons of the Desert (2000)
 
9
EVENTS Kelly Harrell died (1942)
June Carter married Carl Smith (1952)
Susie Allanson's chart debut with "Baby Don't Keep Me Hangin' On" (1977)
Lari White's album "Wishes" entered the charts (1994)
A memorial service was held at St James' Church , London for Tammy Wynette (1998)
A section of Interstate 85 in Coweta Country waas named after Alan Jackson (2004)
No 1's Porter Wagoner - A Satisfied Mind (1977)
Ricky Skaggs - Highway 40 Blues (1983)
Alabama - Fallin' Again (1988)
   
10
EVENTS Jim Ed Brown's chart debut -"I Heard From A Memory Last Night" (1965)
Tom T Hall's "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" charted (1971)
Freddie Hart's first No 1 "Easy Loving" entered the charts (1971)
Bert Hutcherson (Gully Jumpers) died (1980)
Clay Walker's first No 1 "What's It To You" charted (1993)
Marty Robbins' widow, Marizona, died (2001)
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No 1's Kitty Wells - Heartbreak USA (1961)
Dave & Sugar - The Door Is Always Open (1976)
Janie Fricke - Don't Worry 'Bout Me Baby (1982
John Anderson - Money In The Bank (1993)
Toby Keith - Whiskey Girl (2004)
 
11
EVENTS Roy Harvey died (1958)
Johnny Cash's first No 1 album "I Walk The Line" charted (1964)
Ezra Cline died (1984)
LeAnn Rimes had an operation on her leg (2006)
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No 1's Webb Pierce - It's Been So Long (1953)
Earl Thomas Conley - Fire & Smoke (1981)
George Strait - All My Ex's Live In Texas (1987)
Clint Black - The Shoes You're Wearing (1998)
 
12
EVENTS Lyle Lovett's chart debut with "Farther Down The Line" (1986)
Jimmy Driftwood died (1998)
Vassar Clements' wife, Millie died (1998)
Chuck Mead (BR549) married Brenda at Park Registry Office in Glasgow with Beth & Amy from SheHaw as witnesses (2002)
Shania Twain performed at the Prince's Trust concert in Hyde Park, London (2003)
SHeDAISY's Kelsi Osborn, gave birth to twin daughters (2006)
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No 1's Webb Pierce - That Heart Belongs To Me (1952)
Merle Haggard - Movin' On (1975)
Charley Pride - You Win Again (1980)
Lee Greenwood - Hearts Aren't Made To Break (They're Made To Love (1986)
   
13
EVENTS

Riley Puckett died (1946)
Faith Hill's "You Can't Lose Me" entered the charts (1996)
Gene Watson’s tour bus caught on fire just outside Nashville (2007)

 
No 1's Willie Nelson - Forgiving You Was Easy (1985)
Shania Twain - No One Needs To Know (1986)
 
14
EVENTS Bill Anderson joined the Opry (1961)
The film "Easy Rider" premiered (1969)
Everly Bros broke up after a show in Knott's Berry Farm, California (1973)
Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley's "Just Good Ol' Boys" entered the charts (1979)
Bellamy Bros album chart debut "Two And Only" (1979)
Lila May Ledford (New Coon Creek Girls) died (1985)
Allison Moorer married Butch Primm (1995)
Dixie Chick, Natalie Maines gave birth to her second child, Beckett Finn (2004)
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No 1's Eddy Arnold - I Wanna Play House With You (1951)
Elvis Presley - I Want You I Need You I Love You (1956)
Loretta Lynn - Love Is The Foundation (1973)
Exile - I Don't Want To Be A Memory (1984)
Garth Brooks - The Dance (1990)
 
15
EVENTS Donna Fargo's album "Happiest Girl In The Whole USA" charted (1972)
Clarence White died (1973)
Dolly Parton formally dissolved the music partnership with Porter Wagoner (1974)
Aaron Tippin married Thea Corontzos (1995)
Songwriter Hal Southern died (1998)
Troy Gentry underwent knee surgery to repair torn knee ligaments (2005)
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No 1's Red Foley - Mississippi (1950)
Everly Bros - Bye Bye Love (1957)
Buck Owens - Made In Japan (1972)
Ronnie Milsap - Only One Love In My Life (1978)
Eddy Raven - In A Letter To You (1989)
 
16
EVENTS Elvis Presley's chart debut with "Baby Let's Play House" (1955)
Oak Ridge Boys entered the charts with "Y'All Come Back Saloon" (1977)
 Dollywood opened in Pigeon Forge (1986)
Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens charted with "The Streets Of Bakersfield" (1988)
Louise Mandrell married John Haywood (1993)
Jon Randall's chart debut with "This Heart" (1994)
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No 1's Webb Pierce - I Don't Care (1955)
Ronnie Milsap - It Was Almost Like A Song (1977)
Alabama - The Closer You Get (1983)
Rosanne Cash - If You Change Your Mind (1988)
Travis Tritt - Foolish Pride (1994)
 
17
EVENTS Harry Choates died (1951)
Ozark Jubilee debuted on the radio (1954)
Don Rich died (1974)
Wynn Stewart died (1985)
French guitarist, Marcel Didi died (1996)
Russ Taff's wife, Tiro gave birth to a daughter - Charlotte Victoria (1996)
Wood County, Virginia declared it as 'Brad Paisley Day' (2000)
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No 1's Red Sovine - Teddy Bear (1976)
Barbara Mandrell - 'Till You're Gone (1982)
Alan Jackson - Chattahoochee (1993)
Lonestar - Amazed (1999)
Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying (2004)
   
18
EVENTS Kitty Wells debuted on the charts with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" (1952)
Jim & Jesse's chart debut with "Cotton Mill Man" (1964)
Ty Herndon appeared in court (1995)
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No 1's Roger Miller - Dang Me (1964)
Alabama - Feels So Right (1981)
Judds - I Know Where I'm Going (1987)
Collin Raye - I Can Still Feel You (1998)
19
EVENTS

Elvis Presley's "That's All Right" was released by Sun Records (1954)
Chart debut for Kenny Rogers with "Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (1969)
Willie Nelson charted with "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" (1975)
Lefty Frizzell died (1975)
Trick Pony's Heidi Newfield and her husband broke his hand in a car accident (2004)
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No 1's Tex Williams - Smoke Smoke Smoke (That Cigarette) (1947)
Carl Smith - Are You Teasing Me (1952)
Conway Twitty - I Love You More Today (1969)
Conway Twitty - Touch The Hand (1975)
Judy Rodman - Until I Met You (1986)
Mickey Gilley - True Love Ways (1980)
George Strait - Carrying Your Love With Me (1997)
 
20
EVENTS

Willie Nelson's "Stardust" album certified Gold (1978)
Trisha Yearwood's debut album "Trisha Yearwood" charted (1991)
Clay Davidson & his band were involved in a bus accident (2001)
No 1's

Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (1968)
Bobby Bare - Marie Laveau (1974)
Lee Greenwood - Dixie Road (1985)
Ricochet - Daddy's Money (1996)
Toby Keith - Courtesy Of The red White & Blue (2002)

 
 
21
EVENTS

Lefty Frizzell joined the Opry (1951)
Wynn Stewart's chart debut with "The Waltz Of The Angels" (1956)
Jeannie Pruett joined the Opry (1973)
Mark Chesnutt married Tracie (1992)
There was a sale of a limited edition of 'Ryman acoustic guitars' made from the old wooden pews of the old Ryman auditorium (2000)
Eric Heatherly and wife, Heather became parents of the birth of Christina Faye (2002)
Mindy McCready was arrested on misdemeanour charges for domestic battery and resisting arrest following a domestic dispute in North Fort Myers, Florida (2007)
No 1's Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line (1956)
Faron Young - Alone With You (1958)
Anne Murray - Shadows In The Moonlight (1979)
Anne Murray - Just Another Woman In Love (1984)
Big & Rich - Lost In This Moment (2007)
 
22
EVENTS

Jerry Wallace's only No 1 "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" charted (1972)
Black Eyed Susan (Coon Creek Girls) died (1987)
Danielle Alexander's chart debut with "She's There" (1989)
Bob Ferguson died (2001)
Kenny Rogers' brother, Lelan, died (2002)
Mindy McCready was taken to hospital after taking an overdose (2005)


No 1's David Houston - With One Exception (1967)
Charley Pride - It's Gonna Take A Little Bit Longer (1972)
George Strait - What's Going On in Your World (1989)
Shania Twain - Any Man of Mine (1995)
Brad Paisley - The World (2006)
 
23
EVENTS Tommy Duncan died (1967)
Alabama's chart debut with "I Wanna Be With You Tonight" (1977)
Crystal Gayle's album "We Must Believe In Magic" charted (1977)
Junior Brown married Tanya Rae (1988)
Recording Engineer, Eddie Shuler died (2005)
No 1's Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard - Pancho And Lefty (1983)
Vern Gosdin - Set 'Em Up Joe (1988)
Alan Jackson - Summertime Blues (1994)
Toby Keith - As Good As I Once Was (2005)
 
24
EVENTS Crook Bros first Opry appearance (1926)
17 year old Chet Atkins got his first radio job on WBRL Columbus, Ohio (1941)
Roger Miller's first No 1 album "The Third Time Around" charted (1965)
Tommy Duncan died (1967)
Rosie Ledford (Coon Creek Girls) died (1976)
Foy Willing, founder of the "New Riders of the Purple Sage" died (1978)
Mac (Mac and Bob) died (1984)
Shania Twain's album chart debut with "Shania Twain" (1993)
John Greer died (1997)
Ralph Stanley made his first music video (2002)
Pat Green received the Crystal Cross Award services to the American Red Cross Organization (2007)
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No 1's Sonny James - Bright Lights Big City (1971)
Alabama - Take Me Down (1982)
 
25
EVENTS "A Dear John Letter" - Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky charted (1953)
Kendalls chart debut with "Leaving On A Jet Plane" (1970)
Chart debut for Anne Murray with "Snowbird" (1970)
Hank Newman (Georgia Crackers) died (1978)
Highway 101's self titled album charted (1987)
Steve Earle was arrested in Nashville (1994)
Charlie Rich died (1995)
Hank Thompson had an operation to stabilise an aneurysm (2003)
Mindy McCready was taken into custody at Nashville's International Airport accused of violation of her probation (2007)
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No 1's Charley Pride - Wonder Could I Live There Anymore (1970)
Steve Wariner - The Weekend (1987)
Garth Brooks - The River (1992)
 
26
EVENTS Jeannie C Riley recorded "Harper Valley PTA" (1968)
John Denver's "Annie's Song" went Gold (1974)
Chart debut of Earl Thomas Conley with "I Have Loved You Girl" (1975)
David Allan Coe's album chart debut with "Once Upon A Rhyme" (1975)
Songwriter, Lawton Williams, died. He wrote the 1957 hit for Bobby Helms "Fraulein" (2007)

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No 1's Buck Owens - Johnny B Goode (1969)
Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood - Bar Room Buddies (1980)
Randy Travis - On The Other Hand (1986)
Lonestar - My Front Porch Looking In (2003)
 
27
EVENTS Charlie Poole & group recorded "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues" (1925)
T Graham Brown's chart debut with "Drowning In Memories" (1985)
Billy Ray Cyrus helped to dedicate a Korean War monument in Washington DC (1995)
LeAnn Rimes' album chart debut with "Blue" (1996)
Kimberly Roads (Little Big Town) gave birth to a daughter, Daisy Pearl, in Phoenix Arizona (2007)
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No 1's Stonewall Jackson - Waterloo (1959)
Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire (1963)
Donna Fargo - You Can't Be A Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine) (1974)
Earl Thomas Conley - Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks) (1985)
Ricky Van Shelton - I Am A Simple Man (1991)
Kenny Chesney - The Good Stuff (2002)
 
28
EVENTS Holland Puckett died (1934)
Chart debut for Bill Anderson with "Mama Sang A Song" (1962)
John Schneider's first No 1 "I've Been Around Enough To Know"charted (1984)
Pirates of the Mississippi's chart debut with "Honky Tonk Blues" (1990)
Garth Brooks' wife, Sandy, gave birth to their 3rd child - Allie Colleen (1996)
Bass player, Jody Chastain died (1999)
Marty Stuart received minor injuries in a motor accident (2000)
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No 1's Jack Guthrie - Oklahoma Hills (1945)
Donna Fargo - You Were Always There (1973)
Dolly Parton - You're The Only One (1979)
Earl Thomas Conley - Angel In Disguise (1984)
 
29
EVENTS Pete Cassell died (1954)
Leon Ashley's first No 1 "Laura What's He Got That I Ain't Got" entered the charts (1967)
Barbara Mandrell joined the Opry (1972)
Pete Drake died (1988)
Anita Carter died (1999)
Redmon & Vale performed together for the last time (2000)
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No 1's Louis Jordan - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) (1944)
Marty Robbins - Tonight Carman (1967)
Reba McEntire - Cathy's Clown (1989)
 
30
EVENTS

Elvis Presley opened for Slim Whitman at Overton Park Band Shell - Memphis (1954)
Vern Gosdin's album "Till The End" charted (1977)
Alabama's "The Closer You Get" went triple platinum (1985)
Randy Travis' album "Always And Forever" went quadruple platinum (1990)
Rudy Gatlin's wife, Kim, gave birth to a daughter - Loran Alexander (1996)
Sam Phillips died from respiratory failure (2003)
Marshall Lon 'Deacon' Freeman, original Oak Ridge Boy, died (2003)
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No 1's Eddy Arnold - I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love) (1949)
George Jones - I Always Get Lucky With You (1983)
Ricky Van Shelton - Don't We All Have The Right (1988)
 
31
EVENTS Jim Reeves died in a plane crash (1964)
Kenny Rogers' first album chart entry with "Love Lifted Me" (1976)
Jimmie Dolan died (1994)
Jay Lee Webb died (1996)
No 1's Kitty Wells & Red Foley - One By One (1954)
Charley Pride - I'm Just Me (1971)
Ricky Skaggs - I Don't Care (1982)

OTHER EVENTS

Henry Maddox (Maddox Bros) died (1964)
Bean Blossom established (1967)
Dickie McBride (Laura Lee & Dickie McBride) died (1971)
Frank Kettering (Hoosier Hot Shots) died (1973)
C E Moody (Georgia Yellow Hammers) died (1977)
Jennifer McCarter married Kevin (1990)
Becky Hobbs married (1996)
Minnie Pearl's house sold for $1.1 million (1999)
George Jones's wrecked Lexus car was sold for $22,000 (1999)
Suzy Bogguss signed with Platinum Records (1999)
Gary Allan filed for divorce after only a few months (1999)
Wynonna's divorce finalised (1999)
Nashville Transit Authority named a trolley car "Charley Pride" (1999)
Vern Gosdin had a stroke (1999)
Sherrie Austin did her first skydive (1999)
Wilkinsons awarded Single, Album and Video awards at "Big Country Awards (1999)
Martina McBride was on the cover of the magazine "Cowboys & Indians" (2001)
The Oakridge Boys received the 'Silver Buffalo Award' from the Boy Scouts of America' for distinguished service to youth (2001)

AUGUST

1

EVENTS The Carter Family recorded for the first time in a makeshift studio in Bristol Tennessee (1927)
Kix Brooks married Barbara (1981)
Howdy Forrester died (1987)
Dwanye O'Brien (Little Texas) married DeLisa (1992)
No 1's Hank Thompson - Rub-A-Dub-Dub (1953)
Hank Williams Jnr - Dixie On My Mind (1981)
Ronnie Milsap - Snap Your Fingers (1987)
Brooks & Dunn - Scootin' Boogie (1992)
Garth Brooks - To Make You Feel My Love (1998)
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EVENTS

Betty Jack Davis killed in a car crash (1953)
Johnny Cash signed with CBS (1958)
Leo Soleau died (1980)
Joe Allison died (2002)
Rhonda Vincent underwent abdominal surgery (2005)
No 1's Johnny Rodriguez - Just Get Up And Close The Door (1975)
Bellamy Bros - Dancin' Cowboys (1980)
George Strait - Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her (1986)
Brooks & Dunn - Red Dirt Road (2003)
3
EVENTS Country Music Foundation charter registered in Tennessee (1964)
Little Roy Wiggins died (1999)
Chely Wright's hometown of Wellsville, Kansas renamed the main street "Chely Wright Way" (2002)
Redd Stewart died (2003)
Rick Trevino and his wife welcomed the birth of a daughter, Presley Grace (2005)
No 1's Billy 'Crash' Craddock - Rub It In (1974)
Alabama - Forty Hour Week (For A Livin') (1985)
Trisha Yearwood - She's In Love With The Boy (1991)
Rhett Akins - Don't Get Me Started (1996)
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EVENTS Jimmie Rodgers recorded for the first time in Bristol, Tennessee (1927)
George Jones joined the Opry - first time (1956)
Jimmy C Newman joined the Opry (1956)
Skeeter Davis joined the Opry (1959)
Jack Talor (Prairie Ramblers) died 1962
Fiddling Doc Roberts died (1978)
Ricky Skaggs married Sharon White (1981)
Tex Atchison (Prairie Ramblers) died (1982)
Ricky Van Shelton married Betye (1986)
Kenny Price died (1987)
Roy David Carter died (1997)
Josh Gracin's wife gave birth to a son, Landon Joseph (2005)
No 1's Jerry Reed - Lord Mr Ford (1973)
Judds - Mama He's Crazy (1984)
Dan Seals - Good Times (1990)
Jamie O'Neal - When I Think About Angels (2001)
Kenny Chesney - Never Wanted Anything More (2007)
5
EVENTS Luther Perkins died (1968)
Judy Canova died (1983)
Mindy McCready was arrested and charged with prescription drug fraud (2004)
No 1's Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (1957)
Sonny James - I'll Never Find Another You (1967)
Kenny Rogers - Love Or Something Like It (1978)
Dolly Parton - Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' LikeThat (1989)
Alan Jackson - I Don't Even Know Your Name (1995)
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EVENTS Loretta Lynn gave bith to twins - Patsy & Peggy (1964)
"Heaven's Just A Sin Away" by the Kendalls charted (1977)
 Songwriter Tommy Faille died (1998)
Colleen Carroll (Garth Brooks' mother) died (1999)
Guitarist Billy Byrd died (2001)
Tish Hinojosa was arrested and charged with drug smuggling in Laredo, Texs (2002)
No 1's Charlie Rich - Rollin' With The Flow (1977)
Earl Thomas Conley - Your Love's On The Line (1983)
George Strait - Baby Blues (1988)
7
EVENTS

Hank Williams' first appearance on the Louisiana Hayride (1948)
Homer died (1971)
Garth Brooks gave a free concert in Central Park, New York (1997)
No 1's

Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces (1961)
Jimmy Dean - The First Thing ev'ry Morning (And The last Thing Ev'ry Night) (1965)
George Jones & Tammy Wynette - Golden Ring (1976)
Hank Williams Jnr - Honky Tonkin' (1982)
Reba McEntire - Somebody (2004)
8
EVENTS Osborne Bros joined the Opry (1964)
Hank Williams Jnr had a serious fall while climbing in Montana (1975)
K T Oslin's "80's Ladies" debuted at No 15 - the highest for a female (1987)
Tommy Collins married Hazel Hampton (1998)
No 1's Sonny James - Don't Keep Me Hangin' On (1970)
Crystal Gayle - Too Many Lovers (1981)
Reba McEntire - One Promise Too Late (1987)
Dixie Chicks - There's Your Trouble (1998)
9
EVENTS Jesse Aslock (Original Texas Playboys fiddler) died (1976)
 Songwriter Steve Runkle died (2001)
Hank Cochran inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame (2003)
Hal Rugg died (2005)

No 1's Charley Pride - All I Have To Offer You (Is Me) (1969)
Freddy Fender - Wasted Days And Wasted Nights (1975)
Mickey Gilley - Stand By Me (1980)
Judds - Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain (1986)
Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett - It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (2003)
10
EVENTS Vince Gill joined the Opry (1991)
David Rogers died (1993)
John Dittrich (Restless Heart) married Nancy
William Lee Golden's (Oak Ridge Boys) wife gave birth to Solomon (2001)
Dixie Chick, Martie Seidel married Gareth Maguire in Hawaii (2001)
Kathy Mattea's mother died (2005)
No 1's Hank Wiliams Jnr - I'm For Love (19850
George Strait - Carried Away (1996)
11
EVENTS Hank Williams was fired from the Opry (1952)
Elvis & Priscilla Presley file for divorce (1972)
Hank Williams Jnr's "Hank Live" was certified Gold (1987)
Alabama's "Alabama Live" certified Gold (1988)
Gail Davies married Rob Price from the Stu Page Band (1995)
Allison Moorer married Steve Earle (2005)

No 1's Hank Williams & Drifting Cowboys - Hey Good Lookin' (1951)
Freddie Hart & Heartbeats - Trip To Heaven (1973)
Eddie Rabbitt - Suspicions (1979)
Don Williams - That's The Thing About Love (1984)
Blake Shelton - Austin (2001)
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EVENTS

Linda Parker (Cumberland Ridge Runners) died (1935)
Jim Ed Brown joined the Opry (1963)
Jean Chapel died (1995)
Faith Hill gave birth to her 2nd daughter (1998)
Jamie O'Neal's chart debut "There Is No Arizona" (2000)
Shania Twain gave birth to a son, Eja (2001)
Chad Brock and wife, Natalie, became first time parents on the birth of Kennedy Victoria (2002)
Rufus Thiboudeuax died (2005)

No 1's Freddie Hart & Heartbeats - Bless Your Heart (1972)
Eddie Rabbitt - You Don't Love Me Anymore (1978)
Patty Loveless - Timber I'm Falling In Love (1989)
Lorrie Morgan - I Didn't Know My Own Strength (1995)
Lonestar - What About Now (2000)
Rodney Atkins - If You're Going Through Hell (2006)
13
EVENTS Vernon Dalhart recorded "The Prisoner's Song" - Country's first miilion seller (1924)
Sheb Wooley Day in Eric, Oklahoma and the main street was renamed "Sheb Wooley Avenue (1994)

No 1's David Houston - Almost Persuaded (1966)
Janie Fricke - He's A Heartache (Looking For A Place To Happen) (1983)
Keith Whitley - Don't Close Your Eyes (1988)
John Michael Montgomery - Be My Baby Tonight (1994)
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EVENTS Mark Wills broke the attendance record at the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas (1999)
 Catherine Britt's chart debut with "The Upside Of Being Down" (2004)
Jason Albert (Heartland) and his wife had a daughter (2007)

No 1's Don Williams - Say it Again (1976)
David Frizzell - I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our House (1982)
Mark Chesnutt - It Sure is Monday (1993)
Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying (2004)
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EVENTS Jerry Clower married Homerline Wells (1947)
Hank Williams' classic single "Jambalya" charted (1952)
Lew DeWitt (Statler Bros) died (1990)
Rick Trevino's wife, Karla, gave birth to a son - Ricardo (1997)
 Fiddle player Mack Magaha died (2003)
William Herbert 'Lum' York, a former member of Hank Williams' Drifitng Cowboys, died (2004)
Johnny Duncan died from a heart attack (2006)
No 1's Kenny Rogers - I Don't Need You (1981)
Michael Martin Murphey - A Long Line Of Love (1987)
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EVENTS Patsy Montana recorded "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart" (1935)
Jeannie Seely joined the Opry (1967)
Elvis Presley died at his Memphis home Gracelands (1977)
Vern Gosdin had surgery to clear an artery blockage (1995)
Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Bush & Lefty Frizell inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame (2003)
Vassar Clements died (2005)
No 1's Eddy Arnold - A Full Time Job (1952)
Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues (1969)
Alabama - Tennessee River (1980)
John Schneider - You're The Last Thing I Need Tonight (1986)
Lonestar - Come Cryin' To Me (1997)
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EVENTS Betty Cody died (1921)
Charlie Rich had his first recording session in Memphis (1958)
Charlie Walker joined the Opry (1967)
Brooks & Dunn's album "Brand New Man" certified platinum (1992)
Fiddler Marion Sumner died (1997)
Tanya Tucker, Gene Watson & Nat Stuckey inducted into the Texas Country Hall of Fame (2002)
After more than 20 years L.A.'s only Country radio station KZLA-FM changed to a pop station (2006)
 
No 1's Sonny James - Heaven Says Hello (1968)
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone (1974)
Waylon, Willie, Johnny & Kris - Highwayman (1985)
George Strait - You Know Me Better Than That (1991)
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EVENTS Louvin Bros performed together for the last time as a duo (1963)
Cousin Jody died (1975)
 'The Grand Ole Opry Live' debuted on CMT (2001)
Red Steagall was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall (2007)
No 1's

Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - Lousiania Woman, Mississippi Man (1973)
Mel Tillis - Coca Cola Cowboy (1979)
Ronnie Milsap - Still Losing You (1984)
Shenandoah - Next To You Next To Me (1990)

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EVENTS

Dorsey Burnette died (1979)
Rhett Akins married Paige (1989)
 Fiddler Curly Ray Cline died (1997)
Bill Anderson's mother died (2001)
Charlie Walker died (2004)

 
No 1's Hank Snow - I'm Movin' On (1950)
Crystal Gayle - Talking In Your Sleep (1978)
Shenandoah - Sunday In The South (1989)
Brooks & Dunn - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (1995)
20
EVENTS Louis Innis died (1982)
Leon McAuliffe died (1988)
Roy Dea died (1997)
Bob Gallion died (1999)
T G Shepherd married Kelly Lang (2007)
Jason Aldean and his wife had a daughter (2007)
No 1's Elvis Presley - Way Down (1977)
Oak Ridge Boys - Love Song (1983)
Restless Heart - Bluest Eyes In Texas (1988)
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EVENTS

Waylon Jenning's chart debut with "That's The Chance I'll Have To Take" (1965)
Elvis Presley collapsed on stage in Las Vegas (1975)
Sam McGee died (1975)
The classic "Devil Went Down To Georgia" certified Gold (1979)
Hoyle Nix died (1985)
Sara Evans gave birth to a son (1999)
Sonya Isaac's chart debut "On My Way To You" (1999)

 
No 1's George Jones - Tender Years (1961)
Roy Drusky & Priscilla Mitchell - Yes Mr Peters (1965)
Mickey Gilley - Bring It On Home To Me (1976)
Sylvia - Nobody (1982)
Doug Stone - Why Didn't I Think Of That (1993)
22
EVENTS Louvin Bros first recording session (1949)
Roy Clark joined the Opry (1987)
Loretta Lynn's husband "Mooney" died (1996)
Mindy McCready petitioned to withdraw her plea of guilty in a probation violation case saying new evidence had been uncovered (2006)

No 1's Carl Smith - Hey Joe (1953)
Cowboy Copas - Alabam (1960)
Restless Heart - Why Does It Have To Be (Right Or Wrong) (1987)
Jo Dee Messina - I'm Alright (1998)
23
EVENTS Kitty Wells became first woman to have a No 1 on the Country charts (1952)
Milton Estes died (1963)
 Gold for Donna Fargo's "Happiest Girl In The Whole USA" (1972)
Roy Clark became the 63rd member of the Opry (1987)
John Michael Montgomery's father died (1994)
Linda Davis gave birth to a daughter, Rylee Jean (2000)
Trace Adkins became a member of the Opry, the first in over 2 years (2003)
Mindy McCready's legal representative entered a plea of not guilty to the charges of prescription drug fraud (2004)
Barbara Mandrell received the American Legion Auxiliaries Lifetiem Achievement Award (2005)

No 1's Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (1952)
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (1969)
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy - 1975
Eddie Rabbitt - Drivin' My Life Away (1980)
T G Sheppard - Strong Heart (1986)
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EVENTS

Waylon Jennings arrested (1977)
Nat Stuckey died (1988)
Larry Londin died (1992)
Jerry Clower died (1998)

 
No 1's David Houston - Already It's Heaven (1968)
Merle Haggard - Old Man From The Mountain (1974)
 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Real Love (1985)
25
EVENTS Louvin Bros had their first recording session (1949)
Jimmy Buffet's seaplane, which he was piloting, crashed on takeoff (1994)
 Cliff Bruner died (2000)
Billy Joe Shaver had a heart attack after a show in Texas (2001)
Johnny Cash hospitalisd with stomach pains (2003)
No 1's Tex Ritter - You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often (1945)
Don Gibson - Blue Blue Day (1958)
Merle Haggard - Everybody's Had The Blues (1973)
Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (1979)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band