Jul 6, 1933

Bob Mulloy born in Nashville. He founds a music business program in 1972 at Nashville's Belmont University, which becomes a major supplier of workers on Music Row. The program graduates Trisha Yearwood, Brad Paisley and Lee Ann Womack, among others

Oct 30, 1933

Songwriter Ramsey Kearney born in Bolivar, Tennessee. He co-authors Brenda Lee's 1961 pop hit "Emotions"

Dec 4, 1933

Game show figure Wink Martindale born in Jackson, Tennessee. He briefly earns country fame in 1959 with his remake of "T" Texas Tyler's "Deck Of Cards"

Jan 6, 1934

Pop songwriter Fred Rose makes his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. He later forms a major publishing house, Acuff-Rose Music, in Nashville

Mar 19, 1934

Songwriter Gene Dobbins is born in Memphis, Tennessee. He writes Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Easy As Pie," Ty Herndon's "A Man Holdin' On (To A Woman Lettin' Go)" and C.W. McCall's "Roses For Mama," among others

Mar 25, 1934

Johnny Burnette is born in Memphis, Tennessee. In the mid-1950s, Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio becomes a rockabilly force, pioneering the use of distortion

Mar 31, 1934

During a 30-mile drive to appear on the Grand Ole Opry, dulcimer player Kitty Cora Cline witnesses a horrible auto accident. She vows to never again travel by car, ending the six-year Opry span of the show's first female soloist

Mar 31, 1934

"Talking blues" specialist Robert Lunn makes his Grand Ole Opry debut

Apr 21, 1934

The blackface comedy duo Lasses & White makes its Grand Ole Opry debut

May 26, 1934

Fiddler Theron Hale makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, where he has performed regularly for eight years