- RolandNote™Country Music Database Searches
- May 5, 2024 CDT
Places-
Sep 30, 1958
Marty Stuart is born in Philadelphia, Mississippi. He plays mandolin for Lester Flatt as a teen and joins Johnny Cash's band in his 20s before building a solo career that features rockabilly-tinged hits and membership in the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Stuart marries fellow Grand Ole Opry star Connie Smith
Aug 27, 1959
Chuck Berry--the author of future hits for Emmylou Harris, George Jones and Buck Owens--is arrested in Meridian, Mississippi, when a white girl at a fraternity dance kisses him. The African-American rocker is jailed overnight and fined $700
Aug 31, 1961
Songwriter/producer Wayne Kirkpatrick is born in Greenville, Mississippi. Raised in Louisiana, he authors Eric Clapton's "Change The World," Little Big Town's "Boondocks," The Wreckers' "My, Oh My" and Garth Brooks' "Wrapped Up In You"
Jul 6, 1962
Southern writer William Faulkner dies in Byhalia, Mississippi. Decades later, he's namechecked in Pam Tillis' "Maybe It Was Memphis," Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice," Eric Church's "Love Your Love The Most" and Collin Raye's "My Kind Of Girl"
Aug 4, 1963
Songwriter Craig Wiseman is born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. His credits include Kenny Chesney's "Summertime," Blake Shelton's "Boys 'Round Here," Florida Georgia Line's "Anything Goes" and Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying"
Sep 19, 1963
Jeff Bates is born in Bunker Hill, Mississippi. With a voice reminiscent of Conway Twitty, he nabs a Top 10 hit in 2003 with "The Love Song"
Dec 1, 1963
Ole Miss wins the SEC championship with a 10-10 tie against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville. The Rebels' quarterback, Jim Weatherly, goes on to write "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
Apr 11, 1964
Steve Azar is born in Greenville, Mississippi. He first gains attention with an independent album in 1996, although he waits another six years to score his first hit, "I Don't Have To Be Me ('Til Monday)"
Aug 3, 1964
Danny Myrick is born in Mississippi. After a role as lead singer for the 1990s band Western Flyer, he earns hits as a co-writer of LoCash's "I Love This Life," Tim McGraw's "Truck Yeah" and Jason Aldean's "She's Country"
May 11, 1965
Johnny Cash is arrested for trespassing in Starkville, Mississippi, when he walks on private property to pick some flowers. During his night in jail, he violently kicks the walls of his cell, breaking his big toe
Displaying : 130 - 140 of 369 / Page << | 1... | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ...37 | >>
- The Ultimate Country Music Database
RolandNote.com is a detailed country music database compiled by veteran music journalist Tom Roland that chronicles more than 60,000 events and 10,000 recordings.
Discover what happened in country music on a particular date or in a particular month, get the history of your favorite country songs or your favorite country artists.
From George Jones to George Strait, from the Carter Family to Carrie Underwood, from Johnny Cash to Jason Aldean, from Hank Williams to HARDY, from Merle Haggard to Miranda Lambert.
RolandNote.com is the ultimate country music database!