About Us
  • RolandNote™Country Music Database Searches
  • May 10, 2024 CDT
  • People
  • Timeline Help
  • An instant history for your favorite artists, plus producers, musicians, songwriters and others
    • Apr 22, 1935
    The Light Crust Doughboys hold a recording session in Fort Worth, Texas. It marks the first time that fiddler Kenneth Pitts records with the band
    Oct 15, 1935
    Guitarist Zeke Campbell is invited to join the western swing band The Light Crust Doughboys. He plays on the 1938 recording "Pussy, Pussy, Pussy," listed among country's 500 greatest all-time singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 22, 1935
    Banjo player and guitarist Marvin Montgomery joins The Light Crust Doughboys. During his tenure with the western swing band, he writes "Pussy, Pussy, Pussy," ranked among country's all-time greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Apr 4, 1936
    Western swing band The Light Crust Doughboys hold a recording session in Fort Worth, their first to feature banjo player/guitarist Marvin Montgomery. Also present: Dick Reinhart, who goes on to record with Al Dexter, Gene Autry and Johnny Bond
    Jul 18, 1936
    Production is completed on the Gene Autry movie "Oh, Susanna!," which also features Smiley Burnette and The Light Crust Doughboys
    Aug 19, 1936
    Gene Autry is robbed and thrown off a train in the debut of "Oh, Susanna!," which also features his on-screen pal Smiley Burnette. Also appearing: The Light Crust Doughboys and, of course, Autry's trusty horse, Champion
    Nov 16, 1936
    "The Big Show" opens in American theaters, with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette. Set in Dallas, it also features The Sons Of The Pioneers, The Light Crust Doughboys, Elton Britt, Frankie Marvin and The Beverly Hill Billies
    Jun 12, 1937
    The Light Crust Doughboys hold a recording session in Dallas, their first to feature piano player John "Knocky" Parker
    Nov 30, 1938
    The Light Crust Doughboys record the suggestive "Pussy, Pussy, Pussy" in Dallas. It's ranked among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jan 1, 1940
    Bass player Joe Ferguson has his first paying gig with The Light Crust Doughboys. His resume already includes membership in Bob Wills' Texas Playboys
    Displaying : 10 - 20 of 29 / Page 1 | 2 | 3

  • 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!