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  • Oct 10, 1915
    Record executive Don Pierce is born in Ballard, Washington. He takes over Starday Records in 1958, and the label scores hits with Cowboy Copas' "Alabam," Red Sovine's "Giddyup Go" and Johnny Bond's "10 Little Bottles"
    Apr 3, 2005
    Starday Records co-founder Don Pierce dies in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The label represented such acts as George Jones, Johnny Bond, Red Sovine, Cowboy Copas and Frankie Miller
    Apr 8, 2005
    The funeral for Starday Records co-founder Don Pierce is held in Hendersonville, Tennessee. His pallbearers include George Jones, Carl Smith and Eddy Arnold

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