About Us
  • RolandNote™Country Music Database Searches
  • April 28, 2024 CDT
  • People
  • Timeline Help
  • An instant history for your favorite artists, plus producers, musicians, songwriters and others
    • Jun 21, 1947
    Bass player Tom Evans is born in Liverpool, England. He joins the pop band Badfinger and co-writes the Nilsson pop hit "Without You." T.G. Sheppard remakes it for the country audience in 1983
    Jul 15, 1970
    Badfinger records the original version of "Without You" at Abbey Road in London. The song becomes a minor country hit 13 years later in the hands of T.G. Sheppard
    Sep 30, 1983
    Badfinger performs in Pensacola, Florida. The show marks the final concert appearance by Tom Evans, whose song "Without You" had recently become a minor country hit for T.G. Sheppard
    Nov 23, 1983
    Badfinger bass player Tom Evans commits suicide in New Haw, England, just months after T.G. Sheppard scored a minor country hit with a remake of "Without You," which Evans co-wrote. Evans was reportedly in a battle over royalties on the song
    Oct 6, 2006
    Martin Scorsese's movie "The Departed" debuts in theaters with Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" used three times. Also heard are John Lennon, The Beach Boys, The Allman Brothers Band, LaVern Baker, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, The Band and Badfinger
    Nov 7, 2006
    Warner Bros. releases the soundtrack to "The Departed." Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" resides alongside The Allman Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Badfinger, Van Morrison, The Band, The Beach Boys and LaVern Baker
    Displaying : 1 - 6 of 6 / Page 1

  • 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!