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This day 2012, Hargus "Pig" Robbins was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The session keyboard and piano pla...
21/10/2025

This day 2012, Hargus "Pig" Robbins was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The session keyboard and piano player played on records for artists such as George Jones, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, David Allan Coe, George Hamilton IV and Conway Twitty. He was also awarded Musician of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1976 and 2000.🎶



This day 1983, Merle Travis died a heart attack. The American country and Western singer, songwriter who was best known ...
20/10/2025

This day 1983, Merle Travis died a heart attack. The American country and Western singer, songwriter who was best known for his hit "Sixteen Tons", often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners in the lyrics. Merle was was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.🎶



This day 1968, the second CMA Awards were held at Ryman Auditorium. Glen Campbell won Male Vocalist of The Year and Ente...
18/10/2025

This day 1968, the second CMA Awards were held at Ryman Auditorium. Glen Campbell won Male Vocalist of The Year and Entertainer of the Year. Glen was flown into the event as he was on location in Colorado filming "True Grit" with John Wayne. Tammy Wynette won Female Vocalist of the Year, Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison won Album of The Year, Chet Atkins won Instrumentalist of the Year award and Bobby Russell won Single of The Year for "Honey".🎶




Born on this day 1958, in Newnan, Georgia, was Alan Jackson, country music singer, who has recorded over a dozen studio ...
17/10/2025

Born on this day 1958, in Newnan, Georgia, was Alan Jackson, country music singer, who has recorded over a dozen studio albums. More than 50 of his singles have appeared on Billboard's list of the "Top 30 Country Songs", for which of Alan's entries, 35 were #1 hits. He is the recipient of 2 Grammys, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and is also a member of the Grand Ole Opry.🎶






This day 1963, Lefty Frizzell recorded "Saginaw, Michigan". When released in November of this year the single was Lefty'...
16/10/2025

This day 1963, Lefty Frizzell recorded "Saginaw, Michigan". When released in November of this year the single was Lefty's sixth and final #1 on the country chart. "Saginaw, Michigan" spent a total of 23 weeks on the country chart and earned him a Grammy Award nomination.🎶




This day 1973, Charlie Rich won three awards during the seventh annual CMA Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House. He w...
15/10/2025

This day 1973, Charlie Rich won three awards during the seventh annual CMA Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House. He won Single of the Year, for "Behind Closed Doors,", Album of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. Loretta Lynn won Female Vocalist of the Year and Roy Clark won the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award.🎶




Born on this day 1946, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was Lacy J. Dalton country singer and songwriter known for her gritt...
13/10/2025

Born on this day 1946, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was Lacy J. Dalton country singer and songwriter known for her gritty, powerful vocals. Lacy had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue."🎶




This day 1997, John Denver was killed at the age of 53 when his experimental Rutan Long-EZ plane, crashed into the Pacif...
12/10/2025

This day 1997, John Denver was killed at the age of 53 when his experimental Rutan Long-EZ plane, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Pacific Grove, California. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s earning twelve gold and four platinum albums with his signature songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Annie's Song", "Rocky Mountain High", and "Sunshine on My Shoulders".🎶




Born on this day, 1943, was Gene Watson, country singer, best known for his signature song "Farewell Party" and the 1975...
11/10/2025

Born on this day, 1943, was Gene Watson, country singer, best known for his signature song "Farewell Party" and the 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," and his 1982 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind." Gene has scored six Country #1's, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles.🎶




Born on this day 1958 in Seminole, Texas, was Tanya Tucker, female country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Da...
10/10/2025

Born on this day 1958 in Seminole, Texas, was Tanya Tucker, female country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13 and hit songs such as 1973's "What's Your Mama's Name?", "Blood Red and Goin' Down," 1975's "Lizzie and the Rainman," and 1988's "Strong Enough to Bend". 🎶





New material coming soon from Vince Gill! 🎶
10/10/2025

New material coming soon from Vince Gill! 🎶

Born on this day 1946, was US folk and country singer John Prine. He released his debut album in 1971, and put out 19 st...
10/10/2025

Born on this day 1946, was US folk and country singer John Prine. He released his debut album in 1971, and put out 19 studio albums in all. While wider mainstream success eluded him for years, he earned a sizeable following, including some of the 20th century’s greatest songwriters. Bob Dylan said in 2009: “Prine’s stuff is pure Proustian existentialism. Midwestern mind trips to the nth degree. And he writes beautiful songs.” He died aged 73 on April 7, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19.🎶



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