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Orvon Eugene Autry is born in Tioga, Texas, USA. He will find fame as singing cowboy Gene Autry.
During a UK visit, country music star Jim Reeves performs at a private record company event in the Astor Club, London, England, UK, Europe. He is, however, unable to play any live performances for the public because of restrictive rules enforced by the Musicians' Union.
Jerry Kennedy is born in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. He will find success as a country music record producer and guitarist, working with Roger Miller, The Statler Brothers, Tom T. Hall, Reba McEntire and Jeannie C. Riley to name but a few.
Patsy Cline's parents buy her a second-hand upright piano for her eighth birthday.
In a state near to collapse, brought on by drink and drugs, Hank Williams plays the first of two nights at The Mosque, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight record Old Landmark, Pressing On, Never Let Go His Hand and All Alone With Christ The Lord for Decca Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Loretta Lynn is given a $17 Sears And Roebuck Harmony guitar for her birthday by her husband Mooney. The gift will launch her into a career as one of the era’s outstanding country stars.
The Everly Brothers record The Sheik Of Araby at RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for Warner Brothers Records.
Tompall Glaser and The Glaser Brothers record Let me Down Easy and Tired Of Crying For You, in Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Johnny And Jack, Kitty Wells and Jimmy Newman play a concert in Columbus, Nebraska, USA.
Bob Beckham, with producer Owen Bradley, records 10,000 Teardrops, The Sound Of A Breaking Heart, Ivory Tower and Just Friends in Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Hoyt Axton opens at The Matador Room in the Buena Vista Hotel, Safford, Arizona, USA.
Patsy Cline records He Called Me Baby and I'll Sail My Ship Alone in Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. This will prove to be her last-ever recording session.
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Ray Charles releases a new single, the Harlan Howard composition Bust ed, in the USA on ABC-Paramount Records.
Roy Orbison plays at The Gaumont, Hanley, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Searchers, Bob Luman, Freddie And The Dreamers, Brian Poole And The Tremeloes, The Sons Of The Piltdown Men, Cherry Roland and Gary And Lee.
Pianist Bill Pursell records Theme From Captain Newman MD, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.Loretta Lynn gives birth to twin daughters, Peggy And Patsy, in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, USA. They will find success as country duo The Lynns.
The Top Ten records played on WKNR Radio in Detroit, Michigan, USA, for the week ended on this date, are :
- We'll Sing in the Sunshine -Gale Garnett
- Chug a Lug - Roger Miller
- Come A Little Bit Closer - Jay And The Americans
- Haunted House - Gene Simmons
- Baby Love - The Supremes
- Last Kiss - J Frank Wilson
- Have I The Right - The Honeycombs
- Gotta Give Her Love - The Volumes
- Let It Be Me - Everett And Butler
- Death of a Angel - The Kingsmen
Singing cowboy Tex Ritter records Bummin' Around and Take Him Fishin' in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
George Jones and Gene Pitney record Big Job, Your Old Standby, Baby Why and That's All It Took, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Niles Harris, a 19-year-old US army private, is shot down in a jungle fire fight during the Vietnam War. His story will be immortalised in the US country hit single, The 8th Of November by Big And Rich in 2006.
Johnny Cash, with The Carter Family and The Statler Brothers providing harmony vocals, records Happiness Is You and Guess Things Happen That Way in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Merle Haggard records You've Still Got A Place In My Heart, The Train That Never Stops and I Started Loving You Again in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band on the session includes Glen Campbell, Billy Mize and Lewis Talley [gtrs], Roy Nichols [steel], Howard Lowe [bass], Eddie Burris [drums], George French [piano] and Bonnie Owens [harmony vocal].
Tennessee Ernie Ford is playing during three days at The Calgary Stampede, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You racks up its 14th week at number one in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, thus becoming the longest running No1 single of all time. The song is a cover of a Dolly Parton composition.
Big And Rich play at The Chevy Music Festival, Union Square Park in New York City, USA.
Music business manager Steve Popovich dies at his home, aged 68, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He had a history of heart troubles, and was suffering stress as a result of royalty litigation against Sony Music. He found success as a manager notable for launching and/or guiding the careers of many artists through his work with the CBS label, including Meat Loaf, The Jacksons, Cheap Trick, Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes and Bob Dylan.The Billboard Power 100 list for 2012 is revealed. The list, which ranks the most powerful people in the music business, shows Irving Azoff, the Chairman/CEO of Live Nation Entertainment, at No1. The first musicians to appear on the list are Jay-Z and Beyonce, as a couple, at No13. U2 and their manager Paul McGuinness share the No27 position, and Taylor Swift appears at No78.
Over You by Miranda Lambert, co-written with Blake Shelton, reaches the top of the Billboard country singles chart in the USA.
During his Goodbye Tour, 76-year-old country music star Glen Campbell plays at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA. His live band includes three of his children – Ashley on banjo, Shannon on guitar, and Cal on drums. The show also includes a tribute to Campbell from opening acts Kris Kristofferson, Lucinda Williams and Jackson Browne.
Miranda Lambert releases a new single, Automatic, on RCA Records to radio in the USA.
During their Mechanical Bull Tour, Kings Of Leon play at Farm Bureau Live, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
Taylor Swift's album 1989 sells 1.287m copies in its first week of availability, to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the USA. This makes Swift the first act ever to have three albums sell more than one million copies in a week.Brantley Gilbert and Lynyrd Skynyrd shoot an episode of CMT Crossroads together at The Factory in Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
On her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift plays the second of two nights at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, supported by Vance Joy and HAIM.On her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift plays at The ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, supported by Vance Joy.
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are spotted kissing and cuddling at the Falls Festival in Byron Bay, Australia, Oceania. This sparks speculation that the couple, who split in 2013, have now reconciled.On her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift plays the first of three nights at The Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.
On her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift plays at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.
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