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At the end of their ill-fated campaign to conquer Russia, French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte begin their retreat from Moscow. This military action will be immortalised in the Appalachian fiddle tune Bonaparte's Retreat whose structure illustrates the marching men and the sounds of war. Pee Wee King will add a lyric to the tune in 1950 and it will become a popular addition to the repertoire of many country music performers including Glen Campbell and Michael Nesmith.
The song Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?, written by pianist/songwriter Hughie Cannon, is registered for Copyright by Howley, Haviland And Dresser, a firm of publishers based at 1260 - 1266 Broadway, New York City, USA. The song is said to have been based on the real-life escapades of itinerant trombonist and music teacher Willard Godfrey Bailey of Jackson, Michigan, USA. The song will become a jazz standard, covered by Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory, Patsy Cline, Dan Hornsby, Bobby Darin, Aretha Franklin, Brenda Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Jimmy Durante, Phish, Danny Barker, Harry Connick Jr., Renee Olstead, Michael Bublé, Sam Cooke, Al Hirt, Bing Crosby and Della Reese to name but a few.Ray Price records the Hank Williams' composition I Lost The Only Love I Knew, for Columbia Records in the USA.
Carl Smith records This Orchid Means Goodbye, Do I Liked It? Trademark and Just You Wait 'Til I Get You Alone in Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Flatt and Scruggs and George Hamilton IV play a live show in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
Stonewall Jackson and Justin Tubb play a live show in Sedalia, Missouri, USA.
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet plays a live show in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Jim Reeves And His Blue Boys play a live concert in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada.
Porter Wagoner records Misery Loves Company at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, during an afternoon session.
Kitty Wells, Johnnie And Jack, Marvin Rainwater, Jimmy Newman, Bill Phillips and The Tennessee Mountain Boys play a show in O'Neill, Nebraska, USA.
Ernest Tubb And His Texas Troubadours, Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, Martha Carson, Kathy Perry, Johnny Johnson, Tommy Duncan, Autry Inman and Dick Flood are playing in Sioux City, Iowa, USA.
Jimmie Davis records It's All Coming Home To You, I Wonder If She's Blue, Alimony Blues, When It's Round Up Time In Heaven and other tracks in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Faron Young records You Had A Call, My Dreams and Welcome To My World, with producer Jerry Kennedy, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Bill Anderson records Golden Guitar and Cocktails, for his Decca Records album Bright Lights And Country Music at Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Bobby Bare with Chet Atkins as producer, records, Don't Do Like I Done Son, When Am I Ever Gonna Settle Down and Maggie, in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session includes Fred Carter and Jerry Reed [gtrs], Junior Huskey [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano] and Ray Stevens [vibes].
Sonny Wright records Pain Remover and Hung To Another Man in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
While in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, to record their country-influenced album Sweetheart Of The Rodeo, The Byrds encounter influential country music radio deejay Ralph Emery at WSM, and realise from his attitude towards them, that there is a yawning gulf between rock music and country music. Roger McGuinn and Gram Parsons of The Byrds will be inspired by this meeting to write their acerbic song Drug Store Truck-Drivin' Man about Emery.
According to his passport, Johnny Cash returned to the USA at New York City, on this date.
Tony Bennett, Beverly Sills and Charley Pride perform live at the Annual Record Industry Association Of America (R.I.A.A.) Cultural Award Dinner in the Ballroom Center of the Hilton Hotel, Washington DC, USA.
Charlie Rich reaches No1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart with Behind Closed Doors.
Beneath Still Waters by Emmylou Harris reaches No1 in the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart in the USA.
The Nashville Teens play at The Bull And Gate, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jason And The Scorchers play at The Astoria Centre, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band plays at Chester Fritz Auditorium, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA.
Johnny Cash plays at The Wayne Newton Theatre, Branson, Missouri, USA, during a lengthy series of concerts at the venue.
George Jones is seriously injured when he crashes his Lexus utility truck into a bridge just east of Franklin, Tennessee, USA, while drunk.Elton John and Ryan Adams appear together on CMT Crossroads. Their collaborations include versions of Jim Reeves' He'll Have To Go and Jerry Lee Lewis' Great Balls Of Fire.
Country singer Wynonna Judd is pulled over for driving at 47 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone and arrested for drunk driving near Nashville, Tennessee, USA. After consenting to a Breathalyzer test, Judd blows 0.175% - more than twice Tennessee's legal limit of 0.08%.Oncologist Dr. Albert Malcolm, writes a letter to successful country music singer and songwriter Wayne Perry advising him that his throat cancer is terminal.
Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard play at The Theater For The Performing Arts, Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.Carrie Underwood sings the American National Anthem at the Super Bowl, (New Orleans Saints vs Indianapolis Colts) at The Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida, USA. Watching from the stands are Heidi Newfield, Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett and Joe Don Rooney.
Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Lady Antebellum and Sheryl Crow take part in the Music City Keep On Playin' flood relief benefit concert in the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The event raises over $1.7m.In Thompson's Station, Tennessee, USA, Taylor Swift and Shania Twain recreate scenes from the movie Thelma And Louise to be used in the upcoming CMT Music Awards.
Country star Randy Travis is hospitalized in a critical condition with viral cardiomyopathy caused by an upper respiratory infection. Three days later, he will suffer a stroke which will require surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.
Bad Religion, Twisted Sister, Slayer, Alestorm, Bat Sabbath, Beheading of a King, Body Count, Cynic, Death Angel, Epica, Exodus, Fucked Up, Gideon, GrimSkunk, Hatebreed, Lamb of God, Nashville Pussy, Nepentes, Stick to Your Guns, Sworn In, Symphony X, The Motorleague, Truckfighters, Unearth and We Came As Romans play on the second day of Heavy MTL 2014, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Taylor Swift appears on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in New York City, USA.
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