21 November

Hal Smith, fiddler/publisher/entertainment executive, born Cullman County, AL 1923.
Jean Shepard born "Ollie Imogene Shepard," in Paul's Valley, OK 1933.

Flatt & Scruggs recorded there first session for Columbia Records 1950.
Jean Shepard joined the Grand Ole Opry 1955.

Johnny Burnette's single "You're Sixteen" charted 1960.
George Jones' single "A Good Year for the Roses" debuts on the charts 1970.
Kelsi Osborn, of "SHeDAISY" born Magna, UT 1974.

Lynn Anderson's album "Rose Garden" certified platinum 1986.
Johnny Cash's two live prison albums, were both certified platinum 1986
Garth Brooks released his "Fresh Horses," album 1995.

Jim Eanes, age 71, Bluegrass singer/guitarist, died 1995.
MCA Nashville released Vince Gill's "Souvenirs" album 1995.
MCA released "The Best of Joe Ely" 2000.

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17 November

Wiley Walker of "Wiley & Gene" born Laurel Hill, FL 1911.


Bruce Hinton, MCA executive, born Tell City, IN 1936.

Gordon Lightfoot born Orilla, Ontario, Canada 1938.

Henry Whitter, rural folk music recording pioneer, died Morganton, NC 1941.

Gene Clark, singer/songwriter/guitarist, born Tipton, MO 1944.

Opry House Matinee, hosted by Eddy Arnold and Ernest Tubb, debuted on the Mutual Radio Network 1945.

Eva Overstake, age 33, a.k.a. Mrs. Red Foley, took her own life after learning her husband was having an affair with Sally Sweet 1951. Red Foley married Sally Sweet, a short time later.

Marty Robbins' "Singing The Blues," went to #1 in 1956.

Brenda Lee released "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree," 1958.

Richard Adams Jr., of the Johnson Mountain Boys, born Gettysburg, PA 1958.

Waylon Jennings' "Yours Love," charted 1968.

Gary Stewart's "Ramblin Man" charted 1973.

CMH released Butch Baldassari's album "Evergreen" 1994.

Shania Twain's album "The Woman In Me" certified as having sold over ten million units 1997.

Garth Brooks released his two-disc concert set "Double Live," 1998. The album sold over fifteen million copies making it the best selling live album in history.

Blake Shelton and wife Kaynette were married 2003.

Don Gibson, age 75, died in Nashville, TN 2003.

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15 November

Lowell Blanchard, Promoter, born Palmer, IL 1910.


William Fries, a.k.a. "C. W. McCall," born Audubon, IA 1928.

Patsy Montana was hired by WQAM radio, in Miami, FL 1950.

Hank Snow released "A Fool Such As I" 1952.

Elvis' first movie, "Love Me Tender" premiered in New York City in 1956. Elvis made a total of thirty-three movies.

Bobby Helms recorded "Fraulein," 1956, and it remained on the charts for fifty-two weeks.

Jack Ingram born Houston, TX 1970.

Albert E. Brumley, age 72, gospel songwriter, died 1977.

Alabama's "Alabama Christmas" album certified gold in 1985.

Randy Travis' "Diggin' Up Bones" was #1 on the Country charts 1986.

Capitol Nashville released John Berry's album "Things Are Not the Same" 1994.

Wynonna made her acting debut on TV's "Touched By An Angel," 1998.


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14 November

- Ken Carson, "Sons of the Pioneers," born 1914.

- Noel Boggs, western swing steel guitarist, born Oklahoma City, OK 1917.
- Merle Travis recorded "Won'tcha Be My Baby," 1950.
- Marty Robbins first Columbia recording session 1951.
- Ernest Tubb recorded "I'm In Love With Molly," for Decca 1951.
- The Carlisles joined the Grand Ole Opry 1953.
The "Blue Bonnet Barn Dance," debuted 1953 on KCEN-TV Temple, TX.
Time Magazine coined the phrase "Nashville Sound," in an article 1960.
Johnny Cash was arrested in Nashville, for an alcohol related offense 1961.
Tom T. Hall recorded "I Flew Over Our House Last Night" 1972.
Johnny Paycheck released his album "Take This Job and Shove It" 1977.
Rosanne Cash's single "My Baby Thinks He's a Train" went to #1 1981.
Mel Tillis' home severely damaged by fire 1988.
Wynonna and hubby Arch Kelley III announced that they were divorcing 1998. The couple was married in 1995, after Wynonna became pregnant with their second child.
Jasmine Records released Red Foley's album "Stay a Little Longer" 2000.
Collectables released Flatt & Scruggs "Town and Country/Changin' Times" 2000.
Toby Keith was named "Favorite Male Artist" for the third consecutive year, at The American Music Awards show in Los Angeles 2004.

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