1/17/19 Day in the Country
January 17th: 1945 Red Foley became the first country performer to record in Nashville, Tennessee. During the session
January 17th: 1945 Red Foley became the first country performer to record in Nashville, Tennessee. During the session
January 16th: 1943 Born on this day in Robbinsville, North Carolina, was Ronnie Milsap, country music singer and
January 15th: 1950 Born on this day in Bexar, Arkansas, was David Lynn Jones, country music singer-songwriter.
January 14th: 1929 Born on this day in Ralls, Texas, was William Marvin Walker, better known as Billy Walker the
January 11th: 1933 Born on this day in Karnes City, Texas, was Goldie Hill. She became one of the first women to
January 10th: 1948 Loretta Webb married Oliver Vanetta Lynn, commonly known as “Doolittle”,
January 9th: 1951 Born on this day in Paintsville, Kentucky was Crystal Gayle (Brenda Gail Webb), country music
January 8th: On this day 1928 Born on this day in Tennessee, was Luther Perkins, guitarist who played an essential
January 7th: 1930 Born on this day in Maryville, Tennessee, was Jack Greene the country musician nicknamed the
January 4th: 1937 Born on this day in Huntland, Tennessee, was Lorene Mann, American country music singer and