A Day in the Country

1949 25 year-old Hank Williams made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry, where he became the first performer to receive

1933 Born on this day in Morrisville, Missouri Winford was Wynn Stewart, the country music performer who was one of

1937 Born on this day in San Benito, Texas, was Country musician Freddy Fender who had the 1975 US Country #1 hit

1966 Born on this day in Sydney, Australia, was Jamie O’Neal, country singer and songwriter. Her 2000 debut

1931 Born on this day, was Clint Ballard, Jr., American songwriter who wrote two Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits. The

1964 Buck Owens was at #1 on the country charts with “My Heart Skips a Beat”, Owens’s third chart

1950 George Jones married his first wife Dorothy Bonvillion, the couple divorced slightly more than a year

1952 Born on this day in Los Angeles, California was guitarist Pat Flynn. He joined the progressive New Grass Revival

1918 Born on this day near Henderson, Tennessee, was Richard Edward Arnold, who became known as Eddy Arnold.