Born on this day in Attica, Indiana, George D. Hay, the founder of the original Grand Ole Opry radio program on WSM-AM in Nashville, Tennessee, from which the country music stage show of the same name evolved. The show was originally named WSM Barn Dance, and Hay billed himself as “The Solemn Old Judge.”
On this day November 09, 1895
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On this day November 13, 2003
Wynonna Judd was arrested for drunk driving near Nashville, Tennessee after being pulled over for driving 47 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. After consenting to a Breathalyzer, Judd blew a .175 - more than twice the state's legal limit of 0....
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On this day November 12, 1955
magazine's annual disc jockey poll voted Elvis Presley as the most promising country and western artist.
Nov 12, 2024
On this day November 11, 2011
Rodney Atkins was arrested for allegedly trying to smother his wife Tammy McDonald with a pillow. He was released on $2,500 bail three hours after the arrest, and was ordered by Williamson County, Tennessee court to take an anger assessment. The alterc...
Nov 11, 2024
On this day November 10, 1973
One of Nashville's most notorious murders made national headlines when David Akeman (aka Stringbean) and his wife, Estelle, were killed when they interrupted a burglary after returning home. Their bodies were found the next day. Their assailants, 23 ye...
Nov 10, 2024
On this day November 09, 1895
Born on this day in Attica, Indiana, George D. Hay, the founder of the original Grand Ole Opry radio program on WSM-AM in Nashville, Tennessee, from which the country music stage show of the same name evolved. The show was originally named WSM Barn Dan...
Nov 09, 2024
On this day November 07, 1991
Garth Brooks was at #1 on the US country chart with his third studio album, The album repelaced his previous album at the #1 postion, where it enjoyed a combined 18 weeks at the top of the charts.
Nov 07, 2024
On this day November 04, 1930
Henry Horton was re-elected to a third term as governor of Tennessee, USA. Immediately, Nashville residents began withdrawing money from Caldwell-affiliated banks en masse, because Horton and the Caldwell Bank had both been involved in a scandal involv...
Nov 04, 2024
On this day November 03, 1965
Johnny Wright was at #1 on the Country chart with "Hello Vietnam." The single, with backing vocals from his wife, Kitty Wells, was later used as the opening theme in the 1987 Stanley Kubrick film
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