aired for the first time on which became the first popular country music show on network TV. Hosted by Red Foley many acts including Patsy Cline, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash, Merle Travis, Slim Whitman, Cowboy Copas, George Jones, George Hamilton IV, Buck Owens, Jim Reeves and Faron Young all appeared on the show. Music executive Si Siman convinced Red Foley to host the show and the deal was set over a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey at the Andrew Jackson Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.
On this day January 22, 1955
Jan 21, 2025 | 7:59 PM
This Day in Country Music
On this day January 22, 1974
George Jones recorded "The Grand Tour" which became Jones' sixth #1 song. The song is widely hailed as one of the finest performances in country music history and in 2014, named the song #38 on its "40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time".
6h ago
On this day January 22, 1955
aired for the first time on which became the first popular country music show on network TV. Hosted by Red Foley many acts including Patsy Cline, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash, Merle Travis, Slim Whitman, Cowboy Copas, George Jones, George Hamilton IV, Bu...
6h ago
On this day January 21, 1957
Patsy Cline made her debut appearance on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts TV show in New York City. The day of the show, she met with the show's producer Janette Davis. Cline had chosen "A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)" to perform on the progra...
Jan 21, 2025
On this day January 21, 1987
Bruce Springsteen inducted Roy Orbison into the . Other artists inducted on the night included: The Coasters, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Carl Perkins, Muddy Waters, Hank Williams and Jackie Wilson.
Jan 21, 2025
On this day January 18, 1938
Born on this day in Spring City, Tennessee, was Hargus Melvin "Pig" Robbins, American session keyboard and piano player. Having played on records for artists such as George Jones, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, David Allan Coe, George Hamil...
Jan 18, 2025
On this day January 17, 2000
Garth Brooks was named Artist of the Decade for the '90s during the at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. He also won awards for Favorite Male Country Artist and Favorite Country Album, for
Jan 17, 2025
On this day January 17, 2018
Kenny Chesney announced that he had left Sony Music Nashville after 23 years and had subsequently signed with Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Chesney had recorded 20 albums, 20 of which had been certified Gold or higher by the RIAA. He had also produc...
Jan 17, 2025
On this day January 15, 1969
Elvis Presley recorded the Mac Davis-penned "Don't Cry Daddy" at the American Studios in Memphis. In 1997 Lisa Marie Presley made a video of "Don't Cry Daddy" where she sings it as a duet with her dad. This video was presented on August 16, 1997, at th...
Jan 15, 2025