In
1895, cowboy Ken Maynard was born in Vevay, Indiana. He was known for
his fiddling ability and other talents, including the ability to play
many instruments.
In 1899, Sarah Dougherty was born in Cooper Creek, Virginia. She later married A.P.Carter, and they, with her cousin, who was also her husband's sister-in-law, Maybelle, became the First Family of Country Music, The Carter Family. They were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970.
In 1928, Roy Madison Huskey, Jr., known as Junior, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was a great bass player, famous for his Czechoslavkian stand up bass. He is not to be confused with his son, Roy Milton Huskey, who was also a renown bass player and a member of the A-Team.
In 1933, Bobby Hicks, Fiddlers Hall of Fame member, was born. He worked with Bill Monroe as a bass player and a fiddler, and worked for twenty-three years as fiddler in Ricky Skaggs Kentucky Thunder.
In 1936, Steel Guitar Hall of Fame member Hal Rugg was born. As well as working with many of the best in Country Music, Hal also was the music director on the Statler Brothers Show for seven years.
In 1956, Johnny Cash scored his first Number One single with "I Walk The Line". It would stay on the charts for a total of forty three weeks. Johnny Cash would only have fourteen Number One hits, but he would sell many albums, as he had a truly devoted following.
In 1958, Faron Young went to the top of the charts with "Alone With You", and it held this position for thirteen weeks.
In 1972, Paul Brandt was born in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada as Paul Renee Belobersycky. Some how I believe
that he made a good career choice in changing his name. There are those who believe he can remember almost everybody who has ever met him, but usually there are giveaways to this gift.
In 1973, Jeannie Pruett became the last one to join the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium before the move to the new Opry House. Later, Brad Paisley would be inducted in one of the winter shows at the Ryman.
In 1979, Canadian songbird Anne Murray achieved the top spot on the charts with "Shadows In The Moonlight".
In 1984, Anne Murray was again at the top of the charts with "Just Another Woman In Love". In her career, she had ten Number Ones, twenty five Top Tens, and over forty Top Forty hits, so she was a fixture on the charts.
