Classic Country Music History for Feb 5th: 1933 - Claude King, singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Shreveport, Louisiana. Became a cast member of the KWKH Louisiana Hayride in 1952. Claudes first #1 hit was his Columbia single Wolverton Mountain in 1962. 1938 - Roy Acuff made his second guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. The huge amount of fan mail generated by this guest appearance was enough to convince acting Opry manager Harry Stone, to make Roy a regular member of the Opry. Prior to Acuff becoming a member of the Opry, the show featured mainly instrumental music. Vocal acts would soon become the mainstay of the Grand Ole Opry. George D. Hay was on medical leave from the Opry at the time Stone hired Acuff. Hay didnt like Roys music, and had refused to hire him in the past. 1940 - Jimmie Davis recorded You Are My Sunshine for the Decca label in New York City. Davis co-wrote the song with Charles Mitchell, and it became a huge hit. 1941 - Henson Cargill 1941-2007, Skip-a-Rope, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1943 - Ernest Tubbs first movie debuted at the New Liberty Theater in Fort Worth, Texas. Ernests wife Elaine attended the showing of Fighting Buckaroo and took pictures of the marquee for friends, and neighbors. Ernest had already moved to Nashville, and when he wasnt playing the Opry, he was playing concert dates with Pee Wee King. 1957 - Bill Haley began his first tour of England. 1960 - Elvis Presley returned to the U.S. from Germany, after he was discharged from the Army. 1963 - Patsy Cline recorded her Decca single Sweet Dreams. Exactly one month later on March 5, 1963, Patsy would die in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. Sweet Dreams hit the charts on May 11, 1963. 1972 - Link Davis 1914-1972, singer, session musician, and multi-instrumentalist died at the age of 57. 1972 - Loretta Lynns Decca single Ones On The Way was the #1 country record. 1979 - Anne Murrays Capitol album New Kind of Feeling was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:00:46 +0000
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