Today In Country Music History ......December 16th Dec 16, 1895 Lyricist Andy Razaf is born in Washington, D.C. Razaf writes Honeysuckle Rose, In The Mood and Aint Misbehavin, destined to become a country hit for Hank Williams Jr. in 1986 Dec 16, 1918 Stand-up bass player Joe Zinkan is born in Indianapolis, Indiana. A member of Roy Acuffs Smoky Mountain Boys for more than 10 years, he plays on hits by Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins and Tammy Wynette, among others Dec 16, 1918Songwriter Pierre Delanoe is born in Paris, France. He writes the original French lyrics to Je tappartiens, a song that gets translated as Let It Be Me. It becomes a pop hit for The Everly Brothers and a country hit twice: for Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry in 1969 and for Willie Nelson in 1982 Dec 16, 1937 Jim Glaser is born in Spalding, Nebraska. As a member of Tompall & The Glaser Brothers, he backs Marty Robbins on El Paso and earns several hits before chasing a solo career, which earns him a short series of successes in the mid-1980s Dec 16, 1937 Roy Rogers participates in his final recording session as a member of The Sons Of The Pioneers in Los Angeles Dec 16, 1940 Eight months after Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys recorded it, Bing Crosby remakes New San Antonio Rose in Hollywood. His version becomes a pop hit, backed by a remake of It Makes No Difference Now, recorded at the same session Dec 16, 1944 Sax player Al Garth is born in Merced, California. In addition to playing on recordings by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Glenn Frey and Dan Fogelberg, he co-writes Lynn Andersons 1972 hit Listen To A Country Song with Jim Messina Dec 16, 1944 The Battle of the Bulge begins in Europe. Future country star Hawkshaw Hawkins will earn four stars for his participation in the World War II offensive Dec 16, 1946 In her first recording session for Columbia, Molly ODay records Hank Williams Tramp On The Street and When God Comes To Gather His Jewels Dec 16, 1946 Columbia releases Johnny Bonds Divorce Me C.O.D. Dec 16, 1947 Tex Williams records Suspicion Dec 16, 1947 Ernest Tubb records Forever Is Ending Today and Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) during an evening session at Nashvilles Castle Studios Dec 16, 1948 The Chuck Wagon Gang records Ill Fly Away in Dallas, Texas. The single is celebrated by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts among the 365 greatest Songs of the Century Dec 16, 1950 Billboard magazine runs an ad that touts Lefty Frizzells nickname as the result of an amateur boxing career. The claim is untrue, but becomes a part of the Frizzell legacy Dec 16, 1951 Cynthia Dunn is born in Nashville. She becomes Steve Earles second wife in 1977 Dec 16, 1952 A sickly Hank Williams cancels a show in Victoria, Texas. Friends believe he may have had a heart attack, or an overdose Dec 16, 1952 Hank Thompson records Rub-A-Dub-Dub in an afternoon session at Capitols Melrose Avenue studios in Los Angeles Dec 16, 1953 Hank Snow records I Dont Hurt Anymore and Yellow Roses during an afternoon session at New Yorks RCA Studios Dec 16, 1954 Jim Reeves begins a USO tour of Europe that takes him overseas until January 3 Dec 16, 1955 Webb Pierce records Cause I Love You and a duet with Red Sovine, Little Rosa, in Nashvilles Bradley Recording Studio Dec 16, 1959Hank Thompson records A Six Pack To Go in an over-night session at the Capitol Tower in Hollywood Dec 16, 1960 Roy Acuff performs in France, the final show of a USO tour of Europe that lasted more than two months Dec 16, 1963 Jeff Carson is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Compared vocally to Garth Brooks, he earns a hit in 1995 with Not On Your Love, and follows it with The Car, which claims the Academy of Country Musics Video of the Year award Dec 16, 1963 Decca releases the first Loretta Lynn album, Loretta Lynn Sings Dec 16, 1966 In his fourth attempt at the song, Merle Haggard records the hit version of I Threw Away The Rose Dec 16,1969 Columbia releases Johnny Cash & June Carters If I Were A Carpenter Dec 16, 1970 The Tony Orlando & Dawn pop single Knock Three Times is certified gold. Billy Crash Craddock finds country success with the song the following year Dec 16, 1976 Reba McEntire graduates from Southeastern Oklahoma State with a degree in elementary education Dec 16, 1978 Bob Luman makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry Dec 16, 1978 Jenny Lou Carson dies in Torrance, California. A 1971 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, she wrote Tex Ritters Jealous Heart, Eddy Arnolds Dont Rob Another Mans Castle and Hank Snows Let Me Go, Lover! Dec 16, 1978 Lester Flatt is released from Nashvilles Baptist Hospital, where hes been treated for over three weeks for a brain hemorrhage Dec 16, 1981 Warner Bros. releases Emmylou Harris Tennessee Rose Dec 16, 1981 Ray Charles is honored with a star at 6773 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Dec 16, 1982 Marty Robbins will is read in a Williamson County Court. He leaves his entire estate to his wife, Marizona Dec 16, 1982 Epic releases Merle Haggard & Willie Nelsons Reasons To Quit Dec 16, 1982 Epic releases George Jones Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love On Me) Dec 16, 1983 Brentwood Place, the first movie theater in Williamson County, opens in suburban Nashville. The facility is owned by T.G. Sheppard and Jerry Reed Dec 16, 1983 Johnny Cash checks out of Nashvilles Baptist Hospital after being treated for ulcers Dec 16, 1983 Actress Charlene Tilton files for a legal separation from Johnny Lee in a Los Angeles court. The move signals an impending divorce Dec 16, 1983 RCA releases Dolly Partons remake of The Drifters Save The Last Dance For Me, featuring The Jordanaires on backing vocals Dec 16, 1985 Bill Monroe reports a safe containing $10,000 was stolen from his bus during the previous week. The safe weighed 300 pounds Dec 16, 1986 Willie Nelson collects a gold album for The Troublemaker Dec 16, 1986 Tanya Tucker, Paul Overstreet and Paul Davis record I Wont Take Less Than Your Love at the Music Mill in Nashville Dec 16, 1992 Garth Brooks Ropin The Wind album is certified for shipments of 9 million units Dec 16, 1996 Mindy McCreadys Ten Thousand Angels becomes her first platinum album Dec 16, 1996 MCA releases Reba McEntires How Was I To Know Dec 16, 1997 Carl Perkins suffers his third stroke in four weeks and is taken to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee Dec 16, 1997 Kenny Rogers pulls in a gold album for his Christmas project The Gift Dec 16, 1997 The Trisha Yearwood album (Songbook) A Collection Of Hits goes double-platinum Dec 16, 1997 MCA releases George Straits Round About Way Dec 16, 1999 The album LeAnn Rimes is certified gold Dec 16, 2000 Brad Paisley is asked to join the Grand Ole Opry by Little Jimmy Dickens and Jeannie Seely, dressed as Santa Claus and the Mrs., and Bill Anderson. Paisley cries in response to the invitation Dec 16, 2001 Loretta Lynn carries the Olympic torch for a quarter-mile in Louisville, Kentucky, as the torch heads across country to Salt Lake City, site of the 2002 Winter Olympics Dec 16, 2003 Wynonna loses her license for one year, following a November DUI incident. Shes also fined $350 Dec 16, 2003 Gary Stewart is found dead at his home in Fort Pierce, Florida, from a gunshot to the neck in an apparent suicide just weeks after his wifes death. He gained acclaim as a raw honky-tonk singer during the 1970s Dec 16, 2003 The Dixie Chicks Top Of The World Tour: Live album is certified gold Dec 16, 2003 Shania Twains Up! album is certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum for shipments of 10 million units Dec 16, 2004 Elvis Presley Enterprises announces Lisa Marie Presley is selling 85% of her assets to Robert Sillerman, of SFX Entertainment, for $100 million. The sole inheritor of the Presley estate, she retains Graceland mansion and her fathers personal effects Dec 16, 2004 R&B songwriter Freddie Perren dies in Los Angeles. Two of his numerous songs became minor country hits: I Will Survive, for Billie Jo Spears; and Reunited, for Louise Mandrell Dec 16, 2004 Country gospel singer Martha Carson dies in Nashville. The former Grand Ole Opry member is best known for her hit Satisfied, ranked among countrys 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book Heartaches By The Number Dec 16, 2004 The Texas Roadhouse, an Austin restaurant owned in part by local resident Willie Nelson, holds its grand opening Dec 16, 2004 Shania Twains Greatest Hits is certified triple-platinum Dec 16, 2004 George Straits 50 Number Ones is certified quintuple-platinum Dec 16, 2010 Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood deliver the first two of nine concerts at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, joined by unannounced guest Steve Wariner. The shows raise $3.5 million for flood relief Dec 16 2013 Ray Price died on December 16, 2013 from complications of pancreatic cancer And That My Friends Was December 16th In Bygone Years Recording Of The Day.... https://youtube/watch?v=7RWbsi_6jNE
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