Category: News
Courtney Cash, the granddaughter of country music singer Tommy Cash, was stabbed to death Wednesday (3/19).
News reports from WSMV in Nashville state that Cash and her boyfriend, William Austin Johnson, were stabbed multiple times by an acquaintance following an altercation at Cash and Johnson's home in Putnam County. Johnson managed to escape with the couple's 20-month-old daughter, who was unharmed in the attack, and call 911. When police arrived at the house they found Cash dead, her body placed inside a large wooden box. The suspect was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Johnson is at Vanderbilt Hospital, currently in stable condition.
Tommy Cash, the younger brother of the legendary Johnny Cash, issued the following statement on his Facebook page:
“We ask for your prayers for the Cash family at this time. Courtney and her boyfriend are beloved members of my family and like you we have a lot of questions and emotions that we are beginning to sort through today. We ask for you to respect our privacy and appreciate all the support that the public and media has always offered my family, as we handle the loss of my grand-daughter, pray for the father of my great-grand child and journey through the search for justice on this violent act. We are completely heartbroken. It is a time like this that we are grateful for our faith and trusting the loving guidance of God.”
Courtney Cash was 23.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Dates of Note in Country Music, March 16-31
Category: News
(Hall of Fame members in bold on birth/death date, followed by hall[s] of fame in which they are enshrined and the year enshrined. CM=Country Music; BG=Bluegrass; NS=Nashville Songwriter; SG=Southern Gospel.)
March 16:
Ray Walker of the Jordanaires (CM 01) born in Centerville, Mississippi, 1934 (now 80)
Jerry Jeff Walker (ne Ronald Clyde Crosby) born in Oneonta, New York, 1942 (now 72)
Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1951 (now 63)
Tim O'Brien born in Wheeling, West Virginia, 1954 (now 60)
Stan Thorn of Shenandoah born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1959 (now 55)
Ronnie McCoury born in York County, Pennsylvania, 1967 (now 47)
Robert Whitstein born in Colfax, Louisiana, 1944 (died 2001)
Carlton Haney (BG 98) died in Greensboro, North Carolina (stroke), 2011 (was 82)
Plane crash at Otay Mountain near San Diego, California kills Reba McEntire band members Chris Austin, Kirk Capello, Joey Cigainero, Paula Kaye Evans, Terry Jackson, Michael Thomas, and Tony Saputo, 1991
March 17:
Jim Weatherly (NS 06) born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, 1943 (now 71)
Paul Overstreet (NS 03) born in Newton, Mississippi, 1955 (now 59)
Dick Curless born in Fort Fairfield, Maine, 1932 (died 1995)
Hugh Farr (CM 80) died in Casper, Wyoming (unknown causes), 1980 (was 77)
Jimmy Gately died in Madison, Tennessee (unknown causes), 1985 (was 53)
Sammy Pruett died in Birmingham, Alabama (unknown causes), 1988 (was 61)
Terry Stafford died in Amarillo, Texas (liver failure), 1996 (was 55)
Bill Carlisle (CM 02) died in Nashville, Tennessee (natural causes), 2003 (was 94)
Ferlin Husky (CM 10) died in Nashville, Tennessee (congestive heart failure/colon cancer), 2011 (was 85)
March 18:
Billy Armstrong born in Streator, Illinois, 1930 (now 84)
Charley Pride (CM 00) born in Sledge, Mississippi, 1938 (now 76)
Margie Bowes born in Roxboro, North Carolina, 1941 (now 73)
James McMurty born in Fort Worth, Texas, 1962 (now 52)
Smiley Burnette (NS 71) born in Summum, Illinois, 1911 (died 1967)
Dennis Linde (NS 05) born in Abilene, Texas, 1943 (died 2006)
John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas died in Los Angeles, California (heart failure), 2001 (was 65). His solo hit, "Mississippi," was a country hit in 1971.
March 19:
Henry "Friendly Henry" Maddox born in Boaz, Alabama, 1928 (died 1974)
Speck Rhodes died in Nashville, Tennessee (natural causes), 2000 (was 84)
Randall Hylton died in Nashville, Tennessee (brain aneurysm), 2001 (was 55)
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge opened in Nashville, 1960
March 20:
Tommy Hunter born in London, Ontario, 1937 (now 77)
Douglas B. Green (Ranger Doug) of Riders in the Sky born in Great Lakes, Illinois, 1946 (now 68)
Jim Seales of Shenandoah born in Hamilton, Alabama, 1954 (now 60)
Jerry Reed (NS 05) born in Atlanta, Georgia, 1937 (died 2008)
Ralph Mooney (Steel Guitar 83) died in Kennedale, Texas (kidney cancer), 2011 (was 82)
(Hall of Fame members in bold on birth/death date, followed by hall[s] of fame in which they are enshrined and the year enshrined. CM=Country Music; BG=Bluegrass; NS=Nashville Songwriter; SG=Southern Gospel.)
March 16:
Ray Walker of the Jordanaires (CM 01) born in Centerville, Mississippi, 1934 (now 80)
Jerry Jeff Walker (ne Ronald Clyde Crosby) born in Oneonta, New York, 1942 (now 72)
Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1951 (now 63)
Tim O'Brien born in Wheeling, West Virginia, 1954 (now 60)
Stan Thorn of Shenandoah born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1959 (now 55)
Ronnie McCoury born in York County, Pennsylvania, 1967 (now 47)
Robert Whitstein born in Colfax, Louisiana, 1944 (died 2001)
Carlton Haney (BG 98) died in Greensboro, North Carolina (stroke), 2011 (was 82)
Plane crash at Otay Mountain near San Diego, California kills Reba McEntire band members Chris Austin, Kirk Capello, Joey Cigainero, Paula Kaye Evans, Terry Jackson, Michael Thomas, and Tony Saputo, 1991
March 17:
Jim Weatherly (NS 06) born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, 1943 (now 71)
Paul Overstreet (NS 03) born in Newton, Mississippi, 1955 (now 59)
Dick Curless born in Fort Fairfield, Maine, 1932 (died 1995)
Hugh Farr (CM 80) died in Casper, Wyoming (unknown causes), 1980 (was 77)
Jimmy Gately died in Madison, Tennessee (unknown causes), 1985 (was 53)
Sammy Pruett died in Birmingham, Alabama (unknown causes), 1988 (was 61)
Terry Stafford died in Amarillo, Texas (liver failure), 1996 (was 55)
Bill Carlisle (CM 02) died in Nashville, Tennessee (natural causes), 2003 (was 94)
Ferlin Husky (CM 10) died in Nashville, Tennessee (congestive heart failure/colon cancer), 2011 (was 85)
March 18:
Billy Armstrong born in Streator, Illinois, 1930 (now 84)
Charley Pride (CM 00) born in Sledge, Mississippi, 1938 (now 76)
Margie Bowes born in Roxboro, North Carolina, 1941 (now 73)
James McMurty born in Fort Worth, Texas, 1962 (now 52)
Smiley Burnette (NS 71) born in Summum, Illinois, 1911 (died 1967)
Dennis Linde (NS 05) born in Abilene, Texas, 1943 (died 2006)
John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas died in Los Angeles, California (heart failure), 2001 (was 65). His solo hit, "Mississippi," was a country hit in 1971.
March 19:
Henry "Friendly Henry" Maddox born in Boaz, Alabama, 1928 (died 1974)
Speck Rhodes died in Nashville, Tennessee (natural causes), 2000 (was 84)
Randall Hylton died in Nashville, Tennessee (brain aneurysm), 2001 (was 55)
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge opened in Nashville, 1960
March 20:
Tommy Hunter born in London, Ontario, 1937 (now 77)
Douglas B. Green (Ranger Doug) of Riders in the Sky born in Great Lakes, Illinois, 1946 (now 68)
Jim Seales of Shenandoah born in Hamilton, Alabama, 1954 (now 60)
Jerry Reed (NS 05) born in Atlanta, Georgia, 1937 (died 2008)
Ralph Mooney (Steel Guitar 83) died in Kennedale, Texas (kidney cancer), 2011 (was 82)
March 21:
Carol Lee Cooper born in West Virginia, 1942 (now 72)
Tommy Hill died in Nashville, Tennessee (liver and heart ailments), 2002 (was 72)
March 22:
Charlie Poole born in Randolph County, North Carolina, 1892 (died 1931)
Hoyle Nix of the West Texas Cowboys born in Azel, Texas, 1918 (died 1985)
Bobby Garrett (Steel Guitar 95) born in Dallas, Texas, 1935 (died 1999)
Uncle Dave Macon (CM 66) died in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (illness), 1952 (was 81)
Stoney Cooper died in Nashville, Tennessee (heart attack), 1977 (was 59)
Carl Perkins injured in automobile accident near Wilmington, Delaware, 1956
March 23:
David Grisman born in Passaic, New Jersey, 1945 (now 69)
Fiddlin' John Carson born in Fannin County, Georgia, 1868 (died 1949)
Jim Anglin born in Franklin, Tennessee, 1913 (died 1987)
Smokey Rogers born in McMinnville, Tennessee, 1917 (died 1993)
J.D. Miller died in Crowley, Louisiana (complications from heart bypass surgery), 1996 (was 73)
James Roy "Pop" Lewis (BG 06) of the Lewis Family died in Lincoln County, Georgia (natural causes), 2004 (was 98)
Cindy Walker (CM 97, NS 70) died in Mexia, Texas (natural causes), 2006 (was 88)
March 24:
Peggy Sue Webb born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, 1947 (now 67)
Carson Robison (NS 71) died in Poughkeepsie, New York (unknown causes), 1957 (was 66)
Howard Dixon died in East Rockingham, North Carolina (unknown - possible work accident), 1961 (was 57)
Maggie Cavender (NS 89) died in Nashville, Tennessee (stroke), 1996 (was 77)
Henson Cargill died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (complications from surgery), 2007 (was 66)
March 25:
Bonnie Guitar born in Seattle, Washington, 1923 (now 91)
Robbie Fulks born in York, Pennsylvania, 1963 (now 51)
Shad Cobb born in Hazelville, Washington, 1973 (now 41)
Natchee the Indian (ne Lester Vernon Storer) born in Peebles, Ohio, 1916 (died 1970)
Hoyt Axton born in Duncan, Oklahoma, 1938 (died 1999)
Jack Kapp died in New York, New York (cerebral hemorrhage), 1949 (was 47)
Buck Owens (CM 96, NS 96) died in Bakersfield, California (heart attack), 2006 (was 76)
March 26:
Bud Isaacs (Steel Guitar 84) born in Bedford, Indiana, 1928 (now 86)
John Starling of the Seldom Scene (BG 14) born in Durham, North Carolina, 1940 (now 74)
Vicki Lawrence born in Inglewood, California, 1949 (now 65). The Carol Burnett Show actress had one hit, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," which made both the pop and country charts.
Ronnie McDowell born in Fountain Head, Tennessee, 1950 (now 64)
Michael Bonagura of Baillie & the Boys born in Newark, New Jersey, 1953 (now 61)
Dean Dillon (NS 02) born in Lake City, Tennessee, 1955 (now 58)
Charly McClain born in Jackson, Tennessee, 1956 (now 57)
Kenny Chesney born in Lutrell, Tennessee, 1968 (now 46)
Julian Tharpe (Steel Guitar 08) born in Skipperville, Alabama, 1937 (died 1994)
March 27:
Don Warden (Steel Guitar 08) born in Mountain Grove, Missouri, 1929 (now 85)
Bill Callahan of the Callahan Brothers born in Madison County, North Carolina, 1912 (died 2002)
David Rogers born in Houston, Texas, 1936 (died 1993)
March 28:
Roy Dean Webb (BG 09) of the Dillards born in Independence, Missouri, 1937 (now 77)
Charlie McCoy (CM 09) born in Oak Hill, West Virginia, 1941 (now 73)
Reba McEntire (CM 11) born in Chockie, Oklahoma, 1955 (now 59)
Jay Livingston born in McDonald, Pennsylvania, 1915 (died 2001). The pop songwriter's many hits include "Silver Bells," which has been recorded by many country performers.
W.C. Handy (NS 83) died in New York, New York (bronchial pneumonia), 1958 (was 84)
Jim Anglin born in Franklin, Tennessee, 1913 (died 1987)
Smokey Rogers born in McMinnville, Tennessee, 1917 (died 1993)
J.D. Miller died in Crowley, Louisiana (complications from heart bypass surgery), 1996 (was 73)
James Roy "Pop" Lewis (BG 06) of the Lewis Family died in Lincoln County, Georgia (natural causes), 2004 (was 98)
Cindy Walker (CM 97, NS 70) died in Mexia, Texas (natural causes), 2006 (was 88)
March 24:
Peggy Sue Webb born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, 1947 (now 67)
Carson Robison (NS 71) died in Poughkeepsie, New York (unknown causes), 1957 (was 66)
Howard Dixon died in East Rockingham, North Carolina (unknown - possible work accident), 1961 (was 57)
Maggie Cavender (NS 89) died in Nashville, Tennessee (stroke), 1996 (was 77)
Henson Cargill died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (complications from surgery), 2007 (was 66)
March 25:
Bonnie Guitar born in Seattle, Washington, 1923 (now 91)
Robbie Fulks born in York, Pennsylvania, 1963 (now 51)
Shad Cobb born in Hazelville, Washington, 1973 (now 41)
Natchee the Indian (ne Lester Vernon Storer) born in Peebles, Ohio, 1916 (died 1970)
Hoyt Axton born in Duncan, Oklahoma, 1938 (died 1999)
Jack Kapp died in New York, New York (cerebral hemorrhage), 1949 (was 47)
Buck Owens (CM 96, NS 96) died in Bakersfield, California (heart attack), 2006 (was 76)
March 26:
Bud Isaacs (Steel Guitar 84) born in Bedford, Indiana, 1928 (now 86)
John Starling of the Seldom Scene (BG 14) born in Durham, North Carolina, 1940 (now 74)
Vicki Lawrence born in Inglewood, California, 1949 (now 65). The Carol Burnett Show actress had one hit, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," which made both the pop and country charts.
Ronnie McDowell born in Fountain Head, Tennessee, 1950 (now 64)
Michael Bonagura of Baillie & the Boys born in Newark, New Jersey, 1953 (now 61)
Dean Dillon (NS 02) born in Lake City, Tennessee, 1955 (now 58)
Charly McClain born in Jackson, Tennessee, 1956 (now 57)
Kenny Chesney born in Lutrell, Tennessee, 1968 (now 46)
Julian Tharpe (Steel Guitar 08) born in Skipperville, Alabama, 1937 (died 1994)
March 27:
Don Warden (Steel Guitar 08) born in Mountain Grove, Missouri, 1929 (now 85)
Bill Callahan of the Callahan Brothers born in Madison County, North Carolina, 1912 (died 2002)
David Rogers born in Houston, Texas, 1936 (died 1993)
March 28:
Roy Dean Webb (BG 09) of the Dillards born in Independence, Missouri, 1937 (now 77)
Charlie McCoy (CM 09) born in Oak Hill, West Virginia, 1941 (now 73)
Reba McEntire (CM 11) born in Chockie, Oklahoma, 1955 (now 59)
Jay Livingston born in McDonald, Pennsylvania, 1915 (died 2001). The pop songwriter's many hits include "Silver Bells," which has been recorded by many country performers.
W.C. Handy (NS 83) died in New York, New York (bronchial pneumonia), 1958 (was 84)
Farrell "Rusty" Draper died in Bellevue, Washington (heart disease/throat cancer), 2003 (was 80)
Glenn Barber died in Gallatin, Tennessee (heart ailment), 2008 (was 73)
Earl Scruggs (CM 85, BG 91, NS 07) died in Nashville, Tennessee (natural causes), 2012 (was 88)
March 29:
Paul Humphrey (BG 09) of the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers born in Wytheville, Virginia, 1935 (now 79)
Brady Seals of Little Texas born in Hamilton, Ohio, 1969 (now 45)
Moon Mullican (NS 76) born in Corrigan, Texas, 1909 (died 1967)
Jerry Byrd born in Lima, Ohio, 1920 (died 2005)
Texas Ruby died in Nashville, Tennessee (house fire), 1963 (was 54)
Opry announcer Hal Durham died in Nashville, Tennessee (unknown cause), 2009 (was 77)
March 30:
Bobby Wright born in Charleston, West Virginia, 1942 (now 72)
Connie Cato born in Carlinville, Illinois, 1955 (now 59)
March 31:
John D. Loudermilk (NS 76) born in Durham, North Carolina, 1934 (now 80)
Greg Martin of the Kentucky Headhunters born in Louisville, Kentucky, 1954 (now 60)
Howdy Forrester born in Vernon, Tennessee, 1922 (died 1987)
Tommy Jackson born in Birmingham, Alabama, 1926 (died 1979)
Hoyt Hawkins (CM 01) of the Jordanaires born in Paducah, Kentucky, 1927 (died 1982)
William O. "Lefty" Frizzell (CM 82, NS 72) born in Corsicana, Texas, 1928 (died 1975)
Anita Carter born in Maces Springs, Virginia, 1933 (died 1999)
Skeets McDonald died in Inglewood, California (heart attack), 1968 (was 52)
Carl Story (BG 07) died in Greer, South Carolina (complications from heart bypass surgery), 1995 (was 78)
Mel McDaniel died in Hendersonville, Tennessee (lung cancer), 2011 (was 68)
Glenn Barber died in Gallatin, Tennessee (heart ailment), 2008 (was 73)
Earl Scruggs (CM 85, BG 91, NS 07) died in Nashville, Tennessee (natural causes), 2012 (was 88)
March 29:
Paul Humphrey (BG 09) of the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers born in Wytheville, Virginia, 1935 (now 79)
Brady Seals of Little Texas born in Hamilton, Ohio, 1969 (now 45)
Moon Mullican (NS 76) born in Corrigan, Texas, 1909 (died 1967)
Jerry Byrd born in Lima, Ohio, 1920 (died 2005)
Texas Ruby died in Nashville, Tennessee (house fire), 1963 (was 54)
Opry announcer Hal Durham died in Nashville, Tennessee (unknown cause), 2009 (was 77)
March 30:
Bobby Wright born in Charleston, West Virginia, 1942 (now 72)
Connie Cato born in Carlinville, Illinois, 1955 (now 59)
March 31:
John D. Loudermilk (NS 76) born in Durham, North Carolina, 1934 (now 80)
Greg Martin of the Kentucky Headhunters born in Louisville, Kentucky, 1954 (now 60)
Howdy Forrester born in Vernon, Tennessee, 1922 (died 1987)
Tommy Jackson born in Birmingham, Alabama, 1926 (died 1979)
Hoyt Hawkins (CM 01) of the Jordanaires born in Paducah, Kentucky, 1927 (died 1982)
William O. "Lefty" Frizzell (CM 82, NS 72) born in Corsicana, Texas, 1928 (died 1975)
Anita Carter born in Maces Springs, Virginia, 1933 (died 1999)
Skeets McDonald died in Inglewood, California (heart attack), 1968 (was 52)
Carl Story (BG 07) died in Greer, South Carolina (complications from heart bypass surgery), 1995 (was 78)
Mel McDaniel died in Hendersonville, Tennessee (lung cancer), 2011 (was 68)
Monday, March 03, 2014
The Annual Hall of Fame Plea
Category: Opinion
March means Hall of Fame ballots are in the hands of the 300 or so CMA and Hall of Fame members who are now deciding who will have their career crowned with induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
And that means it's time for my annual plea. As I was like a baseball player in a slump last year (a big 0-fer) the list isn't going to change much this year.
VETERANS ERA:
Should Induct: The #1 act on this list isn't going to change until they get inducted. That's Teddy and Doyle Wilburn. C'mon, folks, I know these guys ruffled more than a few feathers in their lifetimes, but they are both gone now; and, Webb Pierce had more than his share of people he'd urinated on (or pissed off) in his life but he was eventually forgiven and inducted. Put the Wilburn Brothers in now.
Also Consider: Jerry Reed (who should've been inducted before he died); Hank Locklin (ditto); the Maddox Brothers and Rose (sole surviving Maddox Brother Don is now 92 and isn't getting any younger); the Browns; Archie Campbell; Cowboy Copas (see Eddie Stubbs' comment every time he plays a Copas song: "He did much more in country music than just die in a plane crash with Patsy Cline"); the Blue Sky Boys; Al Dexter; Elton Britt; or Johnny Horton. But honestly, don't consider any of these until Teddy and Doyle Wilburn get inducted.
MODERN ERA:
Should Induct: Randy Travis. In fact, if I were a betting person I'd bet the ranch, the farm, and five wheel barrels full of Monopoly money on his induction this year. Why? Because of the near-fatal stroke he suffered last year. There's a rule that takes a person off the ballot for three years once they die to prevent the "sympathy vote;" however, there's no such rule for a serious illness. Sad to say that I think he'll be inducted because of the life-threatening medical problems he had in 2013; however, having said that, as Garth Brooks said at his induction a couple of years ago, there aren't too many people more deserving than this neo-traditional superstar.
Also Consider: Keith Whitley; Ricky Skaggs; Ray Stevens; Gene Watson; or Tanya Tucker.
ROTATING CATEGORY (Songwriter):
Should Induct: Hank Cochran. It's criminal that he wasn't inducted before he died. This is his first year of eligibility since his death, and I think the man who wrote everything from "I Fall to Pieces" to "The Chair" should be a shoo-in.
Also Consider: Rodney Crowell (if you aren't going to induct him as a performer put him in for being the incredible songwriter he is); Guy Clark (he may get a sympathy induction); Jenny Lou Carson (my initial response: "you mean she's not already in?"); or Curly Putman.
The announcements will happen sometime in the next six to eight weeks. If the Wilburn Brothers get inducted I'll probably be on CNN: "Writer arrested for doing back flips off statue in Buddy Killen Circle to celebrate Hall of Fame announcement."
March means Hall of Fame ballots are in the hands of the 300 or so CMA and Hall of Fame members who are now deciding who will have their career crowned with induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
And that means it's time for my annual plea. As I was like a baseball player in a slump last year (a big 0-fer) the list isn't going to change much this year.
VETERANS ERA:
Should Induct: The #1 act on this list isn't going to change until they get inducted. That's Teddy and Doyle Wilburn. C'mon, folks, I know these guys ruffled more than a few feathers in their lifetimes, but they are both gone now; and, Webb Pierce had more than his share of people he'd urinated on (or pissed off) in his life but he was eventually forgiven and inducted. Put the Wilburn Brothers in now.
Also Consider: Jerry Reed (who should've been inducted before he died); Hank Locklin (ditto); the Maddox Brothers and Rose (sole surviving Maddox Brother Don is now 92 and isn't getting any younger); the Browns; Archie Campbell; Cowboy Copas (see Eddie Stubbs' comment every time he plays a Copas song: "He did much more in country music than just die in a plane crash with Patsy Cline"); the Blue Sky Boys; Al Dexter; Elton Britt; or Johnny Horton. But honestly, don't consider any of these until Teddy and Doyle Wilburn get inducted.
MODERN ERA:
Should Induct: Randy Travis. In fact, if I were a betting person I'd bet the ranch, the farm, and five wheel barrels full of Monopoly money on his induction this year. Why? Because of the near-fatal stroke he suffered last year. There's a rule that takes a person off the ballot for three years once they die to prevent the "sympathy vote;" however, there's no such rule for a serious illness. Sad to say that I think he'll be inducted because of the life-threatening medical problems he had in 2013; however, having said that, as Garth Brooks said at his induction a couple of years ago, there aren't too many people more deserving than this neo-traditional superstar.
Also Consider: Keith Whitley; Ricky Skaggs; Ray Stevens; Gene Watson; or Tanya Tucker.
ROTATING CATEGORY (Songwriter):
Should Induct: Hank Cochran. It's criminal that he wasn't inducted before he died. This is his first year of eligibility since his death, and I think the man who wrote everything from "I Fall to Pieces" to "The Chair" should be a shoo-in.
Also Consider: Rodney Crowell (if you aren't going to induct him as a performer put him in for being the incredible songwriter he is); Guy Clark (he may get a sympathy induction); Jenny Lou Carson (my initial response: "you mean she's not already in?"); or Curly Putman.
The announcements will happen sometime in the next six to eight weeks. If the Wilburn Brothers get inducted I'll probably be on CNN: "Writer arrested for doing back flips off statue in Buddy Killen Circle to celebrate Hall of Fame announcement."
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Dates of Note in Country Music, March 1-15
Category: News
(Hall of Fame members in bold on birth/death date, followed by hall[s] of fame in which they are enshrined and the year[s] enshrined. CM=Country Music; BG=Bluegrass; NS=Nashville Songwriter SG=Southern Gospel)
March 1:
Janis Oliver of Sweethearts of the Rodeo born in Manhattan Beach, California, 1954 (now 60)
Sara Hickman born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, 1963 (now 51)
Clinton Gregory born in Martinsville, Virginia, 1966 (now 48)
Cliffie Stone (CM 89) born in Stockton, California, 1917 (died 1998)
Pearl Butler died in Nashville, Tennessee (unknown cause), 1988 (was 61)
RCA Victor debuted a new record format -- the 45 RPM, 1949
Johnny Cash and June Carter Smith Nix married in Franklin, Kentucky, 1968
California governor Ronald Reagan issued a full pardon to Merle Haggard, 1972
March 2:
Larry Stewart born in Paducah, Kentucky, 1959 (now 54)
Doc Watson (BG 00) born in Deep Gap, North Carolina, 1923 (died 2012)
Dottie Rambo (NS 07, SG 97) born in Madisonville, Kentucky, 1934 (died 2008)
Lonnie Glosson died in Searcy, Arkansas (natural causes), 2001 (was 93)
March 3:
John Carter Cash born in Madison, Tennessee, 1970 (now 44)
(Hall of Fame members in bold on birth/death date, followed by hall[s] of fame in which they are enshrined and the year[s] enshrined. CM=Country Music; BG=Bluegrass; NS=Nashville Songwriter SG=Southern Gospel)
March 1:
Janis Oliver of Sweethearts of the Rodeo born in Manhattan Beach, California, 1954 (now 60)
Sara Hickman born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, 1963 (now 51)
Clinton Gregory born in Martinsville, Virginia, 1966 (now 48)
Cliffie Stone (CM 89) born in Stockton, California, 1917 (died 1998)
Pearl Butler died in Nashville, Tennessee (unknown cause), 1988 (was 61)
RCA Victor debuted a new record format -- the 45 RPM, 1949
Johnny Cash and June Carter Smith Nix married in Franklin, Kentucky, 1968
California governor Ronald Reagan issued a full pardon to Merle Haggard, 1972
March 2:
Larry Stewart born in Paducah, Kentucky, 1959 (now 54)
Doc Watson (BG 00) born in Deep Gap, North Carolina, 1923 (died 2012)
Dottie Rambo (NS 07, SG 97) born in Madisonville, Kentucky, 1934 (died 2008)
Lonnie Glosson died in Searcy, Arkansas (natural causes), 2001 (was 93)
March 3:
John Carter Cash born in Madison, Tennessee, 1970 (now 44)
Jimmy Heap born in Taylor, Texas, 1922 (died 1977)
Kyle Bailes died (unknown cause), 1996 (was 80)
Harlan Howard (CM 97, NS 73) died in Nashville, Tennessee (heart attack), 2002 (was 74)
Ernie Ashworth died in Hartsville, Tennessee (heart attack), 2009 (was 80)
Benefit concert for the family of DJ "Cactus" Jack Call held in Kansas City, Missouri, 1963. Among those performing: Roy Acuff, Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, George Jones, and Billy Walker.
March 4:
Betty Jack Davis born in Corbin, Kentucky, 1932 (died 1953)
John Duffey (BG 96) born in Washington, DC, 1934 (died 1996)
Scotty Stoneman died in Nashville, Tennessee (overdose of prescription medication), 1973 (was 40)
Minnie Pearl (CM 75) died in Nashville, Tennessee (complications from stroke), 1996 (was 83)
Eddie Dean died in Los Angeles, California (emphysema), 1999 (was 91)
March 5:
Raymond Fairchild born in Cherokee, North Carolina, 1939 (now 75)
Jimmy Bryant born in Moultrie, Georgia, 1925 (died 1980)
Patsy Cline (CM 73) died near Camden, Tennessee (plane crash), 1963 (was 30)
Cowboy Copas died near Camden, Tennessee (plane crash), 1963 (was 59)
Kyle Bailes died (unknown cause), 1996 (was 80)
Harlan Howard (CM 97, NS 73) died in Nashville, Tennessee (heart attack), 2002 (was 74)
Ernie Ashworth died in Hartsville, Tennessee (heart attack), 2009 (was 80)
Benefit concert for the family of DJ "Cactus" Jack Call held in Kansas City, Missouri, 1963. Among those performing: Roy Acuff, Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, George Jones, and Billy Walker.
March 4:
Betty Jack Davis born in Corbin, Kentucky, 1932 (died 1953)
John Duffey (BG 96) born in Washington, DC, 1934 (died 1996)
Scotty Stoneman died in Nashville, Tennessee (overdose of prescription medication), 1973 (was 40)
Minnie Pearl (CM 75) died in Nashville, Tennessee (complications from stroke), 1996 (was 83)
Eddie Dean died in Los Angeles, California (emphysema), 1999 (was 91)
March 5:
Raymond Fairchild born in Cherokee, North Carolina, 1939 (now 75)
Jimmy Bryant born in Moultrie, Georgia, 1925 (died 1980)
Patsy Cline (CM 73) died near Camden, Tennessee (plane crash), 1963 (was 30)
Cowboy Copas died near Camden, Tennessee (plane crash), 1963 (was 59)
Hawkshaw Hawkins died near Camden, Tennessee (plane crash), 1963 (was 41)
Randy Hughes died near Camden, Tennessee (plane crash), 1963 (was 34). Hughes was Patsy Cline's manager and Cowboy Copas' son-in-law as well as the pilot of the ill-fated plane.
Syd Nathan (BG 06) died in Miami, Florida (heart disease/pneumonia), 1968 (was 63). The Cincinnati record store owner founded King Records in 1943, making it the first all-country music record label in history.
Anna Carter Davis (SG 05), original member of the Chuck Wagon Gang and widow of Jimmie Davis, died in Fort Worth, Texas (complications following a fall), 2004 (was 87)
Elvis Presley honorably discharged from the Army, 1960
March 6:
Red Simpson born in Higley, Arizona, 1934 (now 80)
Skip Ewing born in Red Lands, California, 1964 (now 50)
Anna Carter Davis (SG 05), original member of the Chuck Wagon Gang and widow of Jimmie Davis, died in Fort Worth, Texas (complications following a fall), 2004 (was 87)
Elvis Presley honorably discharged from the Army, 1960
March 6:
Red Simpson born in Higley, Arizona, 1934 (now 80)
Skip Ewing born in Red Lands, California, 1964 (now 50)
Cliff Carlisle born in Mount Eden, Kentucky, 1904 (died 1983)
Bob Wills (CM 68, NS 70) born in Turkey, Texas, 1905 (died 1975)
Jean Chapel of the Coon Creek Girls born in Neon, Kentucky, 1925 (died 1995)
Don Stover (BG 02) born in Ameagle, West Virginia, 1928 (died 1996)
Doug Dillard (BG 09) of the Dillards born in East St. Louis, Missouri, 1937 (died 2012)
Elmer "Buddy" Charleton (Steel Guitar 93) born in New Market, Virginia, 1938 (died 2011)
Bob Wills (CM 68, NS 70) born in Turkey, Texas, 1905 (died 1975)
Jean Chapel of the Coon Creek Girls born in Neon, Kentucky, 1925 (died 1995)
Don Stover (BG 02) born in Ameagle, West Virginia, 1928 (died 1996)
Doug Dillard (BG 09) of the Dillards born in East St. Louis, Missouri, 1937 (died 2012)
Elmer "Buddy" Charleton (Steel Guitar 93) born in New Market, Virginia, 1938 (died 2011)
George Jones critically injured in single-vehicle accident, 1999
The siege of the Alamo ended, 1836. Davy Crockett, subject of legendary song, was among those who died during the battle. Johnny Cash would memorialize the fight in his song "Remember the Alamo."
March 7:
Townes Van Zandt born in Fort Worth Texas, 1944 (died 1997)
Jack Anglin died in Nashville, Tennessee (car wreck), 1963 (was 46). Anglin was on his way to Patsy Cline's memorial service at the time of his accident.
Pee Wee King (CM 74, NS 70) died in Louisville, Kentucky (heart attack), 2000 (was 86)
Charlie Lamb died in Nashville, Tennessee (pneumonia), 2012 (was 90)
Claude King died in Shreveport, Louisiana (natural causes), 2013 (was 90)
March 8:
Randy Meisner of Poco and the Eagles born in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, 1946 (now 68)
Jimmy Dormire of Confederate Railroad born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1960 (now 54)
Johnny Dollar born in Kilgore, Texas, 1933 (died 1986)
Jimmy Stoneman of the Stoneman Family born in Washington, DC, 1937 (died 2002)
Stuart Hamblen (NS 70) died in Santa Monica, California (brain tumor), 1989 (was 80)
Hank Locklin died in Brewton, Alabama (natural causes), 2009 (was 90)
March 9:
Mickey Gilley born in Natchez, Mississippi, 1936 (now 78)
Jimmy Fadden of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band born in Long Beach, California, 1948 (now 66)
Jerry Byrd (Steel Guitar 78) born in Lima, Ohio, 1920 (died 2005)
Ralph Sloan of the Ralph Sloan Dancers born in Wilson County, Tennessee, 1925 (died 1980)
Glen Sherley born in Oklahoma, 1936 (died 1978)
George Burns died in Beverly Hills, California (cardiac arrest), 1996 (was 100). The legendary comedian and actor had a country hit with "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again."
Chris LeDoux died in Casper, Wyoming (bile duct cancer), 2005 (was 56)
Final Saturday night Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman before the opening of the new Opry House, 1974
March 10:
Ralph Emery (CM 07) born in McEwen, Tennessee, 1933 (now 81)
Norman Blake born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1938 (now 76)
The siege of the Alamo ended, 1836. Davy Crockett, subject of legendary song, was among those who died during the battle. Johnny Cash would memorialize the fight in his song "Remember the Alamo."
March 7:
Townes Van Zandt born in Fort Worth Texas, 1944 (died 1997)
Jack Anglin died in Nashville, Tennessee (car wreck), 1963 (was 46). Anglin was on his way to Patsy Cline's memorial service at the time of his accident.
Pee Wee King (CM 74, NS 70) died in Louisville, Kentucky (heart attack), 2000 (was 86)
Charlie Lamb died in Nashville, Tennessee (pneumonia), 2012 (was 90)
Claude King died in Shreveport, Louisiana (natural causes), 2013 (was 90)
March 8:
Randy Meisner of Poco and the Eagles born in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, 1946 (now 68)
Jimmy Dormire of Confederate Railroad born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1960 (now 54)
Johnny Dollar born in Kilgore, Texas, 1933 (died 1986)
Jimmy Stoneman of the Stoneman Family born in Washington, DC, 1937 (died 2002)
Stuart Hamblen (NS 70) died in Santa Monica, California (brain tumor), 1989 (was 80)
Hank Locklin died in Brewton, Alabama (natural causes), 2009 (was 90)
March 9:
Mickey Gilley born in Natchez, Mississippi, 1936 (now 78)
Jimmy Fadden of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band born in Long Beach, California, 1948 (now 66)
Jerry Byrd (Steel Guitar 78) born in Lima, Ohio, 1920 (died 2005)
Ralph Sloan of the Ralph Sloan Dancers born in Wilson County, Tennessee, 1925 (died 1980)
Glen Sherley born in Oklahoma, 1936 (died 1978)
George Burns died in Beverly Hills, California (cardiac arrest), 1996 (was 100). The legendary comedian and actor had a country hit with "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again."
Chris LeDoux died in Casper, Wyoming (bile duct cancer), 2005 (was 56)
Final Saturday night Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman before the opening of the new Opry House, 1974
March 10:
Ralph Emery (CM 07) born in McEwen, Tennessee, 1933 (now 81)
Norman Blake born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1938 (now 76)
Johnnie Allan born in Rayne, Louisiana, 1938 (now 76)
Daryl Singletary born in Wigham, Georgia, 1971 (now 43)
Kenneth "Jethro" Burns (CM 01) born in Conasauga, Tennessee, 1920 (died 1989)
Soul singer James Brown guested on the Grand Ole Opry at the request of Porter Wagoner, 1979
March 11:
Jimmy Fortune (CM 08) born in Williamsburg, Virginia, 1955 (now 59)
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel of the Light Crust Doughboys born in Malta, Ohio, 1890 (died 1969)
Jim Boyd of the Cowboy Ramblers died (unknown cause), 1993 (was 78)
March 12:
Marshall Wilborn of the Johnson Mountain Boys and the Lynn Morris Band born in Austin, Texas, 1952 (now 62)
James Taylor born in Belmont, Massachusetts, 1948 (now 66). The legendary pop/folk superstar wrote "Bartender's Blues" and sang with George Jones on Jones' recording of the tune.
Lew DeWitt (CM 08) born in Roanoke, Virginia, 1938 (died 1990)
Ralph Sloan died in Nashville, Tennessee (unknown illness), 1980 (was 55)
March 13:
Jan Howard born in West Plains, Missouri, 1930 (now 84)
Liz Anderson born in Roseau, Minnesota, 1930 (died 2011)
Benny Martin (BG 05) died in Nashville, Tennessee (nerve disorder/illness), 2001 (was 72)
Jack Greene died in Nashville, Tennessee (Alzheimer's disease), 2013 (was 83)
Ezra Carter married Maybelle Addington, 1926
March 14:
Michael Martin Murphy born in Oak Cliff, Texas, 1945 (now 69)
Doc Pomus died in New York, New York (lung cancer), 1991 (was 65)
Dale Potter died in Puxaco, Missouri (cancer), 1996 (was 66)
Tommy Collins (NS 99) died in Ashland City, Tennessee (emphysema), 2000 (was 69)
Bill Bolick of the Blue Sky Boys died in Hickory, North Carolina (natural causes), 2008 (was 90)
March 15:
D.J. Fontana born in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1931 (now 83)
Wayland Holyfield (NS 92) born in Malletttown, Arkansas, 1942 (now 72)
Gunilla Hutton of Hee Haw born in Goteborg, Sweden, 1946 (now 68)
Ry Cooder born in Los Angeles, California, 1947 (now 67)
Kenneth "Jethro" Burns (CM 01) born in Conasauga, Tennessee, 1920 (died 1989)
Soul singer James Brown guested on the Grand Ole Opry at the request of Porter Wagoner, 1979
March 11:
Jimmy Fortune (CM 08) born in Williamsburg, Virginia, 1955 (now 59)
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel of the Light Crust Doughboys born in Malta, Ohio, 1890 (died 1969)
Jim Boyd of the Cowboy Ramblers died (unknown cause), 1993 (was 78)
March 12:
Marshall Wilborn of the Johnson Mountain Boys and the Lynn Morris Band born in Austin, Texas, 1952 (now 62)
James Taylor born in Belmont, Massachusetts, 1948 (now 66). The legendary pop/folk superstar wrote "Bartender's Blues" and sang with George Jones on Jones' recording of the tune.
Lew DeWitt (CM 08) born in Roanoke, Virginia, 1938 (died 1990)
Ralph Sloan died in Nashville, Tennessee (unknown illness), 1980 (was 55)
March 13:
Jan Howard born in West Plains, Missouri, 1930 (now 84)
Liz Anderson born in Roseau, Minnesota, 1930 (died 2011)
Benny Martin (BG 05) died in Nashville, Tennessee (nerve disorder/illness), 2001 (was 72)
Jack Greene died in Nashville, Tennessee (Alzheimer's disease), 2013 (was 83)
Ezra Carter married Maybelle Addington, 1926
March 14:
Michael Martin Murphy born in Oak Cliff, Texas, 1945 (now 69)
Doc Pomus died in New York, New York (lung cancer), 1991 (was 65)
Dale Potter died in Puxaco, Missouri (cancer), 1996 (was 66)
Tommy Collins (NS 99) died in Ashland City, Tennessee (emphysema), 2000 (was 69)
Bill Bolick of the Blue Sky Boys died in Hickory, North Carolina (natural causes), 2008 (was 90)
March 15:
D.J. Fontana born in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1931 (now 83)
Wayland Holyfield (NS 92) born in Malletttown, Arkansas, 1942 (now 72)
Gunilla Hutton of Hee Haw born in Goteborg, Sweden, 1946 (now 68)
Ry Cooder born in Los Angeles, California, 1947 (now 67)
Carl Smith (CM 03) born in Maynardville, Tennessee, 1927 (died 2010)
The final performance of the Friday Night Opry at the Ryman, 1974. The final song was the Opry cast singing "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
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