Eddy Arnold

January 3rd, 1950
Sam Phillips opens the Sun Recording Studio, originally known as the Memphis Recording Service, at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis.

January 1st, 2003
Big Kenny Alpin, already $140,000 in debt, loses most of his last $200 playing black jack in a Las Vegas casino.

December 30th, 1944
Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys appear on the Grand Ole Opry, causing a stir when Monte Mountjoy's drum set is moved onto the stage at the last minute.

December 27th, 1977
Dolly Parton earns the first gold album of her career, with her album Here You Come Again.

December 25th,  2014
Merry Christmas to you and your family from the KLAW101 family: Jeri Anderson, Seth Coburn (the Morning Krew), Nancy Mace and Eric Sharum.

December 23rd, 2003
Craig Morgan delivers an acoustic set in Kuwait, the first concert in a Middle East tour for American G.I.s during the holiday season.

December 20th, 1983
Johnny Cash checks into the Betty Ford Center to prevent an addiction to painkillers administered during a recent hospital stay.

December 19th, 1952
Hank Williams gave his final performance, at the Skyline Club in Austin, Texas.

December 18th, 2007
Taylor Swift was named iTunes’ Country Artist of the Year, and her song "Teardrops On My Guitar" was named iTunes’ top country single of 2007.

December 17th, 1993
The tribute album Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles goes gold, platinum and double-platinum.

December 13th, 2001
Brenda Lee and Chet Atkins join the list of thirteen performers to be inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as they are announced as inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Le...

December 11th, 1946
Hank Williams has his first recording session, for Sterling Records, at the WSM Studios in Nashville, backed by The Willis Brothers and bass player Chuck Wright.