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 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 12th, 2003
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, in its seventh year, donated its one-millionth book, The Little Engine That Could, to the parents of a one-year-old in Danville, Alabama.
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.
December 10th, 1927
After a couple years on the air, the radio show The WSM Barn Dance was introduced for the first time as the Grand Ole Opry and became known as the Opry from that day on.
December 6th, 1988
Recording begins for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2" with Johnny Cash, John Denver, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Earl Scruggs, Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, The Whites, Chris Hillman and others.
December 5th, 1956
Several artists were dismissed from the Grand Ole Opry including Ray Price, Faron Young, George Morgan (Lori's dad), Johnny Wright, Kitty Wells and Justin Tubb.