If this is your birthday, congratulations! You share this date with an iconic name in country music. Record producer Owen Bradley, born in Westmoreland, Tennessee, in 1915. He establishes the first recording studio on what becomes Nashville's Music Row, heads Decca Records, and produces Patsy Cline, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, and Brenda Lee among others, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1974.

Events That have Happened On This Date In Country Music

Hulton Archive
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1967- The Music City News presents its first annual awards at Ernest Tubb's Record Shop. Merle Haggard wins Favorite Male Artist, and Loretta Lynn wins Favorite Female Artist.

1988-Warner Bros. releases Randy Travis' "Deeper Than The Holler"

2012-Garth Brooks, Connie Smith and session keyboard player Hargus "Pig" Robbins officially join the Country Music Hall of Fame during a medallion ceremony in Nashville.

Now Let's P-A-R-T-Y!

Erika Goldring
Erika Goldring
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Concho Valley birthdays include:

Hailey Stewart, 20 something. From Aunt Cruz and Grandma Santos.

Meagan Brown, 21. From Richard. Meagan wins the dessert of her choice today from Papa Murphys.

No wedding anniversaries to report.

 

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