Chet Atkins told a 15-year-old guitarist he might make a good plumber. His name was Wayne Moss.
He went on to play on "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Jolene" and Blonde on Blonde.
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George Jones said he bet his producer $100 his signature song would flop. Opry fans have since voted it the greatest country song of all time.
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Before Johnny Cash walked out at Folsom Prison in 1968, a radio DJ gave the inmates their cues. So how much of that famous roar was real?
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The rule at Roger Miller's sessions: the first man who fills signs his union cardโฆ and leaves.
Jerry Kennedy built hits that way. Then came five words from the control room.
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A very happy "Heavenly Birthday" to my Dad, the one and only Charles Edward Daniels. Itโs hard to believe that today you would have been 90. I seems like almost yesterday that we were celebrating your 80th. Dad, you are missed every day, and I sure wish we had you around for some of your guidance, wisdom and hugs. Happy Birthday, Dad. You are loved and I know one day I'll see you again. - CD Jr.
Ernest Tubb was 22 when Jimmie Rodgers' widow lent him her husband's guitar. He cut six songs that day โ four sat in a vault for years. Why?
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A Nashville secretary became the first woman to top the pop and country charts at once.
"Harper Valley PTA" came from a memory Tom T. Hall carried since childhood.
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Marty Robbins is born. Loretta Lynn joins the Opry. Farm Aid takes the stage.
Ten stories from country's classic era, all tied to this one week.
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Boots on the dance floor and the busted fiddle on your chest. Drop 005 โ Music Row is live now.
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You've heard them your whole life โ in diners, in films, at weddings.
Ten classic country songs that everybody knows, even folks who swear they don't like country.
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