1937
Born on this day in Mishawaka, Indiana was pedal steel guitarist, Buddy Emmons. He was widely regarded as the world's foremost pedal steel guitarist of his day and was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1980. He recorded with artists including Linda Ronstadt, The Everly Brothers, Ernest Tubb, John Hartford, Ray Price, Judy Collins, and Ray Charles. Emmons died of a heart attack in Nashville, Tennessee on July 21, 2015.

1953
Born on this day was American country music songwriter Tom Douglas. He has written Top 10 Billboard Country hits for John Michael Montgomery, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, ("Grown Men Don't Cry" and "Southern Voice,"), Lady Antebellum, ("I Run to You."), Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney and others.

1955
Born on this day was American guitarist and singer Richard Young from country rock and Southern rock band The Kentucky Headhunters. Their 1989 album Pickin' on Nashville won a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance in 1991.

1955
Born on this day was Cheryl White from American country music vocal group The Whites. The Whites became members of the Grand Ole Opry in 1984 and were current regulars on the program in Nashville, Tennessee. The Whites can be heard on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack with the song "Keep on the Sunny Side".

1959
Johnny Horton recorded "The Battle Of New Orleans" during an evening session at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio on Nashville's Music Row. The song describes the 1815 Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier; the lyrics are evidently intended to be comical. The song, which was written by Jimmy Driftwood, has been recorded by many artists but the singer most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton.

1968
Born on this day in Atlanta, Texas, was Tracy Lawrence, country music singer whose debut album Sticks and Stones was released in 1991, which produced his first chart single and first #1 hit in its title track.

1969
Loretta Lynn released the single "Woman of the World" which became the singers third #1 on the country charts. The track was taken from her LP Woman of the World / To Make a Man.

1972
Born on this day in Bracebridge, Ontario was Deric Ruttan, Canadian country music artist. In September 2007, Ruttan was awarded his first Canadian Country Music Award (CCMA) for Songwriter Of The Year. His first #1 as a songwriter was with friend and collaborator Dierks Bentleys' "What Was I Thinkin.'"

1978
Born on this day in Monticello, Kentucky, was Kevin Denney country music artist who made his debut on the country music scene with the release of his self-titled album (2001's Kevin Denney), which produced three chart singles, including "That's Just Jessie".

1998
Monument released The Dixie Chicks' first major label album, Wide Open Spaces, their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines. At the 41st Grammy Awards, the album was awarded 2 Grammy Awards out of 3 nominations, winning Best Country Album and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "There's Your Trouble."

1999
The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that singer John Denver died in a 1997 airplane crash because he took off with too little fuel in one tank, had trouble switching to his backup tank and inadvertently put his plane into a roll while his attention was diverted. The board also blamed a builder's decision to relocate the fuel tank selector handle, an absence of markings on the handle and nearby fuel gauges, as well as Denver's lack of training in his new plane which caused the crash.

2000
Born on this day was American country singer Bailey Zimmerman. In 2022, he charted the singles "Fall in Love" and "Rock and a Hard Place", which both reached #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. His debut album Religiously The Album was r

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