September 15th: On this day

1903
Born on this day in Maynardville, Tennessee, was Roy Acuff, who became synonymous with the Grand Ole Opry following his 1938 debut. In 1962, he became the first living inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the star singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful. He died in Nashville on November 23, 1992 of congestive heart failure.

1957
Patsy Cline married her second husband Charlie Dick. The pair met in 1956 while Cline was performing with a local Virginia band. Following Cline's death in 1963, Dick married country artist Jamey Ryan in 1965.

1960
Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams was released in the US, the singer, songwriters seventh studio. Contrary to what the title might suggest, only the first four out of the twelve tracks on the album were written by Williams himself, with most of the others being versions of Cash's self-penned songs.

1973
Dottie West released "Country Sunshine". The song was both a Coca-Cola ad jingle and a single and was co-written by West, along with Billy Davis and Dianne Whiles. Its popularity as a commercial jingle led to its single release by RCA Victor and the single became among West's commercially-successful releases, reaching the top ten of the US and Canadian country charts. The commercial was such a success that Coke offered West a lifetime contract to write jingles for their company. West had reportedly composed 15 Coke commercial jingles by 1979.

1975
Glen Campbell was at #1 on the US Country album chart with Rhinestone Cowboy, the singer, guitarists 30th album. Campbell had heard the song (written by Larry Weiss) on the radio during a tour of Australia and once back in the US decided to record a version.

1975
Dolly Parton released hersixteenth solo studio Dolly. The album's first single, "The Seeker", peaked at #2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

1981
Born on this day was Andy Gibson American country music singer. He co-wrote "Don't You Wanna Stay", a duet between Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson which reached #1 on the country music charts in 2011.

2003
Miranda Lambert signed with Epic Records. She gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut album Kerosene.

2007
Garth Brooks' song, "More Than a Memory" became the first song to debut at #1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs chart, since the start of the magazine's all encompassing country chart in 1958. It was released as his 51st single and first single from his 2007 compilation The Ultimate Hits.

2018
Luke Combs was at #1 on chart with his debut album This One's for You. It was #1 on the Top Country Albums chart for 50 weeks, a record for a male artist on this chart.

2024
American bluegrass mandolinist and singer David Davis died from injuries caused by an automobile accident in Snead, Alabama, he was 63. In 2014, Davis was inducted into America's Old-Time Country Music Hall Of Fame.