Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On July 6, 2006, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson were inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk on Sunset Boulevard. In 1976, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings recorded "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" and "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" together. Nanci Griffith and Jeannie Seely share this birthday.
Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson were inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk on Sunset Boulevard. Waylon's widow, Jessi Colter, accepted the honor for him.
Jeannie Seely was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Her song "Don't Touch Me" went to No. 2 and won her a Grammy. She made 5,397 Grand Ole Opry appearances, more than anyone else, and died in 2025 at 85.
Fiddler Byron Berline was born in Caldwell, Kansas. He played with Bill Monroe, The Dillards and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and even fiddled on the Rolling Stones' "Country Honk." He died in 2021 at 77.
Nanci Griffith was born in Seguin, Texas. The singer and songwriter blended country and folk, sang duets with Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson, and won a Grammy in 1994. She died in 2021 at 68.
Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings recorded "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" and "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" together. The first song climbed to No. 2 on the country chart in 1978.
Source: americansongwriter.comTammy Wynette married songwriter George Richey. He also took over as her manager and produced several of her albums. It was her fifth and final marriage.
Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum married Cassie McConnell on a beach in the Bahamas.
Source: countrynow.comRoy Rogers, the King of the Cowboys, died at 86 in Apple Valley, California. He and Dale Evans starred on radio and then TV, where The Roy Rogers Show ran from 1951 to 1957, with Trigger and Bullet along for the ride.
Charlie Daniels, the fiddle-playing legend behind "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," died at 83 near Nashville after a stroke. He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 2008 and entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
Jeannie Seely (1940) and Nanci Griffith (1953) were all born on this date.
Every entry is checked by the Country Thang Daily editors. Spot something we got wrong? Let us know and we’ll fix it and note the change.