Stacker compiled a list of noteworthy milestones from each year of country music history, using a variety of news articles, historical resources, and more.

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We dusted off an old Gretsch Duo-Jet guitar, which put it squarely with that infamous Bo Diddley sound. Once covered, we made way into another side—a much earlier number from Muddy Waters ...