COUNTRY MUSIC HITS THIS DAY IN: TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:
1949
One Kiss Too Many - Eddy Arnold
1957
Four Walls - Jim Reeves
1965
Before You Go - Buck Owens
1973
Why Me - Kris Kristofferson
1981
I was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool - Barbara Mandrell
1989
I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party - Roseanne Cash
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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
compiled by Bill Morrison
George Wilkerson, fiddler, founder of the "Fruit Jar Drinkers," born Stevenson, AL 1895.
Link Davis, vocals/session musician born Wills Point, TX 1914.
Grand Ole Opry star Uncle Dave Macon, recorded his first session 1924.
Bob Beckham, recording artist/music publisher, born Stratford, OK 1927.
Jerry Vale born in 1932.
The Everly Brothers single "I Wonder If I Care As Much" charted 1957.
Fred Young "Kentucky Headhunters" born Glasgow, KY 1958.
Buck Owens recorded "I Don't Care/Buck's Polka" 1964.
Capitol Records released Buck Owens' single "Let The World Keep On A Turning" 1968.
Gail Davies debuted on the charts with "No Love Have I," 1978.
Ervin Rouse, age 63, of the "Rouse Brothers" died 1981.
Capitol released Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Capitol Collectors Series" 1991.
Marty Stuart and Connie Smith were married 1997. The ceremony took place on an Indian reservation in South Dakota.
Audium released Charlie Daniels' album "In America" 2003.
