In 1938, Buddy Spicher, one of the best fiddlers in the world, was born in Dubois, Pennsylvania.
In 1939, Harold Brent Burkett, founding member of the Four Guys, was born in Steubenville, Ohio. The Four Guys were offered a spot on the Grand Ole Opry though they never had a hit. In fact, the crowd pleasers, and they certainly were crowd pleasers, only had three top 100s in their career, though they were some of the most popular of entertainers not only at Opry, but everywhere they performed.
In 1945, Jack Guthrie went to the top of the very young Country Charts with "Oklahoma Hills". Jack Guthrie died in 1948 after a battle with tuberculosis. He had had three Top Five hits on the newly created country charts in the last three years before his death. He was a cousin of Woody Guthrie.
In 1973, Donna Fargo went to the top of the charts with "You Were Always There".
In 1979, "You're The Only One" became a Number One hit for Dolly Parton.
In 1984, Earl Thomas Conley scored his fourth Number One in a row, and the sixth of his career with "Angel In Disguise".
