In 1949, Eddy Arnold had a Number One hit with "I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love).
In 1958, Neal McCoy was born in Jacksonville, Texas.
In 1983, George Jones was Number One with "I Always Get Lucky With You". It was the Possum's ninth Number One as a solo artist, and was cowritten by Merle Haggard.
In 1988, "Don't We All Have The Right" by Ricky Van Shelton was the Number One hit on the Country charts.
In 2003, Sam Phillips passed away. Phillips was known as being the owner of Sun Records, which was the most innovative studio in the country during the time that Phillips owned it. He is known for his contributions to rock and roll, blues, and soul, but he should be given credit for his contributions to country through Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley. Through Elvis, here are just some of the names in country music that still bring a smile to our face. Eddie Rabbitt, Tony Brown, Richard Sterban, Emory Gordy, Jr., Dave Rowland, Jerry Chesnut, D J Fontana, James Burton, Chet Atkins, Charlie Daniels, Ronnie Milsap, Jim Ed Brown, Maxine Brown, Bonnie Brown, Mac Davis, Jerry Reed, Glen Campbell, and the Jordanaires are just a few of the names that we all recognize, and most of them got their big breaks by working with Elvis.
