In 1941, the Rolls Royce of Female Country Singers, Connie Smith was born as Constance June Meador. Her first single release was "Once A Day" that straight to Number One, where it remained for eight weeks, a record for a chart topper by a female artist that still stands. Though she has had no more Number One records, she has had twenty Top Tens, and has always been one of the most popular and most vocally gifted of female singers. She has also made her mark in Gospel music, having made an excellent recording of Bill Mack's "Clinging To A Saving Hand" which would rate in the top ten of all Gospel recordings on the TTCB charts. She is married to country star Marty Stuart.
In 1952, Keith Bilbrey, legendary announcer on WSM and the Grand Ole Opry, was born in Cookeville, Tennessee. Keith has done it all around country music, worked radio, tv, and has been the in house announcer at the Midnight Jamboree. He today hosts his own syndicated network show, and is friends to many lovers of Traditional and Classic Country Music. As far as we are concerned, Keith is a classic himself.
In 1958, the mother of Elvis Presley, Gladys Presley, died in a Nashville Hospital.
In 1976, Don Williams went to the top of the charts with "Say It Again".
In 1982, David Frizzell aced a monster Number One Hit with "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home". It came from his album, "The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine", that contained a whole albums worth of good country music.
In 1993, "It Sure Is Monday" became a Number One for Texas Country Music Singer Mark Chesnutt.
