In
1917, acting great Robert Mitchum was born. Favorite roles were as the
drunk sheriff in El Dorado when John Wayne's character says "I'm
looking at a drunk with a (pause) tin badge pinned to it." I also loved
his narration of "Tombstone". He charted twice in country music, one a Top Ten with "Little Old Wine Drinker Me".
In 1922, Old Joe Clark, aka Manuel D. Clark of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance, was born in Erwin, Tennessee.
In 1953, Mark Defresne of Confederate
Railroad was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Rumor has it that he likes
his women a little on the trashy side. The rumor is unconfirmed.
In
1959, singer-songwriter-producer-label executive Darrell Scott was
born. "It's A Great Day To Be Alive" was just one of the many hits he
has written.
In 1964, recording artists The Lynns, daughters of Loretta and Mooney Lynn, were born. They were christened Patsy and Peggy.
In 1977, Charlie Rich hit the top of the charts with "Rollin' With The Flow".
In 1983, the top song on the charts was "Your Love's On The Line" by Earl Thomas Conley.
In 1988, "Baby Blue" by George Strait topped the charts. This song was written by Aaron Barker, who is one of the major hit makers of today, and not a bad singer and musician himself.
In 1999, Colleen Carroll Brooks, recording artist and mother of Garth Brooks, passed away from cancer.
