In 1928, Jerry Rivers, most famous for his stint with Hank William's Drifting Cowboys, was born in Miami, Florida.
In 1935, Bill Denny was born in Nashville.
In 1945, Tex Ritter had a Number One hit entitled "You Two-Timed Me Once Too Often".
In 1949, Henry Paul, vocalist and guitarist for Blackhawk, was born in Kingston, New York.
In 1949, Charlie and Ira, the Louvin Brothers had their first recording session.
In 1958, a "Blue Blue Day" became a great day for Don Gibson, as he notched his second Number One hit.
In 1973, "Everybody's Had The Blues" became a reason to shed the blues and smile for Merle Haggard, as he again was sitting on the top of the charts with country music's Number One single.
In 1979, Charlie Daniels became a legend with his Number One hit, "The Devil Went Down To Georgia".
In 1984, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band scored their first Number One hit with "Long Hard Road (Sharecropper's Dream".
