In 1920, Luke Wills, one of the three younger brothers of Bob Wills, was born in Texas. He was a pioneering bandleader and instrumentalist.
In 1937, Tommy Overstreet was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
In 1949, Wayne Raney went to the top spot on the charts with "Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me".
In 1955, Justin Tubb became what was at that time the youngest member of the Opry.
In 1983, John Conlee took "I'm Only In It For The Love" to the top of the charts.
In 1988, Highway 101 was atop the charts with "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes".
In 1994, Trisha Yearwood topped the charts with "XXX"s andOOO's (An American Girl)".
