In 1927, Pearl Dee Jones was born in Nashville, Tennessee. She later became Pearl Butler of the husband and wife duo Carl and Pearl Butler, famous for "Don't Let Me Cross Over".
In 1952, Hank Williams made his return to the Louisiana Hayride after being fired by the Grand Ole Opry.
In 1973, Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash outside Natchitoches, Louisiana.
In 1975, Ronnie Milsap was at Number One on the charts with "Daydreams About Night Things".
In 1984, songwriter Steve Goodman passed away form the effects of leukemia. One of his most remembered songs will always be "You Never Even Called Me By My Name", as done by David Allan Coe.
In 1986, John Conlee was atop the charts with "Got My Heart Set On You".
In 1997, Alan Jackson was again Number One on the charts with "There Goes".
In 2004, Skeeter Davis was being remembered as she had passed the previous day from the effects of a long battle with breast cancer. Her original Country Reunion quilt with forty signatures of those greats who participated is on display here at our residence, and we also own a few other pieces of memorabilia from her collection.
