In 1944, Red Foley was atop the new country charts with "Smoke On The Water".
In 1972, Conway Twitty took his version of "I Can't Stop Loving You" to the top of the charts.
In 1982, Jimmy Wakely passed away in Mission Hills, California.
In 1987, O.B.McClinton passed away, after a year long bout with abdominal cancer. He was a first class entertainer.
In 1989, Rodney and Crowell went "Above and Beyond" his expectations with a Number One single of the same name.
In 1989, Bradley Kincaid, singer/songwriter/entertainer/music entrepreneur, died at the ripe old age of 94.
In 1998, Elvis Presley, Tammy Wynette, George Morgan, and Bud Wendell were inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame.
In 2004, Roy Drusky, smooth voiced singer and member of the Grand Ole Opry, passed away after a long bout with lung cancer.
