In 1938, Melba Montgomery, singer/songwriter, was born in Iron City, Tennessee.
In 1957, pop music ruled the country charts with "Wake Up Little Susie" by the Everly Brothers. Unfortunately.
In 1967, Tammy Wynette scored her second Number One hit with "I Don't Wanna Play House".
In 1972, Donna Fargo was atop the charts with "Funny Face".
In 1985, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 1989, Clint Black was on top of the charts with his second Number One, "Killin' Time". Unfortunately for him and us, after his first four hits, he became too philosophical in his writing, and the reception of his songs, though some did go to Number One, went down, except for the Steve Warner co-written "Nothin' But The Taillights", which was a great song that was more in tune with what audiences wanted.
In 2000, the Takin' The Country Back Gang took in many of the 75th anniversary shows featuring Garth Brooks. It was one of the best celebrations in Nashville that I remember, and I did attend a few spelled M-A-N-Y.
