In 1958, one of the last great honky-tonk singers to grace the country music charts, Joe Diffie, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In his heyday, he charted thirty five times, not including Christmas songs, and held the Number One spot five times, and adding eleven other Top Tens to his list of accomplishments.
In 1958, Mike McGuire, drummer and founding member of Shenandoah, was born in Haleyville, Alabama.
In 1960, Marty Roe, lead singer of Diamond Rio, was born in Lebanon, Ohio.
In 1974, Lynn Anderson was atop the charts with "What A Man, My Man Is".
In 1985, The Judds began a two week run at the top of the charts with "Have Mercy".
