In 1945, Al Dexter was enjoying a seven week stay at the top of the charts with "I'm Losing My Mind Over You".
In 1958, Johnny Cash began a ten week run at the top of the charts with "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen".
In 1964, Matraca Berg, songwriter and performer, was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Though never well received on the charts as a singer, she has written many chart topping songs.
Iin 1968, Henson Cargill began a five week run atop the charts with "Skip A Rope".
In 1973, "She Needs Someone To Hold Her (When She Cries)" was serving two weeks at the top of the charts for Conway Twitty.
In 2002, James Blackwood, founding member of the Blackwood Brothers AND the Masters V, passed away from the effects of a stroke. He was the last surviving member of the Blackwood Brothers original singers.
