In 1944, "Rosalita" became a Number One hit for Al Dexter. When the country charts were first added as a separate genre, Dexter placed four of the first Number Ones on those charts.
In 1955, Jimmie Fortune, former tenor singer of the Statler Brothers, was born in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was with his appearance with the Statlers that they once again became a major force in the country music business after the forced retirement, due to health problems, of Lew DeWitt.
In 1972, Freddy Hart would attain the Number One position with "My Hang-Up Is You". His record would get hung up at Number One for six weeks. It would be the second of five straight Number Ones for Freddy.
In 1989, Ronnie Milsap was at Number One on the charts with "Don't You Ever Get Tired(Of Hurting Me)".
In 1995, George Strait had another Number One with "You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody".
