In 1932, Dick Curless, the Baron of Country Music, was born in Fort Fairfield, Maine. He was a singer who is most remembered for his trucking songs. His biggest hit was "A Tombstone Every Mile".
In 1943, Jim Weatherley, singer and songwriter, was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi. In country music he is best remembered for his songwriting credits on some major Ray Price hits from the seventies, including "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say GoodBye)" and "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me".
In 1952, Susie Allanson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This very talented lady has done much in country music, but has also done much in other areas of the arts, as she is a gifted author, actress. She charted eighteen times on the country charts, and her two biggest hits were "Words" and "Maybe Baby".
In 1955, Paul Overstreet was born in Newton, Mississippi.
Though he is a successful songwriter, he has scored much bigger success
as a songwriter. Nine times he has had singles in the Top Ten as a singer, including two Number Ones, "Daddy's Come Around" and "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love". However, he has written or co-written many of the biggest hits of the past thirty years, including "On The Other Hand", "Forever and Ever, Amen", "When You Say Nothing At All", "A Long Line Love", and "Love Can Build A Bridge".
In 1956, The Louvin Brothers hit Number One with "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby".
In 1962, the incomparable Sheb Wooley had a Number One with "That's My Pa".
In 1973, Barbara Fairchild was at Number One with "The Teddy Bear Song".
In 1984, The Statlers were at Number One with "Elizabeth".
In 1988, Sammy Pruett, guitarist for Hank Williams Drifting Cowboys, passed away.
In 1990, Randy Travis was at Number One with "Rock Hard Bottom Of Your Heart".
In 1996, Jimmy Stafford, writer of "Amarillo By Morning" passed away.
In 2003, Jumpin' Bill Carlisle passed away at his home near Nashville
at the age of 94. He would have said the day before he died that he
would have been "96 year after next".
