March 24 in Country Music History

In 1947, Peggy Sue Webb, sister of Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle, among others, was born in Butcher Holler, Kentucky.  Though never a major force in country music, this singer songwriter did chart nineteen hits.  

In 1955, Wanda Jackson recorded "Don't Touch Me".

In 1958, Elvis Presley was sworn into the Army. "Hair today, gone tomorrow".

In 1979, Anne Murray topped the charts with "I Just Fall In Love Again".  

In 1984, Alabama was atop the charts with "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)". 

In 1995, Irene Williams Smith, sister of Hank Williams, passed away.

In 2000, Joe Talbot, country music executive, passed away. 

In 2007, Henson Cargill died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from the after effects of surgery. Also known as a cattle rancher, he charted sixteen hits, with the first of them being his only Number One, "Skip A Rope".