March 25 in Country Music History

In 1927, country music executive and one of the founders of the Hall of Fame, Joe Talbot, was born.

In 1935, Leon McAuliffe, steel player, joined the Texas Playboys. 

In 1938, Hoyt Axton was born in Duncan, Oklahoma. 

In 1944, Al Dexter was at Number One with "So Long Pal".  It had the Number One position for thirteen weeks. 

In 1947, Johnny and Jack recorded for the first time.

In 1949, Jack Kapp, founder of Decca Records, passed away. 

In 1961, Minnie Pearl opened for Elvis. Her husband, Henry Cannon, piloted Elvis around until Elvis bought his own plane.

In 1963, Johnny Cash recorded the June Carter and Merle Kilgore penned "Ring Of Fire". Some of those featured artists on the recording included W. S. Holland, Luther Perkins, Cowboy Jack Clement, The Carter Family, Bill Purcell, Marshall Grant, Karl Garvin, and Bill McElhiney. Don Law and Frank Jones produced the cut.

In 1963, Robbie Fulks, alternative country singer, guitarist and songwriter, was born in York, Pennsylvania.  One can get a taste of his music on the "Caught in the Webb" tribute album to Webb Pierce.

In 1967, Jim Reeves posthumously went to Number One with "I Won't Come In While He's There".

In 1989, Reba McEntire was atop the charts with "New Fool At An Old Game".   

In 2006, we lost one of the greatest of the great entertainers. Buck Owens passed away in his sleep of a heart attack. Also on this date, in 1966, Buck and his Buckaroos went to Carnegie Hall in New York City and recorded a live album, "Carnegie Hall Concert", which would go to Number One for five weeks.