Monday, March 18, 2013

March 27 in Country Music History

In 1940, Melvin Sloan of the Melvin Sloan Dancers was born.

In 1971, Jan Howard joined the Grand Ole Opry.

In 1965, Roger Miller went to Number One with "King of the Road".

In 1971, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn went to Number One with "After The Fire Is Gone", one of the greatest duets of all time.

In 1976, Don Williams went to Number One with "Til The Rivers All Run Dry".

In 1982, Razzy Bailey went to Number One with "She Left Love All Over Me". 

In 1993, Clint Black was atop the charts with "When My Ship Comes In".