March 9 in Country Music History

In 1925, Ralph Sloan, of the Tennessee Travelers Square Dancers, and regular on the Grand Ole Opry, was born.

In 1934, Edna Peters was born. She is the mother and grandmother of the owners of this site, born and raised during the depression, and, in her early years, was familiar with Hank Williams and Pappy Neal MacCormick, who both lived in the area where she was raised. She was also raised with a number of regional artists including Boots Barnes.  As a matter of fact, she and my dad used to dance to the music of Hank and Pappy during their performances in and around DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

In 1936, Mickey Gilley was born in Natchez, Mississippi.  A great recording artist, with seventeen Number One records, he is best known for the Gilley's nightclub of "Urban Cowboy" fame.  He should be in the Hall of Fame.  He is also the first cousin of both Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart.

In 1948, Jimmie Fadden, of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, was born in Long Beach, California.  His specialty was the harmonica.

In 1962, George Dewey Peters died of a heart attack. As my grandfather, he was the first one I remember singing "Cattle Call" to the cows, as they started up "the lane" for the barn, where they would be fed and bedded down for the night.

In 1968, "Take Me To Your World" by Tammy Wynette went to Number one on the Billboard Charts.

In 1974, "There Won't Be Anymore" by the Silver Fox, Charlie Rich, went to the top spot on the charts. where it remained for two weeks.

In 1985, "My Only Love" by the Statler Brothers went to Number One on Billboard country charts.

In 1991, "Brother Jukebox" by Mark Chesnutt went to Number One on the charts.  It stayed there for two weeks.

In 1996, Alan Jackson hit the top spot on the charts with "I'll Try". 

In 1996, George Burns, best known as a comedian, actor, and writer, but to us country fans as a charted singer, passed away at age 100 in Beverly Hills, California.  Of his three charted country hits, two are especially remembered, "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again", which was a Top Fifteen hit, and "Willie; Won't You Sing A Song With Me", a song referring to the fact that Willie Nelson has recorded with just about anybody and everybody who has ever asked him. 

In 2005, Chris Ledoux died of liver problems.