In 1924, the man we all knew as Ira Louvin, of the Louvin Brothers, was born in Section, Alabama. There are some very good duos in country music, and have been many more, but it is hard to imagine any of them having more talent than Ira and Charlie, the Louvin Brothers, born Loudermilks. The Louvins put out twelve great hits in their years as Brothers, and then they split, and almost instantly Ira was killed in a bad wreck.
In 1928, Hillous Butrum was born in Lafayette, Tennessee. He was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, bassist, record producer, and video producer who is best known for his work with The Drifting Cowboy Band of Hank Williams, Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch Boys, and for many recording sessions with Marty Robbins. He was also a founding member of ROPE, of which I am currently, and have been a member since 1997.
In 1931, singer/songwriter Carl Belew was born in Salina, Oklahoma. Though he charted eleven hits, he is more famous for his writing credits on songs such as "Am I That Easy To Forget", "What's He Doing In My World", and "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon", among many others.
In 1948, singer/songwriter Paul Davis was born in Meridian, Mississippi. Though he will forever be remembered for his work as a pop artist, he also wrote many country hits, and also performed on a few that were successful on the charts.
In 1973, Donna Fargo held the top spot on the charts with "Superman".
In 1979, Kenny Rogers and Dottie West held the top position on the charts with their version of "All I Ever Need Is You".
In 1984, Johnny Lee, with Lane Brody, had a firm grasp on Number One with "The Yellow Rose", the theme from a great soap on TV starring Edward Albert, Ken Curtis, David Soul, Cybill Shepherd, Jane Russell,Noah Beery, Jr., Chuck Connors, and many other fine actors and actresses. This was my favorite TV show for the entire time it was on.
In 1990, "Love On Arrival" began three weeks at Number One for Dan Seals.
In 2000, Neal Matthews, Jr, of the Jordanaires, passed away. The Jordanaires backed just about everybody who was somebody in country music during their heyday, including Elvis Presley.
