In 1948, Larry Gatlin was born in Seminole, Texas. Along with his brothers, he has been a part of forty two charting records, with three of them being Number One hits. He has also enjoyed success with fifteen more Top Ten records, and has written many, if not all, of them. He broke into the big time with Dottie West, and has been a major force in country music since that time.
In 1960, Merle Haggard was in San Quentin when incorrigible Caryl Chessman was executed. "The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom......."
In 1962, 1990's country recording star Ty Herndon was born in Meridian, Mississippi. He charted seventeen songs with three of them being Number One hits.
In 1970, Marty Robbins went to the top spot on the charts with "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife". Of his ninety four charted records, it was the fourteenth of sixteen Number Ones. He added thirty one Top Ten records to those Number Ones, and wrote many of his own hits. He was also a great guitarist and pianist, and was probably the greatest entertainer in country music history. Is there any wonder that he was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame before he died?
In 1981, Conway Twitty was atop the charts with "Rest Your Love On Me", penned by Barry Gibb, lead singer of the BeeGees.
In 1987, T. Graham Brown scored a Number One with "Don't Go To Strangers".
