In 1903, country music pioneer Cliff Carlisle was born in Taylorsville, Kentucky.
In 1945, Texas country music singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore was born in Amarillo, Texas. He is a true country outlaw, who has had a lot of success simply by sticking to his roots, and refusing to give in to the demands of those who control mainstream music in this day and age.
In 1959, George Jones was enjoying his first Number One Hit, as it was holding that position for the fourth of five weeks. "White Lighting" was written by J.P. Richardson, also known as The Big Bopper.
In 1960, Jim Reeves was almost at the end of a sixteen week run at the top of the charts with his smash, "He'll Have To Go", written by the legendary Joe Allison.
In 1978, Dolly Parton was at Number One for the first of two weeks with "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right".
