In 1952, singer-songwriter-guitarist Junior Brown was born in Kirksville, Indiana. He only had two charted hits, but this talented artist is in demand on the true country circuit, as he has a great voice, and is great on that combination steel guitar/electric guitar that he built, called a guitsteel.
In 1954, Johnny and Jack went to Number One with "(Oh Baby Mine )I Get So Lonely". It held that position for two weeks.
In 1965, Tex Ritter joined the Grand Ole Opry. This talented performer is a Hall of Fame member had twenty five charted hits. Of his first fifteen, fourteen were Top Tens, with the other being a Number Fifteen. Of those Top Tens, three were Number Ones, and three were Number Twos. He has an impressive resume as a singer, guitarist and actor.
In 1976, Crystal Gale went to the top of the charts with "I'll Get Over You".
In 1978, singer-songwriter-actor-author Johnny Bond died in Burbank,
California. He wrote "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight", one of my
favorite songs, which is good enough to be anybody's Number One.
In
1980, Milburn Stone, aka Doc Galen Adams to Gunsmoke fans, and a member
of the Wester Performers Hall of Fame at the National Western and
Cowboy Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away. He also was a talented singer and square dance caller.
In 1982, The Bellamy Brothers scored a Number One "For All The Wrong Reasons".
In 2008, Danny Davis, leader of the Nashville Brass, passed away after suffering a heart attack.
