June 3 in Country Music History

In 1914, Curly Williams was born in Cairo, Georgia. He wrote "Half As Much", made famous by Hank Williams. 

In 1927, Boots Randolph was born in Paducah, Kentucky.  He is famous for his "Yakety Sax". 

In 1948, Too Slim of Riders in the Sky was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Riders in the Sky is known for writing, scoring movies, and their two Grammy awards. 

In 1949, Hank Williams said good bye to the Louisiana Hayride audience before moving up to the Grand Ole Opry. 

In 1967, Bakersfield Sound pioneer and Missouri Country Music Hall of Famer Wynn Stewart went to Number One on the charts with the top song of his career: "It's Such A Pretty World Today".  It held the position for two weeks. 

In 1972, the sunshine shined on Donna Fargo and her Number One hit "The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA". It stayed there for three weeks.

In 1989, Steve Wariner went to Number One with "Where Did I Go Wrong".

In 1994, Grand Ole Opry member Wally Fowler passed away. 

In 1995, Van Stoneman of the Stoneman Family passed away.

In 2000, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw were arrested in Buffalo, New York. The charges should have been conspiring to be impersonating COUNTRY singers.  However, looking back, they are both more talented than most of the current crop of "country" singers.