In 1915, Les Paul, Grammy award winning guitarist, was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. His contributions to ALL types of music cannot be overstated.
In 1973, Johnny Rodriguez went to the top of the charts with "You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)". It was his first Number One hit in a brilliant career, which started going down when he became trapped in substance abuse, and all of the problems that accompany it.
In 1979, Kenny Rogers was atop the charts for two weeks with "She Believes In Me". This was his seventh Number One hit, out of over twenty he has scored in his career.
In 1984, "Someday When Things Are Good" topped the charts for Merle Haggard, a song co-written with his one-time wife, Leona Williams. By the time this song topped the charts, their marriage was history, so things must have been good.
In 1990, George Strait began a five week run at the top of the charts with "Love Without End, Amen". It was written by Aaron Barker, who, like Dean Dillon, has made a pretty good career out of writing songs that Strait took high on the country music charts.
