In 1941, Earl Thomas Conley was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. He has charted forty times, with eighteen of them being Number Ones, twenty six being Top Ten, and thirty two of them being Top Forty.
In 1953, The Davis Sisters were atop the charts with "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know".
In 1958, Alan Jackson was born in Newnan, Georgia. He has had at least twenty four Number One songs, with some of his best not quite reaching the peak, including "Here In The Real World", and "Wanted".
In 1964, Buck Owens was at Number One with "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me".
In 1981, Eddie Rabbitt was atop the charts with "Step By Step".
In 1987, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was Number One on the charts with "Fishin' In The Dark".
In 1991, Tennessee Ernie Ford, television star and singer, died as the result of many years of alcohol abuse.
In 1992, Randy Travis was again atop the charts with "If I Didn't Have You".
In 2002, Pete Kirby, also known as Bashful Brother Oswald, passed away at age 90. He was a star for years with Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, and from 1939 until his death, when he was a member of the Opry as a dobro and banjo player, he was a regular on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry.
