A Day In Music
A Day in Music - August 23rd
Today in country music history:
2003 - Ronnie Milsap and Lorrie Morgan inducted Trace Adkins into the Grand Ole Opry.
1993 - Alan Jackson and his wife Denise welcomed their second daughter, Alexandra Jane Jackson.
1980 - Eddie Rabbitt parked “Drivin’ My Life Away” at number one on the country chart.
1975 - Glen Campbell's “Rhinestone Cowboy” was the top country hit in the U.S.
1969 - “A Boy Named Sue” claimed the top spot on the country charts for Johnny Cash.
1952 - Kitty Wells became the first woman ever to hit number one on the country chart with “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels.”
Birthdays:
Woody Paul - singer/fiddler, Riders in the Sky, Grand Ole Opry member
Ira Dean - bassist-vocals, Trick Pony
Barry Bales - bassist, Alison Krauss & Union Station
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