A Day in Music - August 8th
Today in country music history:
1975 – Hank Williams, Jr. fell 500 feet down a mountain in Montana. After two years of surgeries, he returned to music.
Birthdays:
Mel Tillis - Country Music Hall of Fame member, "Detroit City," "Coca Cola Cowboy"
Mark Wills - "Don't Laugh at Me," "I Do (Cherish You)"
Webb Pierce (1921-1991) - Country Music Hall of Fame member, "There Stands the Glass," "Backstreet Affair"
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