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24/01/2025

Conway Twitty!

24/01/2025

This day 1968, Merle Haggard was at #1 on the US Country charts with "Sing Me Back Home", his third chart topper. 🎶

23/01/2025

George Strait 🎶

23/01/2025

Born on this day 1940, in Moorhead, Mississippi, was Johnny Russell country singer, songwriter, and comedian best known for his song "Act Naturally", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965. His songs have been recorded by Burl Ives, Jim Reeves, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt. He died on July 3 2001.🎶

22/01/2025

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22/01/2025

Charley Pride "I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be" 🎶

22/01/2025

This day 1969, Glen Campbell was awared the first gold single of his career, for "Wichita Lineman."🎶

21/01/2025

This day 1987, Dwight Yoakam was awared his first gold album, for his debut Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. The album featured his first three hits "H***y Tonk Man", "Guitars, Cadillacs", and "It Won't Hurt".🎶

20/01/2025

20/01/2025

Born on this day 1965, in Danville, Kentucky, was John Michael Montgomery, country singer, songwriter who has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 country singles of the year: "I Swear" (1994) and "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" (1995).🎶

19/01/2025

Born on this day 1946 in Sevierville, Tennessee, was Dolly Parton, singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress. She is one of the most successful female country artists of all time; with an estimated 100 million albums sold. Known as "The Queen of Country Music", She has starred in the movies 9 to 5, The Best Little Wh******se in Texas, Steel Magnolias, Straight Talk, Unlikely Angel and Joyful Noise.🎶

18/01/2025

18/01/2025

Born on this day 1938, in Spring City, Tennessee, was Hargus Melvin "Pig" Robbins, American session keyboard and piano player. Having played on records for artists such as George Jones, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, David Allan Coe, George Hamilton IV and Conway Twitty, Hargus became a prominent session instrumentalist in Nashville. He was also blind, having lost his sight when he was four years old, due to an accident involving his father's knife. Sadly he died on January 30, 2022, at the age of 84.🎶

17/01/2025

This day 1986, Reba McEntire became a member of the Grand Ole Opry show in Nashville, Tennessee, and has been a member ever since.🎶

16/01/2025

Melba Montgomery has passed away....Condolences to her family, friends and many fans...

Melba Montgomery Passed Away This Evening At The Age Of 86. May She Rest In Peace!!!

16/01/2025

Born on this day 1943 in Robbinsville, North Carolina, was Ronnie Milsap, country music singer and pianist. He became country music's first well-known blind singer, and one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time scoring the crossover hits, "It Was Almost Like a Song," "Smoky Mountain Rain," "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me," "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World," "Any Day Now," and "Stranger in My House." He is credited with six Grammy Awards and 40 #1 country hits.🎶

15/01/2025

This day 1977, Emmylou Harris was at #1 on the US Country chart with her version of the Don Gibson song, "Sweet Dreams." Gibson originally recorded the song in 1956 with his version hitting the top ten of Billboard's country chart, but was eclipsed by the success of a competing version by Faron Young. The song which has become a country standard was also recorded by Patsy Cline.🎶