died in Hendersonville, Tennessee (cancer), 2011 (was 76)Ĭharlie Daniels refused to play the "Country Freedom Concert" after being told not to perform "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag," 2001 Smith, Arkansas (unknown cause), 2003 (was 70)Ĭharlie Cline (BG 09) died in Jasper, Alabama (long-term illness), 2004 (was 73) Jim Eanes died in Martinsville, Virginia (congestive heart failure), 1995 (was 71)īill Vernon (BG 04) died in Rocky Mount, Virginia (asthma-induced heart attack), 1996 (was 59)īob White (StG 90) died in Ft. Joe Carson born in Holliday, Texas, 1936 (died 1964) Jean Shepard (CM 11) born in Paul Valley, Oklahoma, 1933 (died 2016) RCA buys the contract of Elvis Presley from Sun Records for $35,000, 1955 Judy Canova born in Starke, Florida, 1913 (died 1983)Ĭurly Putman (NS 76) born in Princeton, Alabama, 1930 (died 2016)
Josh Turner born in Hannah, South Carolina, 1977 (now 44)Įck Robertson born in Madison County, Arkansas, 1897 (died 1975) George Grantham of Poco and Ricky Skaggs' band born in Cordell, Oklahoma, 1947 (now 74) Roger Murrah (NS 05) born in Athens, Alabama, 1946 (now 75)
Mel Tillis (CM 07, NS 76) died in Ocala, Florida (respiratory failure), 2017 (was 85) Falcon is credited with making the first recording of a Cajun song in 1928 with "Allons a Lafayette."īobby Russell (NS 94) died in Nicholasville, Kentucky (coronary artery disease), 1992 (was 52)īuford Abner of the Swanee River Boys (SG 02) died in Ashland, Alabama (natural causes), 2011 (was 94) Joe Falcon died (unknown cause), 1965 (was 65). Jerry Foster (NS 94) born in Tallapoosa, Missouri, 1935 (now 86) John Hughey (StG 96) died in Nashville, Tennessee (heart disease), 2007 (was 73) Jessi Alexander born in Jackson, Tennessee, 1976 (now 45)ĭoug Sahm died in Taos, New Mexico (heart attack), 1999 (was 58) John McFee of Southern Pacific born in Santa Cruz, California, 1953 (now 68) Ramona Jones died in Goodlettesville, Tennessee (heart attack), 2015 (was 91) Wiley Walker (NS 71) born in Laurel Hill, Florida, 1911 (died 1966)Įva Foley ( Red Foley 's wife) died in Nashville, Tennessee (suicide), 1951 (was 33)ĭon Gibson (CM 01, NS 73) died in Nashville, Tennessee (natural causes), 2003 (was 75) The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame member has written such hits as Marty Robbins' "Ribbon of Darkness" and Bill Anderson's "Did She Mention My Name," and a number of his own recordings have made the country chart. Gordon Lightfoot born in Orilla, Ontario, Canada, 1938 (now 83).
Mentor Williams died in Taos, New Mexico (unknown cause), 2016 (was 70) Sumner (SG 97) died in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (heart attack), 1998 (was 73) Sol Ho'opi'i (StG 79) died in Seattle, Washington (extended illness), 1953 (was 48) Gene Sullivan (NS 71) born in Carbon Hill, Alabama, 1914 (died 1984)Įarl Bolick born in Hickory, North Carolina, 1919 (died 1998) Handy (NS 83) born in Florence, Alabama, 1873 (died 1958) Will Goleman of the Cactus Brothers born in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1963 (now 58)Įrnest Tubb biographer Ronnie Pugh born in Texas, year unknown Larry Cordel born in Cordell, Kentucky, 1949 (now 72) Troy Seals (NS 88) born in Bill Hill, Kentucky, 1938 (now 83) CM=Country Music BG=Bluegrass DJ=Country Disc Jockey NS=Nashville Songwriter SG=Southern Gospel StG= Steel Guitar WS=Western Swing GLA=Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipient RR=country singer also in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) (Hall of Fame members in bold on birth/death date, followed by hall of fame in which they are enshrined and the year enshrined. With her natural beauty and sophistication giving rise to offers of. A 39 hit recording career that spanned 13 years saw her distinctive vocals surpass many others emerging on the scene. This led onto a deal with Epic Records in 1976 with "Charlotte" being dropped for the more catchy "Charly". She sang in her brother's band, known as Charlotte and the Volunteers, had regular appearances on the local country music show "Mid-South Jamboree" and toured with artists such as O. Born 26th March 1956 native Tennessean Charlotte Denise McClain's country music preferences blended in well with the rock, jazz and blues sounds that surrounded her as she grew up in Memphis, a city that's a real melting pot of music. Why have a "Biggest Hits" in 1985 when a "Greatest Hits" came out three years earlier? But the releases, with different recordings, simply prove the immense success of this singer as she quickly piled one hit upon another. The two albums twinned in this collection might cause slight confusion by their titles.
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