1937
Born on this day in Pell City, Alabama, was Jeanne Pruett, Country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star, best-known for her 1973 chart-topping hit, “Satin Sheets.”
1961
Decca Records released “I Fall to Pieces” by Patsy Cline. Taken from her 1961 studio album, Patsy Cline Showcase. “I Fall to Pieces” was Cline’s first #1 hit on the Country charts, and her second hit single to cross over onto the Pop charts. It was the first of a string of songs that would be written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard.
1981Kenny Rogers won four American Music Awards, including Favorite Country Single, for “Coward Of The County” and Country Album, for The Gambler. Other winners include: Barbara Mandrell, The Statler Brothers and The Eagles.
2000
Faith Hill performed the national anthem before Super Bowl XXXIV at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.
