1948
Born on this day in Seminole, Texas, was Larry Gatlin, singer, songwriter best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music’s most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin scored a total of 33 Top 40 singles. Their biggest hits together include, “Broken Lady”, “All the Gold in California”, “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You).”
1969
Glen Campbell was at #1 on the Country singles chart with the Jimmy Webb song “Galveston”, which also made #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is now considered as the official anthem of Galveston Island and the City of Galveston, Texas.
1976
Merle Haggard was at #1 on the Country charts with “It’s All in the Movies.” The title track became Merle Haggard’s twenty-second #1 single on the Country chart.
1988Clint Black signed with RCA Records who released his first album, Killin’ Time, in 1989, which produced four straight #1 singles on the US Country charts; “A Better Man”, “Walking Away”, “Nobody’s Home”, and the title track.
