1951
Hank Williams made his first national TV appearance, on CBS-TV’s The Perry Como Show, performing “Hey, Good Lookin'”. The following week, Perry Como opened his show by doing his own version of “Hey Good Lookin'” and then apologized to Hank for doing so.
1957
Born on this day in Bronxville, New York, was Gretchen Peters, singer and songwriter. She moved to Nashville in the late 1980s and there, she found work as a songwriter, composing hits for Martina McBride, Etta James, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, George Strait, Anne Murray and others. Peters has released studio albums of her own, the title track of her 1996 debut album The Secret of Life was recorded by Faith Hill in 1999.
1966
Loretta Lynn was at #1 on the US Country chart with You Ain’t Woman Enough. The lead single, and title track became Lynn’s biggest hit up to that point peaking at #2. Martina McBride covered the song for her 2005 album Timeless.
2001
CBS-TV aired Garth Brooks: Coast To Coast Live from the Los Angeles’ Great Western Forum. This was the first of three consecutive Wednesday-night concert specials, the show also featured Keb’ Mo’ and Trisha Yearwood. Brooks would see his latest album Scarecrow top the Country charts the following month.
2016Country music artist Holly Dunn died of ovarian cancer aged 59. She first found fame with her 1986 Top-10 hit “Daddy’s Hands” from her self-titled debut album. Dunn charted more than a dozen country singles, two of which (“Are You Ever Gonna Love Me”, “You Really Had Me Going”) reaching the #1 spot.
