23. August 2013
A Boy Named Sue
On this date in music history, there were some great moments in the Country genre we thought you should know about!
1952 – Kitty Wells becomes the first woman to reach #1 on the Billboard country chart with “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”
1969 – Johnny Cash climbs to #1 on the Billboard country chart with “A Boy Named Sue”
1975 – Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” rides to #1 on the Billboard country chart
1980 – Eddie Rabbitt parks himself at #1 on the Billboard country chart with “Drivin’ My Life Away”
2003 – Trace Adkins joins the Grand Ole Opry, officially inducted by Ronnie Milsap and Lorrie Morgan. On his big night, he performs “Chrome,” “Hot Mama” and “Then They Do”
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