Paulette Carlson departs Highway 101 10/31/1990

It was on this day 19 years ago that Paulette Carlson announced she was leaving the band Highway 101 to pursue a solo career. Between 1987 and 1990, Carlson had led Highway 101 into the Billboard Top 10 ten times including three #1 songs. After that, Highway 101 never got close to the same success and Paulette's solo career did the same. Some things are better left unchanged. Enjoy one of those #1's from Highway 101 below... Cry, Cry, Cry.

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Johnny Cash - His Greatest Hits Album Review

There have been no shortage of Johnny Cash compilations over the years, particularly of his classic Columbia recordings. There's something for whatever your taste — single-disc compilations with just the hits and extravagant multi-disc box sets tracing his entire career. Man in Black: Greatest Hits falls somewhere in between, presenting a comprehensive 30-song overview of (primarily) Cash's work for Columbia. That means the bulk of his groundbreaking Sun work is missing — "I Walk the Line," "Ballad of a Teenage Queen," and "Guess Things Happen That Way" are here, but classics such as "Get Rhythm," "Cry! Cry! Cry!," and "Folsom Prison Blues" (included in a later live version) aren't — but they're all available on Rhino's excellent Sun Years collection; this is notable for being an affordable and relatively exhaustive overview of the Columbia years, which is something that hasn't been attempted before this collection. There may be a few hits and cult favorites missing from this compilation, but it does a stellar job in featuring the best, most important cuts from Cash's prolific years with the label, and it makes an excellent companion to The Sun Years for the serious Cash fan on a budget.
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Get the CD Now! Johnny Cash - The Man in Black: His Greatest Hits

Happy Birthday Lee Greenwood!

Lee Greenwood, born in Los Angeles on this day in 1942 rose out deal cards during the day and singing in smokey casinos at night to be discovered by Mel Tillis' manager. Lee paid his own plane ticket to Nashville, cut a few demos and a year later was on his way up the Country music charts. His is known most notably for the timeless classic "God Bless The USA," but jumped on the charts for the first time in 1982 with "It Turns Me Inside Out." Happy Birthday Lee! Enjoy a live performance below, and Keep It Country!

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Travis Tritt "Anymore" #1 October 26th, 1991

It was on this day, October 26th, 1991 that Travis Tritt took his power ballad "Anymore" to the top of the Billboard charts. It's the second of five #1 songs that he has taken to the top since his debut on charts in 1989. Do you remember his first #1? It was "Help Me Hold On" from 1990. Enjoy the live live performance from Travis Tritt below and as always, Keep It Classic!

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