Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl

It was on this day in 1973 that Charlie Rich took "The Most Beautiful Girl" to the top of the Billboard Country Singles chart. Enjoy the video below and Keep It Classic!

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Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man

It was on this day, November 23, 1968 that Tammy Wynette took "Stand By Your Man" to the top of the Billboard Country charts. The song also crossed onto the Pop Charts peaking at #19, and was released in the UK in 1975 peaking at #1 as well.

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Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces

It was on this day in 1960 that Patsy Cline walked into a recording studio and recorded "I Fall To Pieces." Check out this classic recording from the Glenn Reeves Show in 1963.

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Statler Brothers - "More Than A Name On A Wall."

Sorry it's one day late, but I was driving around my hometown yesterday and heard this song on the radio. Everytime I hear this song it sets me back! Thanks to all those how have served and are serving our country. God Bless you all. Enjoy the video from the Statler Brothers, "More Than A Name On A Wall."

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Happy Birthday Donna Fargo

Happy Birthday today to Yvonne Vaughn, better known as Donna Fargo who was born on this day in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Donna took 6 songs to the top of the Billboard Country charts including 1972's "Happiest Girl In the Whole USA." Enjoy the video below.

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CMA Awards: 1979

This Wednesday the 2009 CMA Awards will be handed out in Nashville, so today lets look back 30 years at the big winners. The show originated from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on October 8, 1979 and Kenny Rogers hosted the show.

Single Of The Year - The Devil Went Down To Georgia, Charlie Daniels Band

• Song Of The Year (Songwrites Award) - The Gambler, Don Schiltz
• Album Of The Year - The Gambler. Kenny Rogers
• Vocal Duo Of The Year - Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
• Vocal Group of The Year- Statler Brothers
• Female Vocalist Of The Year - Barbara Mandrell
• Male Vocalist Of The Year - Kenny Rogers
• Entertainer Of The Year - Willie Nelson

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Outlaws! Willie, Waylon and more...

Here is a review of one of the great Classic Country albums. The term "outlaw" had been bandied about after Waylon Jennings' 1972 hit "Ladies Love Outlaws," but it didn't permanently gel until the release of the album Wanted! The Outlaws in 1976. The songs in this packaged product weren't new — the album contained previously released material by Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jennings' wife Jessi Colter (who had hit the charts a year earlier with "I'm Not Lisa"). But it marked the industry's recognition of the changing times, and as the center point of a campaign to publicize Nashville's new "progressive" breed, it worked like a charm. It quickly became the first country album to sell more than a million copies, and it boosted the careers of all involved. by Kurt Wolff

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Christmas In Dixie - Alabama

It was on this day in 1982 that RCA records released, in my opinon, the greatest Country Christmas in my lifetime...Christmas from Alabama. To this day, 27 years later, songs from this album are still some of the most played on Country stations during the Christmas season. Songs like Christmas In Dixie, Mary & Joesph's Boy, Tennessee Christmas and Santa Claus (I Still Believe). Enjoy some clips from the CD, and if you'd like download a few with the links below. Keep It Classic!

Barbara Mandrell "Sleeping Single In A Double Bed" #1 11/4/78

After 9 years of songs on the Billboard Country charts, Barbara Mandrell scored her first #1 on this day in 1978 with Sleeping Single In A Double Bed. Take a listen below and Keep It Classic!

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Willie Nelson "City Of New Orleans" #1 11/3/84

It was on this day, November 3, 1984 that Willie Nelson took the Arlo Guthrie #4 hit from 1972 all the way to the top of the Billboard Country Charts. The song was written by Steve Goodman on a train trip to New Orleans after his wife had fallent to sleep. Keep it classic!

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Willie Nelson - Stardust (1978) Album Review

One of Willie Nelson's greatest! At the height of outlaw country, Willie Nelson pulled off perhaps the riskiest move of the entire bunch. He set aside originals, country, and folk and recorded Stardust, a collection of pop standards produced by Booker T. Jones. Well, it's not entirely accurate to say that he put away country and folk, since these are highly idiosyncratic interpretations of "Georgia on My Mind," "All of Me," "Moonlight in Vermont," and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," blending pop, country, jazz, and folk in equal measures. It's not that Willie makes these songs his own, it's that he reimagines these songs in a way that nobody else could, and with his trusty touring band, he makes these versions indelible. It may be strange to think that this album, containing no originals from one of America's greatest songwriters, is what made him a star, and it continues to be one of his most beloved records, but it's appropriate, actually. Stardust showcases Nelson's skills as a musician and his entire aesthetic — where there is nothing separating classic American musical forms, it can all be played together — perhaps better than any other album, which is why it was a sensation upon its release and grows stronger with each passing year. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Happy Birthday "Whispering" Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson celebrates a birthday today. One of the most successful songwriters in country music history, Bill Anderson was also a hugely popular singer in his own right, earning the nickname "Whispering Bill" for his gentle, airy vocal style and occasional spoken narrations. Happy Birthday Bill! Enjoy his #1 classic below, "Still."
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