A TV talent show passes on Elvis, Buck Owens releases an important single, everyone’s favorite Conway Twitty song drops, Merle Haggard shows his fighting side, Ray Charles tops the country charts, and Happy Birthday to Brett Eldredge, Brett Young, and Fiddlin’ John Carson.

Johnny meets Sam, Glen strums for Jan & Dean, Merle has a number one album, “Little House” wraps, Clint Black cruises with a number one single, and we meet the Robertson family for the first time.

“Abeline” gets recorded, “Trying To Love Two Women” gets released, Willie avoids a weed charge, Tim McGraw breezes to the top, and a infamous TV set goes on display at Graceland.

Elvis puts a down payment a house, Waylon Jennings records an important single, and both Tom McGraw and David Allan Coe get cited for causing car accidents on the same day, 8 years apart.

Historically interesting facts on this date about Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Randy Travis, Kenny Chesney, Peyton Manning, Merle Haggard and happy birthday to Paul Overstreet!

Interesting stuff about Hank Williams, Tanya Tucker, Reba McEntire, Scotty McCreery, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Dallas Davidson, and Jerry Jeff Walker!

Historical facts about country artists Tex Ritter, Flatt & Scruggs, Freddy Fender, Garth Brooks, Dierks Bentley and we remember the birthday of Carl Smith.

Remembering achievements today in country music history by Gene Autry, Merle Haggard, Elvis Presley, John Anderson, Shania Twain, and Cynthia May Carver

Elvis drops an album, the Statler Brothers sing about flowers, everyone wants a piece of “Ocean Front Property,” Trisha joins the Opry, and if it wasn’t for Carrie Rivers, we wouldn’t have Johnny Cash.

Johnny Cash records some singles, the Oak Ridge Boys release a single,Charley Pride, Alan Jackson, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson get Number One singles.