Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Country Music Hall of Fame artist Don Williams has died following a short illness. He was 78. The soft-spoken Williams was highly regarded for his
“The Arkansas Wild Man”, Sonny Burgess, one of the last of the Sun Records stars, died 8/18/2017. He was 88. The New York Times reports
August 18th, 1973… Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty were number one on the Billboard country music singles chart with “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man”. This would
August 16th, 1969… Merle Haggard’s American blue collar anthem “Workin’ Man Blues” hits number one on the Billboard country music singles chart. “I drink
Tom Johnston – 8/15/1948 Singer/songwriter/guitarist – co-founder of – The Doobie Brothers – The Tom Johnston Band – solo artist – hits include – Listen
Chris Stapleton – 4/15/1978 Multiple award winning country singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – Tennessee Whiskey – Nobody To Blame – Traveller – Broken Halos –
Al Green – aka “The Reverend” Al Green – 4/13/1946 Multi-award winning R&B singer/songwriter/guitar/producer – hits include – Tired Of Being Alone – I’m Still
Pat Travers – 4/12/1954 Blues-rock guitarist/keyboardist/singer – best known for songs – Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) – Snortin’ Whiskey