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Jean Shepard was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. The honky-tonk pioneer scored her first No. 1 with Ferlin Husky on “A Dear John Letter.”
November 21 – This Day in Country Music History
Births, deaths, album and single releases, No. 1 records and Gold & Platinum milestones in country music.
Births
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Joe Franklin Carson was born in Holliday, Texas. Known as Little Joe Carson, he recorded honky-tonk for Capitol and Liberty.
Source: Wikipedia
Deaths
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Western swing fiddler Cecil Brower died in New York City at 50 after performing with Jimmy Dean at Carnegie Hall. He had played with Milton Brown’s Musical Brownies and the Light Crust Doughboys.
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Bluegrass and country singer and guitarist Jim Eanes died in Martinsville, Virginia, at 71. He was known as “Smilin’ Jim.”
Source: The Roanoke Times
Album Releases
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Garth Brooks released Fresh Horses, his sixth studio album, featuring “She’s Every Woman” and “The Beaches of Cheyenne.”
Source: Wikipedia
No. 1 Albums
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Buck Owens and His Buckaroos reached No. 1 on Billboard’s country albums chart with Together Again/My Heart Skips a Beat.
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Merle Haggard held at No. 1 on Billboard’s country albums chart with The Fightin’ Side of Me.
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Ronnie Milsap reached No. 1 on Billboard’s country albums chart with There’s No Gettin’ Over Me.
Source: Billboard
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Alabama reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with Just Us.
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Garth Brooks held at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with The Chase.
Gold & Platinum Albums
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Lynn Anderson’s Rose Garden earned RIAA platinum certification.
Source: KICKS 105
Song Recordings & Releases
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Johnny Cash’s recording of Elvis Costello’s “The Big Light” received overdubs at JMI Recording Studio in Nashville.
Source: Johnny Cash session discography
No. 1 Songs
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Webb Pierce topped one of Billboard’s country charts with “There Stands the Glass.” Billboard published separate country rankings at the time.
Source: Billboard
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Buck Owens held at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart with “I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me).”
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Conway Twitty reached No. 1 on Billboard’s country singles chart with “Fifteen Years Ago.”
Source: Country Thang Daily
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Hank Williams Jr. reached No. 1 on Billboard’s country singles chart with “All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down).”
Source: Country Thang Daily
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Randy Travis reached No. 1 on Billboard’s country singles chart with “I Won’t Need You Anymore (Always and Forever).”
Source: Country Thang Daily
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Alabama reached No. 1 on Billboard’s country singles chart with “I’m in a Hurry (And Don’t Know Why),” beginning a two-week run.
Source: Country Thang Daily
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The Dixie Chicks spent a third week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart with “Wide Open Spaces.”
Source: Billboard
Traditional Country News
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RCA Victor bought Elvis Presley’s contract from Sun Records. The deal was finalized in Memphis for $35,000, plus $5,000 in back royalties owed to Presley.
Source: KICKS 105
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Jimmie Rodgers, Fred Rose, and Hank Williams became the first three members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Source: Country Music magazine
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Vince Gill’s four-disc set These Days earned RIAA gold certification.
Source: KICKS 105
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Chris Stapleton reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with Traveller.
Source: Billboard
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Alison Krauss received the National Medal of Arts at the White House for her contributions to American music.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts
This historical date is reused each year. Only verified events are included.