On This Day in Country Music: August 18

Allen Reynolds

Allen Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The record producer worked on many of Garth Brooks' biggest albums and also produced Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue."

Steven Goldmann

Steven Goldmann was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music video and film director made Faith Hill's "This Kiss" video, which won Video of the Year from both the CMA and ACM. He died in 2015 at 53.

Audie Blaylock

Audie Blaylock was born in El Paso, Texas. The bluegrass singer and mandolin player spent nine years with Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys and later led his own band, Redline. He died in 2024 at 61.

Waylon Jennings had the No. 1 country album with Ol' Waylon. It includes "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)," sung with Willie Nelson, and spent 13 weeks on top.

Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett held No. 1 on Billboard's country chart with "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere." The song stayed on top for eight weeks and later won the CMA's Vocal Event of the Year.

Johnny Cash played a show in Regal, Minnesota, a farm town of about 45 people. Promoters said around 4,600 fans came, most of them from out of town.

Cactus Moser, the drummer and husband of Wynonna Judd, was seriously hurt in a motorcycle crash in South Dakota. Doctors had to remove his left leg.

Bluegrass singer Steve Gulley died at 57 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He helped start the bands Mountain Heart and Grasstowne, then led Steve Gulley & New Pinnacle. Playing the Grand Ole Opry was one of his proudest honors.