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On December 29, 1991, Garth Brooks had the top country album with Ropin' the Wind, his third studio album. In 1970, Lynn Anderson was No. 1 on the country chart with "Rose Garden," a song written by Joe South. Ed Bruce and Jessica Andrews share this birthday.
Garth Brooks had the top country album with Ropin' the Wind, his third studio album. It entered the chart at No. 1 that September and stayed there for 29 weeks in a row.
Ed Bruce was born in Keiser, Arkansas. He wrote "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and had a 1982 No. 1 with "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had." He also acted next to James Garner on TV's Bret Maverick.
Session drummer John "JR" Robinson was born in Creston, Iowa. He played on records for Clint Black, Toby Keith and George Strait, and on Michael Jackson's Off the Wall and "We Are the World."
Jessica Andrews was born in Huntingdon, Tennessee. She was only 15 when her first single, "I Will Be There for You," came out in 1999 from her album Heart Shaped World.
Lynn Anderson was No. 1 on the country chart with "Rose Garden," a song written by Joe South. It stayed on top into the new year.
Lady Antebellum topped the country chart with "Need You Now." The song went on to win four Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
Songwriter and producer Ed Penney died at home at 89. He co-wrote and produced Terri Gibbs' first hit, "Somebody's Knockin'," which helped her win the CMA Horizon Award in 1981.
Source: last.musicrow.comEd Bruce (1939) and Jessica Andrews (1983) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1970, Lynn Anderson was No. 1 on the country chart with "Rose Garden," a song written by Joe South. In 1991, Garth Brooks had the top country album with Ropin' the Wind, his third studio album.
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