On This Day in Country Music: February 19

Bobby Emmons

Bobby Emmons was born in Corinth, Mississippi. The keyboard player toured with Bill Black and co-wrote "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" for Waylon Jennings. He died in 2015.

Buck Owens hit No. 1 on the country singles chart with "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line." It was his tenth chart-topper and stayed on top for seven weeks.

Elvis Presley topped the Billboard country chart with "Moody Blue." Mark James, who also wrote "Suspicious Minds," penned the song. It was the last No. 1 Elvis saw in his lifetime.

Alabama had the No. 1 country album with Mountain Music. The record held the top spot for most of the first half of 1983.

Luke Bryan sat at No. 1 on the country charts with "Drink a Beer," a tender song about loss that topped both Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay.

Jimmie Allen and Brad Paisley reached No. 1 on Country Airplay with "Freedom Was a Highway." It was Paisley's 20th No. 1 on that chart, tying him with Brooks & Dunn and Toby Keith.

Johnny Mosby died at 88. With his wife Jonie, he sang in the duo Johnny and Jonie Mosby, who charted 17 country singles from 1963 to 1973, including "Trouble in My Arms" and "Just Hold My Hand."