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On March 26, 1996, Shania Twain's The Woman in Me was still No. 1 on the country albums chart. In 1974, Charlie Rich's Behind Closed Doors was back at No. 1 on the country albums chart. Dean Dillon and Larry Butler share this birthday.
Shania Twain's The Woman in Me was still No. 1 on the country albums chart. It was her second album, and it had already sold about 4 million copies by the end of 1995.
Larry Butler was born in Pensacola, Florida. The producer guided Kenny Rogers on records like The Gambler. In 1980 he won the Grammy for Producer of the Year, the only Nashville producer to do so.
Monte Yoho was born in Lakeland, Florida. He is best known as the drummer for the Outlaws, starting in 1972. He also played with the Bellamy Brothers and Blackhawk.
Dean Dillon was born in Lake City, Tennessee. He made six albums of his own, but he is best known for writing hits for George Strait, like "The Chair" and "Ocean Front Property." His daughter Jessie Jo Dillon is a songwriter too.
Charly McClain was born in Jackson, Tennessee. She had a string of 1980s hits, and "Who's Cheatin' Who" and "Radio Heart" both went to No. 1.
Kenny Chesney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in nearby Luttrell. He has gone on to score more than 30 No. 1 country hits.
Drummer and producer Nick Buda was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He played drums on all four of Taylor Swift's country albums and has recorded with Dolly Parton and Martina McBride.
Charlie Rich's Behind Closed Doors was back at No. 1 on the country albums chart. The record won CMA Album of the Year, and its title song, written by Kenny O'Dell, was Single of the Year. Rich also won a Grammy and four ACM awards.
Hank Williams sang "Hey Good Lookin'" on The Kate Smith Evening Hour on TV. Then the whole cast joined him on his gospel song "I Saw the Light."
Jeff Carson died at 58 after a heart attack in Franklin, Tennessee. He topped the chart with "Not on Your Love" in 1995. After stepping away from music in 2009, he became a Franklin police officer.
Ray Pillow died at 85 in Nashville. A Grand Ole Opry member since 1966, he charted 18 country singles. His biggest was "I'll Take the Dog" with Jean Shepard. He later worked as a music publisher and in Capitol Records' A&R office.
Larry Butler (1942), Monte Yoho (1952), Dean Dillon (1955), Charly McClain (1956) and Kenny Chesney (1968) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1974, Charlie Rich's Behind Closed Doors was back at No. 1 on the country albums chart. In 1996, Shania Twain's The Woman in Me was still No. 1 on the country albums chart.
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