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On May 27, 1981, Alabama held No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart with Feels So Right. In 1968, Glen Campbell recorded "Wichita Lineman" at Capitol Records in Hollywood. Don Williams and Jace Everett share this birthday.
Alabama held No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart with Feels So Right. It was the band's first chart-topping album, and three of its songs went to No. 1, including "Old Flame" and "Love in the First Degree."
Don Williams was born in Floydada, Texas. He went solo in the early 1970s after the Pozo-Seco Singers and scored 17 No. 1 country hits. He joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010.
Jace Everett was born in Evansville, Indiana. He helped write Josh Turner's No. 1 hit "Your Man," and his own song "Bad Things" became the theme for an HBO series.
Chris Young was at No. 1 on the Billboard country songs chart with "The Man I Want to Be." It was the title song of his album and his second straight chart-topper.
Dottie West cut "Let Me Off at the Corner" at RCA Victor's Nashville studio with Chet Atkins producing. Released that August, it became her first song to make the country chart, peaking at No. 29.
Glen Campbell recorded "Wichita Lineman" at Capitol Records in Hollywood. The song went to No. 1 on the country chart for two weeks and climbed to No. 3 on the pop chart.
MCA put out George Strait's "Fool Hearted Memory," penned by Byron Hill and Blake Mevis. It turned into his very first No. 1 single and was featured in the movie The Soldier.
Don Williams (1939) and Jace Everett (1972) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1981, Alabama held No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart with Feels So Right. In 2010, Chris Young was at No. 1 on the Billboard country songs chart with "The Man I Want to Be."
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