Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On September 15, 2018, Luke Combs had the No. 1 country album again with his debut, This One's for You. In 1975, Glen Campbell held the top spot on the country album chart with Rhinestone Cowboy. It’s also Roy Acuff’s birthday.
Luke Combs had the No. 1 country album again with his debut, This One's for You. The record kept coming back to the top and logged 50 weeks at No. 1, tying Shania Twain's Come On Over for the most at that time.
Roy Acuff was born in Maynardville, Tennessee. He joined the Opry in 1938 and in 1962 became the first living member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. He died in 1992 at 89.
Country singer and songwriter Andy Gibson was born in Spokane, Washington. He helped write "Don't You Wanna Stay," the Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson duet that went to No. 1 on the country chart in 2011.
Glen Campbell held the top spot on the country album chart with Rhinestone Cowboy. Campbell first heard the Larry Weiss title song while touring Australia and decided to cut his own version back home.
Source: americansongwriter.comGarth Brooks made history when "More Than a Memory" became the first song ever to enter Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart at No. 1. It was the lead single from his collection The Ultimate Hits.
Dottie West put out "Country Sunshine" on RCA Victor. The tune started life as a Coca-Cola TV jingle she helped write, and fans loved it so much that it climbed to No. 2 on the country chart.
Dolly Parton released Dolly, her 16th solo studio album, on RCA Victor. Its lead single, "The Seeker," went to No. 2 on Billboard's country singles chart.
Patsy Cline married Charlie Dick, her second husband. They had met the year before when he asked her to dance at a show in Virginia.
Miranda Lambert signed a record deal with Epic Records. Earlier that year she placed third on Nashville Star. Her first Epic single, "Me and Charlie Talking," led off the 2005 album Kerosene.
Bluegrass mandolin player and singer David Davis, longtime leader of the Warrior River Boys, died at 63 after a car accident in Snead, Alabama. He entered America's Old-Time Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
Roy Acuff (1903) was born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1975, Glen Campbell held the top spot on the country album chart with Rhinestone Cowboy. In 2018, Luke Combs had the No. 1 country album again with his debut, This One's for You.
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