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On September 2, 2017, Luke Combs' debut album, This One's for You, climbed back to No. 1 on the country albums chart. In 1982, Willie Nelson's Always on My Mind was the No. 1 country album.
Luke Combs' debut album, This One's for You, climbed back to No. 1 on the country albums chart. In time it logged 50 weeks at the top, tying the record set by Shania Twain's Come On Over.
Johnnie Lee Wills, brother of Bob Wills, was born in Jewett, Texas. He joined the Texas Playboys on banjo in 1934. His biggest records came in 1949 with "Rag Mop" and "Peter Cotton Tail."
Paul Deakin, longtime drummer for The Mavericks, was born on this day. He was part of the band's original lineup after Raul Malo and Robert Reynolds formed the group in 1989.
Source: americansongwriter.comDon Gibson had the No. 1 country song in America with "Woman (Sensuous Woman)." It held the top spot for one week.
Willie Nelson's Always on My Mind was the No. 1 country album. It spent 22 weeks on top and finished as Billboard's top country album of 1982.
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett was the No. 1 country song. Written by Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins, it spent eight weeks on top and won the CMA award for Vocal Event of the Year.
Clint Black released "Like the Rain," the first single from his Greatest Hits album. It became his 10th No. 1 and earned a Grammy nod for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.
It depends on the year. In 1982, Willie Nelson's Always on My Mind was the No. 1 country album. In 2017, Luke Combs' debut album, This One's for You, climbed back to No. 1 on the country albums chart.
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