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On September 20, 1989, Willie Nelson had the No. 1 country single with "Nothing I Can Do About It Now." In 1998, Alan Jackson topped the country albums chart with High Mileage, his seventh studio album. Steve Gulley and Niko Moon share this birthday.
Willie Nelson had the No. 1 country single with "Nothing I Can Do About It Now." Beth Nielsen Chapman wrote it, and it was the first single from A Horse Called Music. It was Willie's 14th No. 1.
Lily Isaacs of the family group The Isaacs was born. The bluegrass and Southern gospel family was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry on August 10, 2021.
Steve Gulley was born in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. The bluegrass singer helped start Mountain Heart and Grasstowne, then led Steve Gulley and New Pinnacle. He died in 2020 at 57.
Niko Moon was born in Tyler, Texas. He wrote songs for Zac Brown Band and others before stepping out on his own. His feel-good single "Good Time" went to No. 1 on country radio.
Lynn Anderson held the No. 1 spot on the country albums chart with You're My Man, her fourth studio album for Columbia Records. It spent seven weeks on top.
Jerry Reed had the No. 1 country song with "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)." Tim DuBois wrote the funny tune, and it turned out to be Reed's third and last No. 1 country hit.
Alan Jackson topped the country albums chart with High Mileage, his seventh studio album. It gave fans "Right on the Money," "I'll Go On Loving You," "Gone Crazy" and "Little Man."
Walker Hayes was at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart with "Fancy Like." The catchy song had a long run on top that summer and fall.
Farm Aid 2008 filled the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts, to help family farmers. Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Jamey Johnson and Jerry Lee Lewis were among the many acts on the bill.
Johnny Cash welcomed Cass Elliot, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and his brother Tommy Cash as guests on his ABC TV show that night.
Source: thetvdb.comSteve Gulley (1962) and Niko Moon (1982) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1989, Willie Nelson had the No. 1 country single with "Nothing I Can Do About It Now." In 1998, Alan Jackson topped the country albums chart with High Mileage, his seventh studio album.
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