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On September 24, 1997, Vince Gill hosted the 31st CMA Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House. In 1962, Patsy Cline's EP So Wrong/You're Stronger Than Me came out on Decca. It’s also Lane Brody’s birthday.
Vince Gill hosted the 31st CMA Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House. Garth Brooks won Entertainer of the Year, George Strait and Trisha Yearwood took the top vocalist awards, and Deana Carter's "Strawberry Wine" won Single and Song of the Year.
Lane Brody was born in Oak Park, Illinois. She is best known for "The Yellow Rose," her duet with Johnny Lee that went to No. 1 on the country chart in 1984.
Hank Snow's "I'm Moving On" was riding high at No. 1 on the Billboard country chart. The song held the top spot for 21 weeks and was the first of seven country No. 1s for Snow.
Alabama's "Jukebox in My Mind" sat at No. 1 on the Billboard country singles chart. The song spent four weeks on top that September.
Luke Bryan's "That's My Kind of Night" was No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Written by Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano and Ashley Gorley, it stayed on top for 12 weeks.
Patsy Cline's EP So Wrong/You're Stronger Than Me came out on Decca. It was the last EP released in her lifetime and also held her versions of "Heartaches" and Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin' Heart."
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, with singer Jerry Scoggins, cut "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" for The Beverly Hillbillies. The theme went on to become the first bluegrass record to reach No. 1 on the Billboard country chart.
Source: americansongwriter.comLane Brody (1955) was born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1950, Hank Snow's "I'm Moving On" was riding high at No. 1 on the Billboard country chart. In 1990, Alabama's "Jukebox in My Mind" sat at No. 1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
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