On This Day in Country Music: September 26

Marty Robbins

Marty Robbins was born Martin David Robinson in Glendale, Arizona. He became one of the top country and Western singers of his time, loved for his story songs. He died on December 8, 1982, at 57.

David Frizzell

David Frizzell was born in El Dorado, Arkansas. The younger brother of Lefty Frizzell, he took "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" to No. 1 in 1982. He also had duet hits with Shelly West.

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Lynn Anderson

Lynn Anderson was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Her big hit "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" won her a Grammy, and Record World named her Artist of the Decade for the 1970s. She died on July 30, 2015, at 67.

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge, England, and grew up in Australia. She sold more than 100 million records, topped the country albums chart twice and was named the CMA's Female Vocalist of the Year in 1974. She died in 2022.

Carlene Carter

Carlene Carter was born in Gallatin, Tennessee, to June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith. A proud member of the Carter Family line, she has recorded a dozen albums and more than 20 singles.

Doug Supernaw

Doug Supernaw was born in Bryan, Texas. He hit No. 1 in 1993 with "I Don't Call Him Daddy." He died of cancer at his home in Livingston, Texas, on November 13, 2020, at 60.

Zach Top

Zach Top was born in Sunnyside, Washington. His first single, "Sounds Like the Radio," went to country radio in January 2024. It led off his debut album, Cold Beer & Country Music.

Luke Bryan's Kill the Lights was the No. 1 country album. The record went on to send five singles to No. 1 on Country Airplay, and Luke became the first country artist to do that from two albums.

"I Remember Everything" by Zach Bryan with Kacey Musgraves was the No. 1 country song. The duet later won a Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

Randy Travis released No Holdin' Back, which went to No. 1 on the country albums chart. It gave fans two No. 1 hits, "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart," plus the No. 2 song "He Walked on Water."

Alan Jackson released Like Red on a Rose, his 14th studio album. Alison Krauss produced it and picked the songs, and it went to No. 1 on the country albums chart.

Elvis Presley came home to Tupelo, Mississippi, to play the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show. In the crowd that day was a young Wynette Pugh, who would later become Tammy Wynette.

The Beverly Hillbillies first aired on CBS, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas and Max Baer Jr. Its theme, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," was written by producer Paul Henning and played by Flatt and Scruggs.

George Strait said he would retire from touring after The Cowboy Rides Away Tour. The farewell ran two years, with 21 shows in 2013 and 27 in 2014. Martina McBride opened most of the 2013 dates.