Country Music History – On This Day

1953 – Hank Williams dominates the Billboard Country Chart with Your Cheatin’ Heart.

1957 – Jim Lauderdale is born in Troutman, North Carolina.

1964 – Steve Azar is born in Greenville, Mississippi.

1978 – Tara Lyn Hart is born in Canada.

2005 – Trace Adkins hangs steady at #1 on the Country Charts with Songs About Me.

2014 – Jesse Winchester passes away after being diagnosed with cancer at the age of 69.