music history

Whether you know him as the singer, the actor or Kramer's favorite chicken spot in "Seinfeld", his name is know by those young and old.

It was a much different world than today back in 1957.  Elvis' shaking hips were scandalous, and Jerry Lee Lewis was a close #2 in the scandal department thanks to his long locks and piano-play.  Neither compared to the scandal created when Jerry Lee said, "I do".

Three generations of Hanks have come through the speakers of country music fans, and it was on this date in 1963, more than a decade after the death of his father, that Hank Williams, Jr. had his first studio session.

George Strait has more #1 hits than Healthcare.gov has glitches, so it should come as no surprise that, on this date in 1988, the King hit #1 on the Billboard Country Charts.

It's a song that every kid of my generation has belted out a time or two.  Whether you loved the song, the show, the car or just Daisy Duke, the theme from "The Dukes of Hazzard" went gold on this date in 1980.

Charley Pride not only has 39 #1 hits to his credit, he also holds the distinction of possibly being the only baseball player in history to be traded for a team bus.  The biggest of those #1 hits, "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'", hit the top spot on this date.

One decade ago, American was still in the infancy of the war in Iraq.  Soldiers at Ft. Hood were already fighting on two fronts, and Toby Keith's "American Soldier" hit home for many.

You may not be old enough to remember it, but on December 2nd, 1957 Elvis Presley hit #1 with Jailhouse Rock.  It's a song many were surprised made it past the censors at the time.

It wasn't too long ago, but it's a story we know all to well by now.  Willie Nelson was arrested for marijuana possession on this date in 2010.

Billy Currington is back on top of the country music world, thanks in large part to the success of his latest album, We Are Tonight.  It wasn't too long ago that Billy was in the press for all the wrong reasons.