November 15th:
1928
Born on this day in Audubon, Iowa, was C. W. McCall (William Dale Fries, Jr.), singer, activist and politician known for his truck-themed outlaw country songs who had the 1975 US Country #1 and cross-over hit “Convoy.”
1960
Born on this day, was Dann Huff, American session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. Since the 1990s Huff has been working as a producer for various bands and artists some of which include Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and Reba McEntire.
1961
Born on this day in Lake Charles, Louisiana, was country music artist Steve Kolander. His 1994 his self-titled album produced two singles on the Hot Country Songs charts.
1962
All Aboard the Blue Train by Johnny Cash was released in the US, the singer, songwriters fourteenth album, which featured, “Folsom Prison Blues”, and “Rock Island Line”.
1969
Earl Scruggs played his Grammy winning “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” on an open-air stage in Washington, D.C., at the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, becoming one of the very few bluegrass or country-western artists to give support to the anti-war movement. The march attracted over 500,000 demonstrators against the war, including many performers and activists.
1970
Born on this day in The Woodlands, Texas, was Jack Ingram country music singer, songwriter who scored the 2005 US #1 Country hit “Wherever You Are”. Ingram has sent six other songs into the country Top 40: “Love You,” a cover version of Hinder’s “Lips of an Angel,” “Measure of a Man,” “Maybe She’ll Get Lonely,” “That’s a Man” and “Barefoot and Crazy.”
1989
Steel Magnolias the American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross was released. The film featured Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dolly Parton. The film grossed over $95 million inside the US.
2005
Garth Brooks performed at the 39th Annual CMA Awards live from Times Square in New York City. As a tribute to his friend, country singer songwriter Chris LeDoux who had died earlier in the year, Brooks perfomed his song “Good Ride Cowboy”.
2015
Canadian country-folk artist Ron Hynes, best known for the songs “Sonny’s Dream” and “Cryer’s Paradise” died of cancer aged 64.
