3/5/63: Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and pilot Randy Hughes are killed in a plane crash in Camden, TN.

3/5/76: Johnny Cash records "One Piece At A Time" in Hendersonville at the House of Cash. youtube.com/watch?v=2riRAG…

3/5/86: MCA releases Steve Earle's album "Guitar Town" . youtube.com/watch?v=otTW0J…

3/12/66: #JeannieSeely records "Don't Touch Me". Buck Owens originally wanted to record the song, but Hank Cochran gave it to Seely instead!

In 1967, #JeannieSeely won the Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Don't Touch Me". youtube.com/watch?v=dMNbXn…

3/12/68: Cal Smith records "Drinking Champagne" in Nashville. The song would become a hit for George Strait in 1990. youtube.com/watch?v=f9DySN…

3/12/77: Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson has a guest role in ABC's "Starsky And Hutch".

3/12/81: MCA releases The The Oak Ridge Boys ' "Elvira". It reaches #1 on the country charts and #5 on the pop charts. youtube.com/watch?v=-qK-9e…

Happy Birthday to Holly Williams (1981, Nashville)! Here is a sweet song written about her grandparents. youtube.com/watch?v=XUH8Vs…

3/12/88: #RandyTravis' "Too Gone Too Long" goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart. youtube.com/watch?v=QbHojO…

3/12/90: Mark Chesnutt begins to record his first album, "Too Cold At Home". Certified platinum by the RIAA , it spawns five Top 10 hits!

One of these Mark Chesnutt hits, "Broken Promise Land", was orignally recorded by Waylon Jennings.

Happy Birthday to Michael Martin Murphey (1945, Oak Cliff, TX)! Here he is with NittyGrittyDirtBand youtube.com/watch?v=aOhr48…

Happy Birthday to Kristian Bush (1970, Knoxville)! youtube.com/watch?v=D2UQTr…

Today in 1970, Merle Haggard's "The Fightin' Side Of Me" hits #1 on the Billboard country chart. youtube.com/watch?v=ZHAFmF…

3/14/77: Mel Tillis records "Burning Memories". youtube.com/watch?v=UqqVtN…

3/14/92: Garth Brooks is the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live". He performs "Rodeo" and "The River".

3/14/92: John Anderson hits #1 on the Billboard country chart with "Straight Tequila Night". youtube.com/watch?v=QyGU4n…

3/14/98: Diamond Rio is asked to join the Grand Ole Grand Ole Opry.

3/14/98: Dry Ridge, Kentucky, renames a portion of Broadway as the Skeeter Davis Highway.