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1. I was born in 1923. My band was The Drifting Cowboys. My hits included "Moanin' the Blues" and "Cold, Cold Heart".
2. I was born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, a "Coal Miner's Daughter".
My first number one single was "Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' on your Mind)".
3. I was born in Bakersfield, California in 1937. I was in the audience when Johnny Cash did his San Quentin Prison concert.
I took up picking and singing in 1960, formed my back-up band, The Strangers, in 1961, and together we recorded 38 number one hits thru 1987. My nick-name is "The Fugitive".
4. I was born in 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky. I started my music career as a radio disc jockey, but was soon performing in small venues in the area.
My first release was "I Washed my Face in the Morning Dew" in 1967.
Two years later, I scored my first of seven number one hits with "A Week in a County Jail".
Although my last number one hit was in 1976, I continued recording for another ten years.
5. I went from being a member of Moon Mullican's band to radio announcer, where I sang between records, I finally landed a recording contract which produced "Mexican Joe" and "Bimbo". This opened the door, and I soon became one of the first "Cross-over" country artists to score in the pop charts with songs including "Four Walls", "He'll Have to Go", and "Welcome to my World"
6. I ranked number 20 on the all-time list in the fifties, although I've fallen to number 152 lately.
I died in 1975, but my recordings kept on being released for another four years.
I only ever had one hit to climb to number one, "Candy Kisses", which was my first release, but I gave the world a superstar in my daughter, Lorrie.
7. I was born in Houston, Texas in 1938. I'm listed as a Singer/Songwriter/guitarist/actor. My first big break came when I was made a member of the New Christy Minstrels. I soon had my own Rock group, the First Edition, but broke that group up to become one of the first to make the transition from Rock to Country.
I soon became a "heart-throb", and my audiences were usually 80% middle-aged ladies.
8. I was born in 1932. I started my career playing Jazz, moved on to Blues, and finally settled in writing,singing and playing Country music on my piano.
I was CMA Male vocalist of the year in 1973. I was Entertainer of the Year in 1974.
My biggest hit was "Behind Closed Doors".
I died in 1995, of a blood clot.
9. I started my recording career off with two number one hits in 1950; "I Love You a Thousand Ways" and "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)". I continued recording for 25 years until my death in 1975.
I was a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and am in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
10. We are a vocal group from Staunton, Virginia. We were performing primarily Gospel-themed music when we came to the attention of Mr. Johnny Cash in 1963, and became a part of His touring show, where we remained until 1971.
We recorded our first song, "Flowers on the Wall", in 1966. It climbed to number two, and stayed on the charts for 22 weeks, and won us a Grammy!
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