APRIL 19

1941: Songwriter Bobby Russell was born in Nashville. His hits include Bobby Goldsboro’s “Honey,” Roger Miller’s “Little Green Apples” and Reba McEntire’s “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia.”

1962: ABC-Paramount rush released an edited version of Ray Charles’ “I Can’t Stop Loving You” to beat Tab Hunter’s pop rendition of the song.

1965: Ernest Tubb recorded “Waltz Across Texas” at RCA Studio B in Nashville.

1969: Glen Campbell went to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with the Jimmy Webb song “Galveston.”

1975: Dave & Sugar performed their first concert, opening for Charley Pride in Oklahoma City.

1978: Columbia released Willie Nelson’s “Stardust” album.

1979: Willie Nelson recorded “Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground” at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville.

1980: Crystal Gayle ascended to the top of the Billboard country chart with “It’s Like We Never Said Goodbye.”

1981: Fans got a bonus during a Johnny Cash concert at the Ahoy Hall in Rotterdam, Holland, when Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis made an unannounced appearance.

1989: Tim McGraw signed a management contract with Louisiana businesswoman Carol Booth. The deal later became the subject of significant litigation.

1993: George Strait recorded “Lovebug” and “The Man In Love With You” at the Sound Stage in Nashville.

1994: George Strait recorded “The Big One” and “You Can’t Make A Heart Love Somebody” at Emerald Sound Studios in Nashville.

2003: Loretta Lynn performed at a sold-out show at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom that paired her with rock duo The White Stripes. She decided to do the concert after hearing their version of her 1972 release “Rated ‘X’.”

2012: Drummer Levon Helm died after a battle with throat cancer at New York’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. As a member of The Band, he sang lead on “Up On Cripple Creek,” ranked among the 500 greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book “Heartaches By The Number.”

2014: Kevin Sharp died in Fair Oaks, CA, of complications from previous stomach surgeries. He earned three Top 10 country hits during the 1990s, topped by a remake of “Nobody Knows,” after enduring a two-year battle with cancer.

2016: Hachette Books published “Waylon: Tales Of My Outlaw Dad,” written by Terry Jennings with David Thomas.