SEPTEMBER 10
1794: Marie Laveau was born in New Orleans. Associated closely with voodoo, her name became the title of a country hit by Bobby Bare in 1973.
1937: Tommy Overstreet was born in Oklahoma City, OK. An office manager for Dot Records in the late-1960s, he put together 10 consistent Top 10 hits for the label from 1971-1975, including “Gwen (Congratulations)” and “I’m A Believer.”
1956: Bobby Bare held the first recording session of his career, at the Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood. His backing band included Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West, Buck Owens and future Buckaroo drummer Pee Wee Adams.
1957: Sun released Johnny Cash’s first album, “With His Hot And Blue Guitar.”
1958: Waylon Jennings had his very first recording session in Clovis, New Mexico, with Buddy Holly producing. He recorded “Jole Blon.”
1963: Marty Robbins recorded “Begging To You” during an evening session at Nashville’s Columbia Studio B.
1967: Jerry Reed sat in on electric guitar as Elvis Presley recorded “Guitar Man” at Nashville’s RCA Studio B.
1970: Lynn Anderson recorded “Rose Garden” in the evening hours at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville.
1975: Elvis Presley received a ticket for a traffic violation in Memphis.
1982: Epic released Ricky Skaggs’ “Highways & Heartaches” album.
1986: Waylon Jennings recorded “Rose In Paradise” at Groundstar Labs in Nashville.
1986: Singer/songwriter Ashley Monroe was born in Knoxville. A duet singer with Blake Shelton on “Lonely Tonight,” she wrote Jason Aldean’s 2009 single “The Truth” and Miranda Lambert’s “Heart Like Mine.” She also joined Lambert and Angaleena Presley to form the band Pistol Annies.
1988: Highway 101 had a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with “(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes.”
1990: “Uncle Buck” debuted on CBS-TV, with Ronnie Milsap singing the theme song.
1990: Capitol released Billy Dean’s debut album, “Young Man.”
1992: MCA releases George Jones’ “I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair,” with vocal guests Garth Brooks, Travis Tritt, Mark Chesnutt, Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Alan Jackson, T. Graham Brown, Joe Diffie, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless and Pam Tillis.
1994: Trisha Yearwood reached #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with “XXX’s And OOO’s (An American Girl).”
1998: Mac Davis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2002: Lyric Street released Aaron Tippin’s “Stars & Stripes” album.
2006: The Browns reunited for a benefit performance in Russellville, AR, their first appearance in their home state in 40 years.
2023: Texas singer/songwriter Charlie Robison died of cardiac arrest in a San Antonio hospital. A leading alt-country figure, he was also the former husband of The Chicks’ Emily Strayer.
