Your KLAW Classic today comes from another Birthday Girl! Happy 65th Birthday to Lynn Anderson, born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, but raised in California.
Today's KLAW Classic comes from one of the boys from Beaumont Texas. Beaumont gave us artists like Clay Walker, and Mark Chestnut, and today's artist, Tracy Byrd.
Did you know that Conway Twitty had his own city? Well, at least it was nicknamed 'Twitty City'! Conway Twitty owned a home in Henderson Tennessee that was dubbed 'Twitty City' for all of the displays on his property.
Hard to believe, but it was 28 years ago today - September 22nd, 1984 - that Merle Haggard's song 'Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room Tonight' was #1. It's the featured classic on K-LAW 101's Classic Saturday Morning.
When you think of the most Number Ones in Country Music, you have to think of George Strait. That's because he has had more Number Ones than any other country artist. Second is Conway Twitty, and third is today's KLAW Classic artist, Ronnie Milsap.
Today's KLAW Classic is another song written and recorded by Kris Kristofferson. However, the song found it's first success when it was recorded one year later by Ray Price.
The 3rd and final Number One for Jerry Reed, is today's KLAW Classic. Reed, born Jerry Reed Hubbard, was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and an actor.
Today's KLAW Classic was written by Kris Kristofferson. He actually recorded it with his wife Rita Coolidge for 'Natural Act', their final duet albumn.
Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas, and the name of a couple of country songs. Collin Raye recorded one, and the other is by Oklahoma's own, Reba McEntire.
Happy 81st Birthday to the Possum, George Jones! Jones had a string of Number One hits beginning in 1959 with 'White Lightning' and his final Number One coming in 1983 with 'I Always get Lucky with You'.