Today's KLAW Classic comes from a group formed in 1966 in Long Beach, California , whose sole purpose was to find a job where they didn't have to work!
Happy 74th Birthday to our KLAW Classic artist for today, Kenny Rogers. Rogers was born on this day in Houston Texas, and began his career as part of several groups including the New Christy Minstrels, and the First Edition.
The KLAW Classic for today is from 1988. Restless Heart recorded the song written about the bluest eyes that one of the authors, Van Stephenson had ever seen.
Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson make up the group The Highwaymen. All great artists in their own right, The Highwaymen recorded 2 albums, and gained a number one song from the album of the same name, 'The Highwayman'
Thirty Five years ago today, the world lost a King. Elvis Aaron Presley died at his home Graceland in Memphis
August 16, 1977. Elvis recorded over 700 songs and sold 134.5 million albums in the US making him the Top Selling Solo Album Artist of all time, and 2nd overall behind the Beattles.
Younger brother of Classic Country Artist, Lefty Frizzell, David Frizzell has some success in the late '50's, however, his made success came in the '80's, thirty years into his career as a country singer.