Oct. 11,1981
The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Bobby Braddock and Ray Whitley. Braddock is noted for George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and Tammy Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E." Whitley wrote Gene Autry's theme song, "Back In The Saddle Again...
1984 A Historic Night In Nashville
Alabama won the 18th annual Country Music Award’s Entertainer of the Year award for the third consecutive year
Yesterday's KLAW Classic was from a mother/daughter duo. Today's is a famous daughter of a famous mother, Dottie West.
Shelly West looks so much like her momma! She has success in country music as a duet partner with David Frizzell. (You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma), and today's KLAW Classic was the only other #1 in her career...
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West both were in the middle of hot country solo careers when they decided to sing together. Their wonderful voices mixed to top the charts a total of three times.
This song had been the first duet hit for Kenny Rogers and Dottie West in over two years and "What Are We Doin' in Love" would be the duo's third and final number one on the country chart.
Thirty two years ago today, Dorothy Marie Marsh, hit the Number One spot with "Lesson In Leaving", we know her better as Dottie West! Today's KLAW Classic was recorded again by another redhead, Jo Dee Messina, where it reached the Number 2 spot for 7 weeks...