This Day February 24 In Country Music

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In 1950 American country music singer-songwriter and the vice president of A&R at Capitol Records Larry Willoughby was born in Texas. In 1984 he came out with his debut album Building Bridges which included three singles among them the title track. He passed on in 2021. In 1958 Country music artist Sammy Kershaw was born in Acadiana. She has more than 25 US Country hits among them her number one hit "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" from 1993. In 1964 Country singer Chris Austin was born in North Carolina. He was known for playing the guitar and fiddle for the road bands of Ricky Skagg and Reba McEntire Austin was on a plane with six members of McEntire's band along with her road manager when the plane crashed into the nearby mountain on March 16, 1991, taking off from San Diego, California with no survivors, Austin was 27. In 1969 Johnny Cash came out with his second live album from San Quentin State Prison. It included his hit "A Boy Named Sue." The same year Glen Cambell released "Galveston" written by Jimmy Webb. The song became a number one hit. In 2003 it was ranked at number 8 in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music. In 1974 John Denver appeared in The Colorado Cattle Caper episode of the TV police drama "McCloud" television with Dennis Weaver as Marshal Sam McCloud. In 1977 Winners at the 12th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards hosted by Pat Boone, Pattie Page and Jerry Reed included: Top Female Vocalist of the Year - Crystal Gayle, Top Male Vocalist of the Year - Mickey Gilley, Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year - Billy Jo Spears, Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year - Moe Bandy and Song of the Year went to Mickey Gilley for "Don't the Girls Get Prettier at Closing Time." In 1982 Country music winners at the 24th Annual Grammy Awards included; Best Country Vocal Performance, Female - Dolly Parton for "9 to 5" which also won Best Country Song. Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - Ronnie Milsap for "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" and Best Country Performance by a Group with Vocal - The Oak Ridge Boys for "Elvira." In 1987 Reba McEntire won Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Whoever's in New England" at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards. Best Country Song went to Jamie O'Hara (songwriter) for "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" performed by The Judds. In 1992 Brooks & Dunn came out with their third single "Neon Moon" from their album Brand New Man. The song went to number one on the country charts. In 1993 Mary Chapin Carpenter won Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for "I Feel Lucky" at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards. Vince Gill won Best Country Male Vocal Performance, for "I Still Believe in You." In 1999 Country music winners at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards held at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles included; Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Shania Twain for "You're Still the One", Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Vince Gill for "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind", Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Dixie Chicks for "There's Your Trouble", Best Country Album - Blake Chancey, Paul Worley (producers), John Guess (engineer/mixer) & Dixie Chicks for Wide Open Spaces. In 2005 Goldie Hill passed on. She became one of the first women to reach the top of the country music charts with her 1953 number one hit "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"