This Day June 5 In Country Music

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In 1945 country singer and songwriter Don Reid was born in Virginia, He was with The Statler Brothers and had number one hits in the 1980 like "Elizabeth" and "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine". In 1968 singer, songwriter, and record producer Brett James was born in Missouri. As a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year. Since the early 2000s, James has become known primarily as a songwriter for other country and pop music artists. Among his compositions is Carrie Underwood's 2006 number one hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel," which received Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song. In 2007 Gretchen Wilson was at number one on the Country Album chart with her third album One of the Boys. The album produced three chart singles for Wilson on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Come to Bed" (a duet with John Rich of Big & Rich), followed by the title track and "You Don't Have to Go Home", the first single of Wilson's career to miss Top 40 on the country charts. In 2012 Alan Jackson came out with his 17th album Thirty Miles West and it went to number one In 2013 a limited-edition Forever stamp honoring Johnny Cash went on sale. The stamp featured a promotional picture of Cash taken around the 1963 release of Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash. In 2013 Don Bowman the American country music singer, songwriter, comedian and radio host died age 75. He was best known for co-writing the hits "Just To Satisfy You" and "Wildwood Weed." He was the original host of American Country Countdown and the first Country Music Association Comedian of the Year.