In 1924, Thomas Clinton Cutrer, radio announcer most well known for his work on WSM and the Grand Ole Opry, and The Opry Star Spotlight, was born in Mississippi.
In 1968, Tammy Wynette went to the top of the charts with "D-I-V-O-R-C-E".
In 1974, Mickey Gilley went to Number One with his version of "Room Full Of Roses".
In 1985, Ronnie Milsap sat atop the Country Charts with "She Keeps The Home Fires Burning".
In 2007, guitarist George McCorkle of the Marshall Tucker Band passed away in Lebanon, Tennessee from cancer. After he co-founded the group, he became a Nashville songwriter. He wrote "Fire on the Mountain", Marshall Tucker's first Top Forty hit.
