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Ray Charles enjoyed tremendous commercial success in country music in the mid-'80s with songs from his 'Friendship' album, but his most successful years were in the 1960s.
Tennessee has been inextricably associated with country music ever since the commercial roots of the genre, but do you remember which country icon actually ran for governor in his home state? It's not terribly unusual for country stars to be involved in local and state politics in Nashville and in Tennessee, but Roy Acuff took it a step further when he announced he would run for governor in 1948 on the Republican ticket. The Maynardville, Tenn., native was one of the biggest stars in country music at the time following the success of records including "The Great Speckled Bird" and "The Wabash...
Today in Music History - May 26 Today in Music History for May 26: In 735, Bede the Venerable, known as the father of English church history, Benedictine monk, priest, writer, hymn writer, died at about age 62. He was educated at Jarrow and spent the rest of his life in the monastery in Northumberland, in the north of England. In 1811, American Methodist clergyman William Hunter was born. The author of three collections of hymns, published during his lifetime, Hunter is best remembered for the hymn "The Great Physician Now is Near." In 1920, soulful singing legend Peggy Lee was born. Lee...
THE SEARCH for another possible victim of Fred West has prompted comments from readers. West — who committed at least 12 murders and then took his own life in prison in 1995 before facing trial — spent several months in Cumbria lodging at and drinking in The Belted Will Inn in Hallbankgate and also stayed in Brampton in the long hot summer of 1976. The killer’s time in Cumbria was outlined in a book Fred & Rose by journalist Howard Sounes. He wrote that, during West’s stay here, he tuned in to a radio phone-in on which callers offered household items for sale. “A lady ...
THE search for another possible victim of Fred West has triggered memories of the serial killer’s time in Cumbria. West — who committed at least 12 murders and then took his own life in prison in 1995 before facing trial — spent several months in Cumbria lodging at and drinking in The Belted Will Inn in Hallbankgate and also stayed in Brampton in the long hot summer of 1976. The killer’s time in Cumbria was outlined in a book Fred & Rose by journalist Howard Sounes. He wrote that, during West’s stay here, he tuned in to a radio phone-in on which callers offered household...