American Songwriter

On This Day in 1991, This NFL Player Topped the Country Music Charts—and Later Wrote No. 1 Hits for Conway Twitty and Tanya Tucker

Mike Reid, a former NFL Pro Bowler turned country singer, scored his only No. 1 country single on Feb. 26, 1991.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1991, the World Lost the Biggest Star of Honky Tonk’s Golden Age Who Launched the Careers of Multiple Legendary Musicians

Thirty-five years ago today, the world lost one of the most successful and influential artists of honky tonk's golden era.