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  • Jul 26, 1938
    R&B singer Bobby Hebb is born in Nashville. Best known for the 1966 hit "Sunny," his 1958 recording of "Night Train To Memphis" will rank among the 500 greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 26, 1941
    Bobby Hebb, celebrating his third birthday, gives his first public performance at the Bijou Theatre in Nashville. He will record a version of "Night Train To Memphis" that will be considered one of the 500 greatest country singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." African-Americans on the list include Swamp Dogg, with "These Are Not My People"; and Bobby Hebb, with "Night Train To Memphis"
    Aug 3, 2010
    Bobby Hebb dies at Nashville's Centennial Medical Center. Maker of the '60s pop hit "Sunny," his "Night Train To Memphis" was hailed in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number" among country's greatest singles
    Nov 7, 2010
    Six acts are inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame: Rascal Flatts, Eddy Arnold, Mel Tillis, Bobby Hebb, Little Jimmy Dickens and Kris Kristofferson

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