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  • Oct 14, 1938
    Melba Montgomery is born in Iron City, Tennessee. The hard-edged traditionalist scores a Mothers Day hit in 1974 with "No Charge" and teams with George Jones in 1963 for "We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds"
    Feb 12, 1943
    Guitarist Jack Solomon is born in Columbus, Ohio. The husband of Melba Montgomery, he plays on her hits "No Charge" and "Don't Let The Good Times Fool You," plus recordings by B.J. Thomas, Mel Tillis and Ernest Tubb
    Jan 8, 1963
    George Jones & Melba Montgomery record "We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville
    Jul 15, 1970
    Charlie Louvin and Melba Montgomery record "Something To Brag About" at Nashville's Jack Clement Studios. The song becomes a hit seven years later for Willie Nelson & Mary Kay Place
    Jan 15, 1974
    Melba Montgomery records the Mothers Day special "No Charge," written by Harlan Howard, at Pete's Place in Nashville
    Jan 17, 1974
    Steel player Pete Drake and fiddlers Johnny Gimble, Buddy Spicher and Shorty Lavender are overdubbed on Melba Montgomery's "No Charge" at Pete's Place in Nashville
    May 25, 1974
    Melba Montgomery's "No Charge" hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jun 13, 1974
    Johnny Rodriguez, Charlie Rich, Johnny Dollar, Barbara Fairchild, Anne Murray, Penny DeHaven, Melba Montgomery and Ray Griff are installed in the Walkway of Stars at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville
    Nov 13, 1974
    Melba Montgomery records "Don't Let The Good Times Fool You" at Pete's Place on 18th Avenue South in Nashville
    Nov 25, 1974
    Three musicians are added to Melba Montgomery's "Don't Let The Good Times Fool You" during an overdub session at Pete's Place in Nashville

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