Mar 28, 1970

Ray Price is named honorary mayor of Del Rio, Texas

Mar 28, 1970

John Hartford is featured on the ABC variety show "Jimmy Durante Presents The Lennon Sisters Hour." Also appearing: comedian Charlie Callas and Perry Como, who covers "Little Green Apples"

Mar 28, 1970

Marty Robbins makes his first Grand Ole Opry appearance since suffering a heart attack in late-January

Mar 28, 1969

Rodney Atkins is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He hits his stride with the 2006 album "If You're Going Through Hell," which notches four hits, including the title track and "Watching You." His later successes include "It's America" and "Take A Back Road"

Mar 28, 1969

It's not unusual: Chet Atkins and Jerry Lee Lewis appear on ABC-TV's variety show "This Is Tom Jones." The Killer's set list includes "Great Balls Of Fire" and "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On"

Mar 28, 1969

Charlie Rich records "Life's Little Ups And Downs" in Nashville. It later becomes a hit for Ricky Van Shelton

Mar 28, 1968

"The Best Of Eddy Arnold" becomes the singer's second RIAA-certified gold album

Mar 28, 1967

Van Morrison records the pop hit "Brown Eyed Girl" at the A&R Studios in New York. It will be referenced in Old Dominion's 2016 country hit "Song For Another Time"

Mar 28, 1966

Decca releases Loretta Lynn's album "I Like 'Em Country"

Mar 28, 1964

Terry Stafford lip-synchs his pop hit "Suspicion" on ABC-TV's "American Bandstand." Nineteen years later, he has a country hit as the writer of George Strait's single "Amarillo By Morning"