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    • Jun 4, 1929
    All-night disc jockey Bill Mack, of Dallas' WBAP, is born in Shamrock, Texas. He writes George Strait's "Drinking Champagne" and LeAnn Rimes' "Blue"
    Nov 30, 1970
    Fort Worth observes Bill Mack Day, celebrating the WBAP disc jockey who wrote the future LeAnn Rimes hit "Blue"
    Feb 26, 1997

    "Blue" is a double-winner--bringing Best Country Song to Bill Mack, and Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, to LeAnn Rimes--during the 39th annual Grammy Awards at New York's Madison Square Garden

    Apr 23, 1997
    "Blue" takes Song of the Year for LeAnn Rimes and songwriter Bill Mack and Single Record for LeAnn and producer Wilbur Rimes during the 32nd annual Academy of Country Music awards, an NBC broadcast from the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles
    Aug 21, 1999
    Ernest Tubb, Waylon Jennings, Hank Thompson and "Blue" songwriter Bill Mack are inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage, Texas
    Mar 29, 2001
    Bill Mack ends his broadcasting career with WBAP in Dallas. A country disc jockey for 50 years, he became famous for his overnight broadcasts on WBAP beginning in 1969 and wrote LeAnn Rimes' debut single, "Blue"
    Dec 21, 2013
    A memorial service is held for Ray Price at the First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, Texas. "Blue" songwriter Bill Mack and radio host Eddie Stubbs address mourners, who hear versions of "In The Garden" and "Danny Boy"
    Dec 28, 2013
    Janie Fricke, Johnny Bush, Bill Mack and disc jockey Eddie Stubbs are among those attending a public memorial for the late Ray Price at the Canyon Creek Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas
    Jul 31, 2020
    Former WBAP radio host Bill Mack dies of coronavirus-related issues in Irving, Texas. He doubled as a songwriter, penning George Strait's "Drinking Champagne" and LeAnn Rimes' "Blue"
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