September 20th: On this day

1947
American country, bluegrass and gospel singer Lily Isaacs from bluegrass Southern gospel group The Isaacs. On August 10, 2021, they were invited to become members of the Grand Ole Opry.

1956
Touring North America, Johnny Cash appeared at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas.

1962
Born on this day in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, was singer-songwriter Steve Gulley. He was one of the founding members of the band Mountain Heart and he went on to form Grasstowne and later Steve Gulley & New Pinnacle, along with recording solo and collaboration albums. He appeared on the Grand Ole Opry more than 90 times. Gulley died on August 18, 2020 age 57.

1969
Special guests on this week's Johnny Cash ABC television music variety show included, Cass Elliot, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, The Staple Singers and Tommy Cash. Jack Elliot performed "If I Were A Carpenter" then he and Cash dueted on "Take Me Home."

1971
Lynn Anderson was at #1 on the US Country album charts with You're My Man her fourth studio album for Columbia Records. The album stayed at #1 for a total of seven weeks.

1982
Jerry Reed was at #1 on the US Country chart with, "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)". Written by Tim DuBois the song is a satire on divorce, and became Reed's third and final #1 country hit, and one of his signature tunes.

1982
Born on this day in Tyler, Texas was country pop singer and songwriter Niko Moon. He has written songs for Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band, Rascal Flatts, and Morgan Wallen. He was also a member of the group Sir Rosevelt with Zac Brown and Ben Simonetti. Moon scored the 2020 US #1 Country hit with "Good Time".

1989
Willie Nelson was at #1 on the Country singles chart with the Beth Nielsen Chapman penned song "Nothing I Can Do About It Now". The first single from the album A Horse Called Music it was Nelson's fourteenth #1 single on the US Country Singles chart.

1998
Alan Jackson was at #1 on the Country charts with his seventh studio album, High Mileage. It produced four hit singles on the Hot Country Songs charts for Jackson: "I'll Go on Loving You", "Right on the Money", "Gone Crazy", and "Little Man".

2008
The Farm Aid 2008, benefit concert took place at the Comcast Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts. Held to raise money for family farmers in the US, the concerts were organized by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young. Artists who appeared included: Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds with Jerry Lee Lewis, Kenny Chesney, The Pretenders, moe., Arlo Guthrie, Steve Earle, Nation Beat, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Jakob Dylan and The Gold Mountain Rebels, Danielle Evin, Jamey Johnson, Jesse Lenat, Will Dailey, One Flew South, and The Elms.

2021
"Fancy Like" by American country music singer Walker Hayes was at #1 on the Country singles chart. The song stayed at the top of the charts for a total of 18 weeks.