October 13th: On this day

1927
Born on this day in Memphis, Tennessee was singer, arranger, composer, pianist, and music producer Anita Kerr. She worked on sessions as the Anita Kerr Singers with many artists as well as a producer working with artists including Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Red Foley, Hank Snow, Brenda Lee, Pat Boone, Rosemary Clooney, Roy Orbison, and Willie Nelson. Kerr died on October 10, 2022, in Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland, at the age of 94, just 3 days short of her 95th birthday.

1946
Born on this day in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was Lacy J. Dalton country singer and songwriter known for her gritty, powerful vocals. Dalton had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue."

1958
Billboard discontinued the "C&W Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played C&W by Jockeys" charts. Starting with the October 20 issue, there is one all-encompassing "Hot C&W Sides" chart. The new chart has 30 positions, and "City Lights" by Ray Price was the first #1 song.

1959
Born on this day in Ogden, Utah, was Marie Osmond singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. She scored a US #1 hit in 1973 with her version of the country pop ballad "Paper Roses."

1969
Born on this day in Valdosta, Georgia, was Rhett Akins, Country singer, songwriter who scored the 1996 US Country #1 hit "Don't Get Me Started." Akins has written singles for other country music singers, primarily as one-third of the songwriting team The Peach Pickers alongside Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip.

1975
Winners at this years Country Music Association Awards included: Dolly Parton won Female Vocalist of the Year, John Denver won Entertainer of the Year and Song of the Year for "Back Home Again", Waylon Jennings won Male Vocalist of the Year, Freddie Fender won Single of the Year for "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" and Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty won Vocal Duo of the Year.

1978
Dolly Parton was at #1 on the US country music album chart with Heartbreaker, her 20th solo studio album. The title song, a ballad written by Carole Bayer Sager, topped the US country charts, and became Parton's third top-forty pop hit.

1980
The 14th annual CMA Awards show was held at The Grand Ole Opry House. George Jones won Male Vocalist of the Year as well as Single of the Year and Song of The Year for "He Stopped Loving Her Today", Barbara Mandrell won Entertainer of the Year, the movie soundtrack from Coal Miner's Daughter won the Album of the Year award, Emmylou Harris won Female Vocalist of the Year, The Statler Brothers won Best Vocal Group and Johnny Cash was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. The presentation was made by Kenny Rogers.

1986
The 20th Country Music Association Awards, were held at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by Kenny Rogers and Anne Murray. Winners included Reba McEntire who won both Entertainer of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year. Album of The Year went to Ronnie Milsap for Lost in the Fifties Tonight, George Strait won Male Vocalist of the Year, Single of The Year went to Dan Seals for "Bop", Music Video of the Year went to George Jones for "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes".

1990
Garth Brooks was at #1 on the Country singles chart with "Friends in Low Places" he lead single from his album No Fences. In April 1991, Brooks's recording won the 1990 Academy of Country Music award for Single of the Year, and on October 2, 1991, it won the same honor from the Country Music Association.

2005
Montgomery Gentry was at #1 on the Country singles chart with "Something to Be Proud Of". The duo are known for there Southern rock influences, and have collaborated with Charlie Daniels, Toby Keith, Five for Fighting, and members of The Allman Brothers Band.

2017
Dolly Parton donated $1 million to the Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital in Nashville, to research pediatric infectious diseases. She announced the donation on a visit to the facility, where she performed songs from her children's album I Believe in You.

2020
My Gift the seventh studio album and the first Christmas album by Carrie Underwood was at #1 on the Country charts. The album features guest appearances from John Legend and Underwood's oldest son Isaiah.