COUNTRY MUSIC CLASSICS
Q & A
March 5TH, 2012
QUESTION: I thought that "Back In The Saddle Again" was one of Gene Autry's most famous songs, but our local radio station says the recording never made the charts. Do you know why?
ANSWER: Gene's recording of "Back In The Saddle Again" didn't make the charts because there were no record charts in 1939 -- when that recording became popular. The song did become his signature song and the theme song for his radio and TV shows.
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This day in 1963 - Patsy Cline, age 30, was killed in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. Patsy was a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Inducted into the CMHF 1973. Also killed in the crash were Cowboy Copas 1913-1963, age 49, Hawkshaw Hawkins 1921-1963, age 41, and Patsy's manager, Randy Hughes 1928-1963, age 34. Hughes was flying the plane. He was also Cowboy Copas' son-in-law, and Hawkins was married to Jean Shepard. Patsy Cline was laid to rest in Shenandoah Memorial Park, Winchester, Virginia. Hughes, Copas, and Hawkins were laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
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