Country Music History March 12

Hey it's Saturday and it feels like spring!  Remember to change your clocks tonight - spring forward!!

In 1961, for two weeks Charley Pride got to live every little boy's dream!  He played baseball with Los Angeles expansion team during spring training.  However, he was dropped after the two-week trial.

What a mega hit!  In 1981, MCA records released the Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira".  Who hasn't sung along with this tune!

Vince Gill and wife Amy Grant have their first child, Corrina Grant Gill, March 12, 2001.

What used to be reserved for sports figures, in 2013 Wheaties cereal box featured The Band Perry as part of the cereal's "Outnumber Hunger" program.