Country Music History August 19

Wednesday marks the birthday of two country superstars!

"I Hope You Dance" singer, Lee Ann Womack was born in 1966 in Jacksonville, Texas.

This guy has an unmistakable voice.  "She Won't Be Lonely Long" singer, Clay Walker, was born this date in Beaumont, Texas in 1969.

Miss Crystal Gayle reached #1 on the Billboard country chart in 1978 with "Talking In Your Sleep".

"Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc" by Dwight Yoakam received double-platinum status in 1999.

And in 2003, while filming a video for Kenny Chesney's "There Goes My Life", his video crew and helicopter pilot are involved in a crash.  Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.