Country Music History July 17

Happy birthday to country singer, Craig Morgan, born this date in 1965 in Nashville.  Craig is a proud member of the Army reserves.  Thank you, Craig, for your service.

Another country star is celebrating today!  Happy birthday, Luke Bryan, born in Leesburg, Georgia in 1976.

At Capitol records studio in 1969, "Okie from Muskogee" is recorded by the one and only Merle Haggard.

The Billboard #1 country single in 1993 is "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson.

And in 2004, "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw is the #1 Billboard country single.