Country Music History July 9

A moving song from the early 2000's is "Riding with Private Malone" sung by David Ball, who was born this date in 1953 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

"Highway 40 Blues" by Ricky Skaggs was the #1 Billboard country single in 1983.

And in 1991, Mr. Roy Acuff received the National Medal of Arts at the White House.