March 14 in Country Music History

In 2002, Tommy Collins passed away of emphysema in Ashland City, Tennessee. Not just a great performer, he was a great songwriter. He penned "Carolyn", "If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'", and "New Patches" among many other things.

"You know I used to be a well known country singer,
Made my first record in 1953,
Buck Owens used to be my lead guitar player,
And the Hag once wrote a song about me"
as recorded by Craig Morgan on "I Wish I Could See Bakersfield".

For more on Leonard Sipe aka Tommy Collins, follow this link:

http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/fame/collins.html

In 1992, John Anderson returned to the top of the charts after a long dry spell with "Straight Tequila Night".

In 1970, Merle Haggard was at the top with "Fightin' Side Of Me".

In 1889, Neva "Aunt Sap" Brasfield, of Uncle Cyp and Aunt Sap Fame, was born. They were stars of the first successful television show-The Ozark Jubilee.