March 18 in Country Music History

In 1989, "From A Jack To A King" by Ricky Van Shelton went to Number One. Probably one of the best voices ever in country music history, he got a raw deal from the CMA for his failure to try to perform a song not in a good key for him. For more on this singer who was a great lover of traditional and classic country music, click on this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Van_Shelton

In 1941, Margie Bowles was born.

In 1938, Country Charlie Pride was born.