40 years ago today, a great Country singer died.

[NightTrain]

Jim Reeves was born in Panola County, Texas, on August 20, 1924. He aspired to be a professional baseball player, but an ankle injury cut his dream short.

Reeves became D.J. at radio station KWKH in Shreveport, home of THE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE, in the early 1950s. He first recorded for the Macy's label in 1950 and joined the HAYRIDE cast three years later. In 1955, Reeves joined the GRAND OLE OPRY and had his own ABN-Radio series in 1957.

Beginning with "Mexican Joe" in 1953, Jim Reeves had eleven #1 hits on the country charts. They included "Bimbo," "Four Walls," "Billy Bayou," "I Guess I'm Crazy," and "Blue Side of Lonesome." His biggest record, "He'll Have To Go," spent 14 weeks at #1 in 1960. It also reached #2 on the pop charts.

A plane crash in Nashville killed Jim Reeves on July 31, 1964. He was 39. Three years later, Reeves was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. And his records continued to make the country charts into the early 1980s!

[AntiCoup2K4]

1. Plane crash?? Oh shit! How was he connected to the BCE??

Hey, you knew somebody was gonna say it :evilgrin:

[mandyky]

2. Will you be remembering him tonight on the show?

What else will you be doing?