We've got listeners celebrating here on July 5th, but first here's a look at this date in country music.

flickr - from Omer Wazir
flickr - from Omer Wazir
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1954 - At Memphis' Sun Recording Studio, Elvis Presley, records, "That's All Right".

1969 - The #1 song on the Billboard country chart belongs to Jack Greene, with "Statue Of A Fool".

1980 - "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones, is #1 on Billboard's country chart.

2007 - CMT, airs Toby Keith's video "Love Me If You Can" on TV for the first time.

2011 - Big Machine Records, releases Taylor Swifts song, "Sparks Fly", to country radio.

Concho Valley birthdays today include:

Alexander Bordner, 10.  From the Cook family.

Kerri Martin, 2.  From Grammie.

 

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