American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1953, the Songwriter Who Penned George Strait’s First No. 1 and Multiple Other Massive Country Hits for George Jones and Ray Charles

Seventy-two years ago today, a hall of fame songwriter who penned hits for some of country music's biggest names was born.
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1938, the Hit-Making Duet Partner of George Jones Who Wrote Songs for Randy Travis, George Strait, and Your Favorite Country Legends

On this day in 1938, Melba Montgomery was born in Iron City, Tennessee. She was best known as a duet artist early in her career. However, she found solo fame in the mid-1970s with a series of hit ...