TV’s "The Gene Autry Show" premiered on CBS July 23, 1950 with
91 episodes aired.
Pat Buttram (left) as Gene’s side kick "Pat".

Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry
TV’s "The Gene Autry Show" premiered on CBS July 23, 1950 with
91 episodes aired.
Pat Buttram (left) as Gene’s side kick "Pat".

Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry

Eric Harris (left) and Dylan Klebold (right), the perpetrators, recorded
on the high school’s surveillance cameras in the cafeteria, 8–11
minutes before their suicides.

Loretta Lynn, a country music singer-songwriter is 88 years
young today. She received multiple gold albums in a career
spanning 60 years.

John Prine (October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020)
Country folk singer-songwriter John Prine was active as a
composer, recording artist, and live performer from the early
1970s until his death, and was known for an often humorous
style of country music that has elements of protest and
social commentary.
On March 19, 2020, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic,
Prine’s wife Fiona revealed that she had tested positive for the
COVID-19 virus and had been quarantined in her home apart
from him. He was hospitalized on March 26 after experiencing
symptoms.
KATN first signed on the air in April 1961.
From left: Ralph F. Frazer (KATN 1010 AM owner/manager),
Melburn Stone (“Doc”), and Ken Curtis (Festus) from the
CBS-TV series Gunsmoke paid a visit to the Boise, Idaho
country music station in 1965.