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He and his family relocated to Tranquility, California, just outside of Fresno in 1935 after escaping the dust bowl. He began singing on KMJ-AM Radio in Fresno with Gene Autry at age 9. After moving to Modesto in 1942, he found his way into the radio broadcasting business with several stations in the central California valley starting with KTRB ...
The song won Mack the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1997. Mack also wrote "Drinking Champagne," which has been recorded by numerous artists. The song was a hit for Cal Smith in 1968, and again for George Strait in 1990 on his album Livin' It Up. Some of his other songs have been recorded by Dean Martin, Ray Price, Jerry Lee Lewis and ...
He had his first song published that year, "In a Mansion Stands My Love," which was recorded by Jim Reeves as the A-side and B-side of his 1960 hit, "He'll Have to Go." [ 1 ] Russell's recording of his song, " Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer ", was his only top 10 hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in ...
1865 – William Helm brings his wife and his sheep to the valley floor area south of Millerton. [2] 1870 - Weekly Expositor newspaper in publication. [3] 1872 – Fresno station founded by the Central Pacific Railroad Company [4] 1874 – County seat of Fresno County moves from Millerton to Fresno due to population growth. [5] 1875
Six of these songs are original songs written by Andrews and his son, Jamie. The three songs that Andrews wrote by himself deal with the changing seasons in his life; the birth of his son, Jamie, his marriage to Gini and her subsequent death, and his signature song, "The Autumn of Our Lives," which tells of his marriage to his third wife ...
The untimely deaths of a prominent heart doctor and his wife in a car crash Friday night have left the Fresno community in shock. Dr. Alfred Valles, 50, and Selina Valles, 46, were killed at 9:30 ...
Read more:Fresno police chief placed on leave over alleged affair with officer's wife The news had ignited what city officials called a “media circus” and speculation about the alleged affair.
Benito Arenas, who founded the legendary Fresno restaurant La Elegante nearly four decades ago, died Sunday at age 88. Arenas had been part of Fresno’s food scene since the 1980s, when he and ...