American Songwriter

On This Day in 1965, Jim Reeves Was at No. 1 With an Album That Contained a Decade’s Worth of Golden Country Hits

Sixty years ago today, Jim Reeves was at the top of the country chart with an album that contained multiple career highlights.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1964, Jim Reeves Was on a Seven-Week Run Atop the Country Chart More Than a Month After His Death

On this day (September 3) in 1964, Jim Reeves was at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “I Guess I’m Crazy.” Penned by Werly Fairburn, the song spent seven consecutive weeks at No.