American Songwriter

On This Day in 1966, Jim Reeves Was at No. 1 With a Posthumous Hit That Blocked a Beatles Classic’s Rise to the Top

Sixty years ago today, Jim Reeves was at No. 1 on the country chart with a song that would later keep the Beatles out of the top spot.
American Songwriter

On This Day 60 Years Ago, Jim Reeves Topped the Country Charts Posthumously With a Hit First Recorded by Roy Orbison

Sixty years ago, Jim Reeves was at No. 1 in the United Kingdom with "Distant Drums" nearly two years after his death.
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How Jim Reeves' 'Distant Drums' became a historic posthumous hit 60 years ago

Nearly 60 years later, the song remains one of the clearest examples of how powerful his voice and music continued to be, ...
Yahoo

Jim Reeves' music legacy still stands, 60 years after fatal plane crash in Nashville

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six decades ago, the life of one Nashville's most iconic musicians was tragically cut short in a plane crash that rocked Music ...
Moviefone

Gentleman Jim Reeves: The Story of a Legend (2003)

Take an intimate look at the life of country music star Jim Reeves, from his early career struggles to his rise to fame, and ultimately, the 1964 plane crash that resulted in his tragic and untimely ...
Texarkana Gazette

NOW THERE WAS A SONG | Jim Reeves takes 'Four Walls' to the top

This week in 1957: Over 100,000 people crowded Yankee Stadium for a Billy Graham rally; producers predicted a nonprofitable season for television due to inflation and escalating costs of producing ...