Country music wouldn’t be what it is today without Jim Reeves, who remained a chart mainstay even after his death in a 1964 plane crash. Known as “Gentleman Jim,” the East Texas native sent 13 songs ...
On this day (April 17) in 1960, Jim Reeves was in the 10th week of a 14-week run at the top of the Hot Country Songs chart with “He’ll Have to Go.” At the time, it was the longest-running No. 1 on the ...