Jan 27, 1973

"(Old Dogs-Children And) Watermelon Wine" takes Tom T. Hall to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart

Feb 6, 1973

Tom T. Hall records "Ravishing Ruby" at Mercury's Nashville studio

May 16, 1973

Johnny Rodriguez records "Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico" at the Mercury Custom Studio in Nashville

May 23, 1973

The Statler Brothers record "Susan When She Tried" during the afternoon at the Mercury Recording Studio in Nashville

May 26, 1973

"Introducing Johnny Rodriguez" rises to #1 on the Billboard country albums chart

Jun 5, 1973

Faron Young records "Just What I Had In Mind" at the Mercury Recording Studio on Music Row in Nashville

Jun 9, 1973

Johnny Rodriguez racks up a #1 country single in Billboard with "You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)"

Jul 11, 1973

Johnny Rodriguez records "That's The Way Love Goes," written by Lefty Frizzell, at the Mercury Studio in Nashville

Jul 12, 1973

Jerry Lee Lewis records "Sometimes A Memory Ain't Enough" and "He Can't Fill My Shoes" in an afternoon session at the Mercury Recording Studio in Nashville

Sep 13, 1973

Tom T. Hall records "I Love" at midday at the Mercury Custom Studios in Nashville