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Apr 14, 1970Warner Mack records the Jimmy Reed R&B hit "Bright Lights, Big City." The following year, Sonny James comes up with a hit country versionFeb 2, 1971Connie Smith sings "How Great Thou Art" as president Richard Nixon hosts the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton. Also attending are Bill Anderson, Jan Howard, Warner Mack, Ralph Emery, Johnny Wright and Kitty WellsMar 14, 2003The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." The Statler Brothers' "Flowers On The Wall" and Warner Mack's "The Bridge Washed Out" are among the hits from 1965 that make the listJun 1, 2008Fire destroys thousands of master recordings at the Universal Music Group in Los Angeles, including music by Freddie Hart, Mark Chesnutt, Roy Clark, The Carpenters, Ray Charles, Burl Ives, Warner Mack, Eric Clapton, Mac Davis, Bobby Darin and Rebecca Lynn HowardMar 1, 2022Warner Mack dies in Nashville. He earned a #1 single in 1965 with "The Bridge Washed Out" and wrote "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)," which would become a hit three times --for Mack, for Webb Pierce and for Sonny James
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