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  • Jan 31, 1894
    Songwriter Isham Jones is born in Coaltown, Ohio. Noted for such tunes as "It Had To Be You" and "You're In The Army Now," he also writes "My Best To You," an Eddy Howard pop hit remade as a 1947 country single by the Sons Of The Pioneers
    May 16, 1930
    Bandleader Isham Jones records one of several hit versions of Hoagy Carmichael's "Star Dust." The tune becomes the title track for a groundbreaking Willie Nelson album nearly 50 years later
    Oct 19, 1956
    Sax player and band leader Isham Jones dies in Hollywood. He wrote "It Had To Be You," "You're In The Army Now" and "My Best To You," an Eddy Howard pop hit that was re-constructed for the country charts by the Sons Of The Pioneers

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