Jim Reeves

We will never forget these musicians we lost tragically in aviation accidents.

He was once an announcer for KWKH-AM in Shreveport, Louisiana, home of the popular radio program Louisiana Hayride.

When I hear George Jones sing "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" it reminds me of the great country legends who passed away before we were ready for them to go. Some that have gone away are Jim Reeves, Conway Twitty, Hank Williams, Sr.,  and Keith Whitley.  Keith Whitley passed away 22 years ago this month in 1989.

Jim Reeves stands as one of the most distinctive singers in the history of country music. His smooth, warm baritone was a major component of the sophisticated, pop-influenced Nashville Sound that emerged during the late 1950s and early 1960s and boosted country music to new commercial heights while strengthening Nashville’s role as a music center...