Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Tues., April 23) Advertisement Roy Orbison was born in 1936. Roland White was born in 1938. Bluegrass bassist Mark Schatz was born in 1955. Eddy Arnold's Top 10 singles "Two Kinds of Love" and "In Time" both debuted on the chart in 1955. Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut in 1956, opening for the Freddie Martin Orchestra and comic Shecky Greene at the New Frontier Hotel. He was dropped from the bill after only a week due to poor audience response. Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded an album in Stuttgart, West Germany, in 1981 that was released in 1982 as "The Survivors." Songwriter Harold Arlen died at age 81 in 1986. He wrote "Over the Rainbow," which was recorded by Judy Garland, Gene Vincent and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others. Advertisement Ocie Stockard, a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, died at age 78 in 1988. Tracy Lawrence's "Alibis" topped the chart in 1993. Reba McEntire's "Rumor Has It" album was certified platinum, also in 1993. LeAnn Rimes won three awards, and Brooks and Dunn two, at the 32nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Los Angeles in 1997. MUSIC AND MORE LOVETT CONTINUES TO MEND Lyle Lovett is "recovering nicely" from the injuries he sustained when he was trampled by a bull March 27 at his ranch in Texas, his manager told CMT.com. But the singer/songwriter was forced to cancel concert dates this past weekend in Florida. Lovett still plans to perform May 11 at opening night for the new Hobby Center in Houston. He'll appear with fellow songwriters John Hiatt, Guy Clark and Joe Ely. HAVE YOU YODELED, ER, YAHOOED LATELY? Remember the TV and radio commercials for the Internet company Yahoo in which the question is asked: "Have you Yahooed lately?" Then a singer belts out a yodeling version of the company name. Well, Wylie Gustafson, of Wylie & the Wild West fame, is the man behind the yodel. He tells country.com that he was paid $590 for the recording session, thinking that it would be used only once. But, as we know, that's not the case. The yodeling commercial seems to have a life of its own. And, by usual standards, Gustafson thinks he should have been paid for its continuing use. Advertisement So the question remains, if you were paid $590 for what you thought was a one-shot deal, what would be your reward for having your yodel splayed through the airwaves for years? The singer wants $5 million. He's suing Yahoo for that amount, charging unlawful use of his yodel. Yahoo has yet to comment. (Thanks to UPI's Dennis Daily) SONS OF THE PIONEERS BACK AGAIN The first two decades of recordings from the Western vocal group Sons of the Pioneers is included on the Hip-O Records album "Sons of the Pioneers: Ultimate Collection." The album reaches stores May 21. Spanning 1935 to 1954, and including the first recordings of founding member Roy Rogers, the collection features such group signatures as "Way Out There," "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," "Cool Water" and "Riders In The Sky." Digitally remastered by Gavin Lurssen, the Grammy Award-winning engineer of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", "Sons of the Pioneers: Ultimate Collection" was compiled and annotated by noted country music historians Colin Escott and Laurence Zwisohn. In 1980, the original Sons Of The Pioneers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The group continues to tour even today.
