Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Wednesday, Aug. 14) Advertisement Jeff Rymes, vocalist-guitarist for Lonesome Strangers, born in Greeley, Colo., 1954. Gladys Presley, Elvis' mother, died, 1958. Johnny Cash's single "A Boy Named Sue" certified gold, his first gold record, 1969. MUSIC AND MORE ELVIS TOP EARNER AMONG DEAD CELEBS Even though Elvis Presley has been dead and gone for a quarter century, his music and persona still create a lot of noise at cash registers. In the Forbes magazine list of dead celebrities' earnings for the 12-month period ending June 30, The King raked in $37 million, more than any other. About $4 million of the total came from the remake of "A Little Less Conversation" -- a song Elvis performed in a 1968 movie -- which was ranked No. 1 in the United Kingdom for four weeks. Elvis' take was well ahead of $28 million earned by No. 2, "Peanuts" creator Charles Schultz, and $20 million attracted by slain Beatle John Lennon. Race car driver Dale Earnhardt was No. 4 with $20 million. HONKY TONK FOCUS OF DOCUMENTARY Advertisement Trace Adkins will host "Honky-Tonk Sound," a documentary about country music bars and roadhouses, on Country Music Television Friday night at 8 p.m. ET. The two-hour special will feature music by Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and many other honky tonk traditionalists. Viewers also will tour three of Texas's most celebrated honky tonks -- The Broken Spoke in Austin, Gruene (GREEN) Hall in Gruene, Billy Bob's in Fort Worth -- and The Cowboy Palace in California. BROOKS & DUNN WORKING ON NEW ALBUM Brooks & Dunn are putting pen to paper for their next album, 16 months after the release of their current release, "Steers & Stripes." The duo is in the song-writing stage and no date has been set to begin recording. "Steers & Stripes" spawned three No. 1 singles: "There Ain't Nothing 'Bout You," which topped the chart for six weeks, "Only In America" and "The Long Goodbye."
