Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Wednesday, Dec. 18) Advertisement Wilf Carter, "Montana Slim," born in Port Hilford, Nova Scotia, 1904. Justin Tubb records Top 10 single "I Gotta Go Get My Baby," 1954. Pee Wee King begins weekly TV show on Chicago's WBBM, 1954. MUSIC AND MORE GATLINS BACK TOURING AFTER 10 YEARS OFF After 10 years of no touring, the Gatlin Brothers are back on the road -- but on a schedule far less hectic than before. Larry Gatlin says he and brothers Rudy and Steve got burned out on performing 250 concerts a year. "We were on the road so much that something we really loved turned into something we really dreaded," he tells the Nashville Tennessean. "So we're not going to do that anymore." After playing "Broken Lady," "All the Gold in California" and their other favorites, the Gatlins are wrapping up this month's concerts with a holiday performance written by brother Steve. DOLLY TO PLAY MAE WEST IN TV MOVIE Dolly Parton is taking her acting talent to the small screen, playing the lead in a Mae West story on ABC next year. Advertisement The network is shooting for a November 2003 airing of the two-hour flick, with work expected to begin in the spring, Parton tells the Knoxville News-Sentinel. She also says she wants to record new albums featuring country music, gospel, children's songs and a dance remix disc. LONESTAR, LEE ANN NAMED AMA PRESENTERS Country artists have been lined up to present trophies to winners at the American Music Awards next month. Lonestar, Lee Ann Womack, Jo Dee Messina, Martina McBride, Kellie Coffey and Carolyn Dawn Johnson will be among the presenters at the Jan. 13, 2003, show on ABC. For more information, go to abc.abcnews.go.com/primetime/specials/ama.
