June 11: Kilgore’s Johnny Dollar has a big hit in 1966

Published 3:00 am Thursday, June 11, 2020

“Stop the Start (of Tears in My Heart)” by Kilgore native Johnny Dollar peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on this date in 1966.

Dollar performed on the Louisiana Hayride in the 1950s and with the Light Crust Doughboys. 

He never had another song crack the Top 40.

In the Spotlight  

— 2017: Tommy Tune, who attended Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, is a presenter on the Tony Awards and is a guest on “CBS News Sunday Morning.”

— 2016: Laci Kay, who spent her preschool years in Whitehouse, has a featured role in “The Golden Plates.”

— 2014: Lindale native Miranda Lambert is a guest on “The Talk.”

— 2014: At the Guys Choice Awards, Matthew McConaughey, who grew up in Longview, is named Guy of the Year.

— 2011: Marshall native Brea Grant stars in the TV movie “Ice Road Terror.”

— 2009: Joe Nichols, of Tyler, is a guest on “Crook and Chase.”

— 2004: Tommy Tune, who attended Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, appears in the documentary “Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There.” 

— 1999: Tyler native Phyllis Cicero and Jesse Plemons, who grew up in Mart, appear in the movie “Finding North.”

— 1994: Tyler native Richard Bradford appears in “Midnight Run for Your Life.”

— 1993: Gilmer native Johnny Mathis is a guest on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

— 1977: Panola County native Jim Reeves’ “It’s Nothin’ To Me” peaks at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

— 1975: Tyler native Sandy Duncan is a guest on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.”

— 1927: W.C. Fields and Corsicana native Mary Brian star in the silent film “Running Wild.”

 Happy Birthday 

— 1949: Musician Frank Beard, the drummer in the rock band ZZ Top, is born in Frankston.