Marijohn Wilkin 

Kemp native Marijohn Wilkin wrote hits in pop, country and gospel genres. 

 She wrote the inspirational song “One Day at a Time” with Kris Kristofferson. The song asks for strength from Jesus to endure life’s day-to-day challenges. It received Gospel Music Association’s Song of the Year Award in 1975.

 On this date in 1980, a version of the song by Christy Lane topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

In the Spotlight

— 2018: Jacksonville native Jason Ament appears as a stunt performer in “Cloak & Dagger.”

— 2017: Golden native Kacey Musgraves is a guest on “Hollywood Medium.”

— 2014: Lindale native Miranda Lambert’s “Platinum” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

— 2014: Golden native Kacey Musgraves’ “Keep It to Yourself” peaks at No. 40 on the Billboard Top Country Songs chart.

— 2013: Pro football great Adrian Peterson, a native of Palestine, is a guest on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”

— 2010: Tyler native Josh Henderson performs in a skit on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

— 2002: Terrell native Jamie Foxx is a guest on “Def Poetry.”

— 2001: Jacksonville native Margo Martindale appears in “The Rocketeer,” a superhero movie. 

— 1999: The Oak Ridge Boys, featuring Lamar County native Duane Allen, perform on “Prime Time Country.”

— 1998: Greg Vaughan, who grew up in Mesquite, appears in “Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror.”

— 1996: “Lone Star” hits theaters with a cast that includes Longview native Matthew McConaughey and Nacogdoches native Tony Frank.

— 1988: Journalist Bill Moyers, who grew up in Marshall, begins hosting the PBS series “Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth.”

— 1974: The Eagles, featuring Linden native Don Henley, perform on “In Concert.”

— 1969: Whitewright native Guy Wilkerson appears in “True Grit” starring John Wayne.

— 1930: Corsicana native Mary Brian and Marshall native Henry Roquemore appear “The Social Lion.”