By John Scott
Feb 2, 2021
Hundreds of Jacksonville-area musicians and singers have made their mark in the world of music. While many may think mostly southern rock when they think of Jacksonville, there have been some country artists and country songs that have a link to here.
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw was conceived in Jacksonville, born and raised in Louisiana, then came to the area to live with his mom after a semester of college. He stayed in the area for about 18 months according to his recollection before going to Nashville and finding superstardom. He sang around town at different venue, including the old Pappa s Nightclub.
A young Elvis Presley (Image: Getty)
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The track was released on August 20, 1955, making Elvis 20-years-old, and quickly went to the top of the country and western charts.
However, others would say this chart is not the official, overall top singles chart, as it instead focuses only on one genre.
Elvis first single to get to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, the chart which goes across genres, was Heartbreak Hotel, which was released on January 27, 1956 - making Elvis 21-years-old.
The song was written by high school teacher Mae Boren Axton and singer-songwriter Tommy Durden and is based on a newspaper article which described the suicide of a man who jumped from a hotel window.
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