This week in 1989, Dick Clark announced that after 33 years as the host of “American Bandstand,” he would no longer continue in that position, Buck Owens & Ringo Starr recorded “Act Naturally” at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, and a North Carolina singer named Randy Traywick had his 12th charted song, which was on its way to becoming his 9th No. 1.

A lot of hit songs come from a chance remark and according to Larry Henley, Randy Travis’ 1989 No. 1, “Is it Still over,” was one of those tunes.

Henley commented,”I was going with a girl named Nancy at the time. I wa...

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