This week in 1970, a Justice Department report stated that the National Guard had no cause to fire on students at Kent University, the nation’s most liberal abortion law went into effect, and a young lady from Grand Forks, North Dakota had her 15th charted song.

A lot of hit songs were written under unusual circumstances, but according to Boudleaux Bryant, the classic tune, “Rocky Top,” was written because he and wife Felice were bored!

Boudleaux commented, “Chet Atkins had asked Felice and I to write some old folk songs for an Archie Campbell (show) that RCA Victor was...

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