This week in 1976, National Airlines ended a 127 day strike, the CIA was reported to have given Italian anti-Communists $6 million, UCLA beat Ohio State 23-10 in the Rose Bowl, and a former country music disc jockey had his 29th charted song and his 7th No. 1 record.

According to Tom T. Hall, he had the idea for his 1976 No. 1, “Faster Horses,” for quite awhile before actually writing the song.

Tom T. commented, “I was in New York and after looking around awhile, I told this friend of mine that New York was all about faster horses, younger woman, older whiskey and more ...

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