This week in 1975: The FBI opened an investigation into the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa; New York's Staten Island Ferry hiked it fare from 5 cents to 25 cents; A jetliner carrying Moroccan workers home from Frances crashes, killing 188 people; United States vetoed the entrance of Viet Nam to United Nations; and a singer from Robbinsville, North Carolina, was enjoying what would become his fourth No. 1 record.
A lot of recording artists seem to find themselves in a "niche" or a sort of "groove" in which they become known as this or that type of singer or perhaps only recording this or that type of songs. For example: When Moe Bandy began his rise up the ladder of record success, his most successful records were with "cheating songs." So Moe became known as the singer of "cheating songs."
So perhaps that why, back in 1975, Ronnie Milsap let it be known that he would only be recording the "uptempo positive" type of songs.
Songwriter John Schweers was unaware of Milsap's quest for positive songs when he sent the singer a copy of "Daydreams About Night Things." He had already submitted the song to Charley Pride, who had turned it down.
But Milsap liked the song, recorded it and it became his eighth charted song on July 19, 1975. It was also his fourth No. 1 and was on the charts for 16 weeks.
Between 1973 and 2006, Milsap placed 64 songs on the country music charts, including 35 No. 1's.
He joined The Grand Old Opry in 1976 and was inducted into The Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2014.
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