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late
1930s--accepted into the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band (1st
female member) |
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1955--sang
as part of Red Foley's touring package show |
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1956--first
cut "Take This Heart" recorded by Mitchell Torok |
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1956--top
20 hit, "No Wedding Bells For Joe," recorded by Wanda Jackson |
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1958--moved
to Nashville; worked at piano bar in Printer's Alley |
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1958--signed
1st publishing contract, an exclusive with Jim Denny at Cedarwood
Publishing Company |
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1958--first
#1 hit "Waterloo" recorded by Stonewall Jackson; song was
a #1 country hit for 5 weeks and and was a top 5 hit on the pop
charts; sold over 1 million copies; one of the top moneymakers in
country music in 1959 |
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1958--hits
"Long Black Veil" and "Grin and Bear It" recorded |
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1960--sang
backup on hundreds of hit records, some free-lance, some in
connection with the Jordanaires and the Anita Kerr Singers |
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1960--signed
an artist deal with Columbia Records; first album "The Blue
& The Gray" (album of Civil War songs) |
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1962--release
of Jimmy Dean's recording of "PT 109" about President
Kennedy; song got national media coverage |
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1962--Award
of Merit from the Confederate High Command for the album of Civil
War songs, "The Blue & the Gray" |
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1964--started
own publishing company, Buckhorn Music; company's first hit was
"GTO" (by son, Bucky Wilkin) |
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1965--signed
Kris Kristofferson to Burkhorn Music as a writer (his first
publishing contract) |
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1965--formed
backup vocal group, The Marijohn Singers |
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1965-1967--The
Marijohn Singers appeared as a regular vocal group on Opry
television shows |
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1970--received
Executive Recognition award from Women's Professional International |
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1973--signed
recording contract with Word Music |
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1973--1st
major success in gospel music with song "One Day at a Time"
(performed by Marilyn Sellars) |
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1974--made
an Honorary Member of the University of Tennessee Singers |
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1975--1st
songbook\folio (songs recorded on first two Word albums) |
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1979--"One
Day at a Time" #1 in seven different countries and by seven
different artists; went on to be recorded over 500 times |
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1991--United
Nations World Children's Day Foundation honor for use of "We
Are One" as theme song at the World Children's Day event in
April 1991; the song was performed at the United Nations Children's Assembly |
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1992--"Women
in Country" television appearance, video presentation and book |
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1993--cover
recording of "Cut Across Shorty" by Rod Stewart on his
"Unplugged and Seated" album (sold 4 million plus to date) |
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1994--"Distinguished
Alumni Award" given by Hardin-Simmons University |
