Country Pop Bites: Ricky Van Shelton – March 18

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1989 Ricky Van Shelton's remake of "From A Jack To A King" aced the Billboard country chart?

It’s true! Check out the video!

Here are 5 things about Ricky Van Shelton that you might not have known.

• He was born on January 12, 1952 in Danville, Virginia, but grew up in Grit, Virginia.
• Van is Ricky's middle name.
• In 1984, Bettye Witt, his girlfriend at the time (and, since August 4, 1986, wife) found a job in Nashville, Tennessee, and Shelton went along with her.
• Shelton wrote a series of Children's books. The first two titles of his books were, Tales From a Duck Named Quacker and Quacker Meets Mrs. Moo. The series also contains "Quacker meets Canadian goose" and were all illustrated by Shan Williams Burklow.
• In May 2006, Ricky announced that he would be retiring from touring to spend more time with his family.