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How Jim Reeves' 'Distant Drums' became a historic posthumous hit 60 years ago

Nearly 60 years later, the song remains one of the clearest examples of how powerful his voice and music continued to be, ...
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On This Day 60 Years Ago, Jim Reeves Topped the Country Charts Posthumously With a Hit First Recorded by Roy Orbison

Sixty years ago, Jim Reeves was at No. 1 in the United Kingdom with "Distant Drums" nearly two years after his death.
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On This Day in 1964, Jim Reeves Was on a Seven-Week Run Atop the Country Chart More Than a Month After His Death

On this day (September 3) in 1964, Jim Reeves was at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “I Guess I’m Crazy.” Penned by Werly Fairburn, the song spent seven consecutive weeks at No.