On this date in 1983, a singer and mandolin player sent the song that became his fifth number-one hit, “Highway 40 Blues,” to country radio. While many listeners assumed it was written about the major highway that runs through Nashville, it was actually written about a small state highway in the star’s home state of Kentucky. Do you know who he is? ANSWER: Ricky Skaggs.
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