Eighty-four years ago today, a history-making songwriter who wrote hits for himself and others was born in Portsmouth, Ohio.

On this day (July 28) in 1984, Earl Thomas Conley scored his fourth consecutive No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “Angel in Disguise.” The song wasn’t just another chart-topping ...

Country singer Earl Thomas Conley, who had 18 number one hits and influenced dozens of artists, has died. Conley, 77, died Wednesday in Nashville where he had been in hospice care, his brother, Fred, ...

This week in 1983: 138 people were arrested at a sit-in at Shoreham nuclear power plant in New York; 64 religious leaders urged Congress to ban genetic engineering; a U.S. presidential panel concluded ...

One year after his debut concert at Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs, country singer Earl Thomas Conley returns at 9 p.m. July 23 to the Dog Iron Saloon stage for a free concert. Thomas also will ...

Erinn Scates of Nashville is one of Conley's daughters. She says her father passed away early Wednesday in Nashville due to an extended illness. Conley was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. The music website ...

Erinn Scates of Nashville is one of Conley's daughters. She says her father passed away early Wednesday in Nashville due to an extended illness. Conley was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. The music website ...