The country music legend — who is best known for shaping theoutlaw country subgenreof the late 1960s — has had a pretty colorful career, filled with its fair share of ups and downs. Born into great poverty, Nelson creditsmusicfor giving his life both purpose and meaning. Even when the ...
At the end of the 1960 season, Mantle and Mathews were just shy of their 29th birthdays and running neck and neck, comfortably ahead of both Mays and Ruth’s pace, and far ahead of the 26 year-old Aaron. Mays passed Mantle and Mathews in 1964, but started falling off of Ruth’s pac...