The Rustler's Den was Underground Atlanta's country music spot.  Appearing there in the last week of September 1970 was Atlanta native Roy Drusky.

Drusky was born June 22,1930 and attended Roosevelt High School in Grant Park.  After a brief stint in the US Navy, he enrolled at Emory University.  By 1956 he had a daily radio program on WEAS, a 50,000 watt radio station in Decatur.  A few short years later, in 1960, he had his first hit on the country charts and he was on his way to stardom.  By the time his recording career wound down, he'd placed over 30 songs on Billboard's country Top 40 Chart.  In addition to performing, Drusky was also a songwriter, responsible for some 170 compositions registered with BMI.  In addition to writing, recording, and touring incessantly, Drusky found time to appear in country music-themed movie like Las Vegas Hillbillies (with Jayne Mansfield!), Forty Acre Feud, and Country Music On Broadway.

Drusky was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001.  Drusky died in Nashville September 23, 2004.

Date: 1970