This year marks the 30th anniversary of the recording of one of country musicâs penultimate anthems. Tammy Wynetteâs chart-topping recording of âStand By Your Man,â which she co-wrote with her then-producer Billy Sherrill, has become one of the quintessential womenâs songs in the country music canon.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Tuscaloosa County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, its population was 194,656. Its county seat and largest city is Tuscaloosa, the former state capital from 1826 to 1845. The county is named in honor of Tuskaloosa, a paramount chief of the Mississippian culture, considered ancestors of the Choctaw in the region.
The Tularosa Basin is located primarily in Otero County. It covers about 6,500 sq mi (16,800 km 2) (35% larger than Connecticut). It lies between the Sacramento Mountains to the east, and the San Andres and Oscura Mountains to the west. The basin stretches about 150 mi (240 km) north-south, and at its widest is about 60 mi (100 km) east-west.