The Country Hour "The Country Hour". In 1951, the Victorian edition of "The Country Hour" broke the news of the decision to introduce the Myxoma virus into Australia in a bid to control the wild rabbit population, after Ian Clunies Ross told rural reporter Graham White about the plan. In 2015, "The Country Hour" celebrated its 70th anniversary, prompting tributes from well-known figures and a mention in the Parliament of Australia when Western Australian Senator Dean Smith reflected on the rural issues and events that had been covered by "The Country Hour" particularly in Western Australia. A special national edition of "The Country
My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own of the R&B charts at #11. In the UK "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" reached #3. On 18 October 1960, Francis recorded a German-language version of "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" (""Mein Herz weiß genau, was es will""), which remained unreleased until 1988. Unlike Francis' precedent #1 "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" did not become a C&W crossover hit for Francis herself but the song was subsequently recorded by several high-profile C&W songstresses beginning with Connie Smith on her 1966 album "Downtown Country". In 1971 Smith's version was