On this day in 1964, Jim Reeves and pianist Dean Manuel died in a plane crash during a thunderstorm in Brentwood, Tennessee. Numerous locals--including Eddy Arnold, Chet Atkins and Ernest Tubb- - searched for three days before discovering the wreckage | GatorRock

On July 31st, 1964, Jim Reeves tragically died along with his manager, Dean Manuel, as he piloted his single engine Beechcraft Debonair into a violent storm, crashing in Brentwood, TN. The crash site turned out to be very close to Eddy Arnold’s home estate. Eddy, Chet Atkins, Marty Robbins and Ernest Tubb were among the friends and members of the music community who helped search two days for the wreckage. Here, 14 years later in this 1978 TV program, Eddy sings a tribute to Jim- a medley of thr