Awards & Certifications – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 8th, 2005 Garth Brooks’ boxed set, The Limited Series, available only through Walmart and Sam’s Club stores, was certified platinum. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Opry Becomes The Opry – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 10th, 1927 After a couple years on the air, the radio show The WSM Barn Dance was introduced for the first time as the Grand Ole Opry and became known as the Opry from that day on. Continue...
View ArticleThe Little Library That Could – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 12th, 2003 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, in its seventh year, donated its one-millionth book, The Little Engine That Could, to the parents of a one-year-old in Danville, Alabama....
View ArticleIts How We Rock And Roll – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 13th, 2001 Brenda Lee and Chet Atkins join the list of thirteen performers to be inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as they are announced as...
View ArticleRascal Flatts Is Tops – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 15th, 2006 Rascal Flatts became the first country act since 1992 to be the best selling artist in all of music for the year. Continue reading…
View ArticleJust Gettin' Warmed Up – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 16th, 2010 Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood deliver the first two of nine concerts at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, joined by unannounced guest Steve Wariner. Continue reading…
View ArticleSomething In Common – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 17th, 1993 The tribute album Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles goes gold, platinum and double-platinum. Continue reading…
View ArticleBillboard Decade Awards – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 22nd, 2009 Carrie Underwood’s album Some Hearts was named Country Album of the Decade by Billboard magazine. Continue reading…
View ArticleThank You For Your Service – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 23rd, 2003 Craig Morgan delivers an acoustic set in Kuwait, the first concert in a Middle East tour for American G.I.s during the holiday season. Continue reading…
View ArticleIt Wasn't A Sugar Tree That Was Shook – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 24th, 1973 Pam Tillis is injured in a car accident. Her face is shattered in more than 30 places, leading to multiple surgeries over the next five years. Continue reading…
View ArticleDolly Goes Gold – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 27th, 1977 Dolly Parton earns the first gold album of her career, with her album Here You Come Again. Continue reading…
View ArticleA Match Made In Canada – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 28th, 1993 Shania Twain marries songwriter/record producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange in Northern Ontario, Canada. Continue reading…
View ArticleThat's Gotta Hurt! – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 29th, 2000 John Michael Montgomery suffers a compound fracture above the ankle when he slips on ice while hunting near his Kentucky home. Continue reading…
View ArticleDrumming Up Some Business – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 30th, 1944 Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys appear on the Grand Ole Opry, causing a stir when Monte Mountjoy's drum set is moved onto the stage at the last minute. Continue reading…
View ArticleSo Lonesome I Could Die – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 31st, 1952 Hank Williams is pronounced dead at Oak Hill General Hospital in Oak Hill, West Virginia, after passing away in the back seat of a Cadillac, en route to a show in Canton, Ohio....
View ArticleA Memphis Music Legend Is Established – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
January 3rd, 1950 Sam Phillips opens the Sun Recording Studio, originally known as the Memphis Recording Service, at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis. Continue reading…
View ArticleIts Hard To Say Goodbye – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
January 4th, 1953 Hank Williams' funeral draws close to 25,000 people in Montgomery, Alabama. Continue reading…
View ArticleAn Awards First – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
January 5th 1999 Shania Twain's "You're Still The One" receives Grammy nominations for Record and Song of the Year, while Come On Over is up for Album of the Year. Continue reading…
View Article'The King' Gets Stamped – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
January 8th, 1993 Elvis Presley receives tribute with a 29-cent U.S. postage stamp, his '50s-era likeness selected in a poll of citizens. Some consumers purposely mail letters to fake addresses so they...
View ArticleKenny Rogers Announces Farewell Tour of South Africa
Country legend Kenny Rogers is embarking on a final tour of South Africa in June. Continue reading…
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