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| 3/22/2010 |
Today In Country Music History
Today in 1958, eight-year-old Hank Williams Jr. made his stage debut in Swainsboro, Georgia. His father, the late country singer Hank Williams, passed away New Year's Day 1953.
Today in 1977, John Denver's TV special "Thank God, I'm a Country Boy" aired on ABC-TV.
Today in 1979, Kenny Rogers performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City with Oak Ridge Boys and Dottie West as his opening acts.
Today in 1988, Restless Heart's album "Wheels" and K.T. Oslin's album "80's Ladies" were certified Gold.
Today in 1991, Garth Brooks topped the "Radio & Records" chart for the second straight week with "Two Of A Kind, Workin On A Full House."
Today in 1995, a judge in Waco, Texas dropped marijuana possession charges against Willie Nelson. He ruled that the police search of the singer's car was illegal.
Today in 1995, the "Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room" album by Dwight Yoakam was certified Platinum.
Today in 1996, Clay Walker's "Hypnotize The Moon" album was certified Gold.
Today in 1999, Shania Twain's album "Come On Over" was certified multi-Platinum for sales of nine-million copies, while Diamond Rio's album "Unbelievable" hit the 500-thousand mark in sales to earn a Gold certification.
Today in 2000, Reba McEntire's "Video Bio" premiered on CMT.
Today in 2001, Shania Twain and her music producer/husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange confirmed they were expecting their first child. The happy couple welcomed son Eja (pronounced "Asia") Lange on August 12th.
Today in 2005, Sara Evans made a guest appearance on "Nashville Star."
Today in 2005, Trace Adkins' album "Songs About Me" and Charlie Daniels' CD "Songs From the Longleaf Pine" arrived in stores.
Today in 2006, Craig Morgan was recognized for his support of U.S. troops, receiving the 2006 USO Merit Award from the USO of Metropolitan Washington at the organization's the 23rd Annual Awards Dinner.
Today in 2008, Reba McEntire made an appearance at a Dallas-area Dillard's in conjunction with the release of her new line of spring clothing and shoes.
Today in 2008, Trent Tomlinson and his fiancee Jessica Lowman were married at Olivet Baptist Church in Catawba, North Carolina.
Today in 2008, Jimmy Wayne sang the national anthem at the Pepsi 300 NASCAR NationaWide Series at Nashville Superspeedway.
Today in 2009, Tracy Lawrence was traveling back to Nashville when his tour bus blew a tire on Interstate 80 passing through North Platt, Nebraska. The sudden flatt cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle, which cascaded down an embankment over the median onto two wheels, and bounced into oncoming traffic. Once the driver was able to regain control of the bus he brought it to a stop in the median. No one was injured in the incident, and the bus only received minor front-end damage.
Today in 2009, Ashton Shepherd sang the national anthem at the Food City 500 in Bristol, Tennessee. She also performed a mini-concert as part of the pre-race festivities.< |
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