- Today in 1941, Gene Autry records “You Are My Sunshine” at the CBS Studios in Hollywood
- Today in 1977, “Lucille” by Kenny Rogers peaked at #5 on the pop singles chart and topped the U.K. singles chart.
- Today in 1993, Aaron Tippin’s hit single, “Working Man’s PhD,” entered the country charts.
- Today in 1994, Neal McCoy scored his second #1 hit with the single, “Wink.”
- Today in 1996, Marty Stuart released his album, “Honky Tonkin’s What I Do Best.”
- Today in 1997, Ty Herndon’s album, “Livin’ In A Moment,” was certified gold.
- Today in 1997, CMA Entertainers of the Year, Brooks & Dunn, played a special show for their fan club at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. In keeping with tradition, both Kix and Ronnie stuck around to meet and sign autographs for attendees — even though there were over 2,000 of them. In typical fashion, the guys weren’t content with stopping until they’d taken care of everyone there. They started signing at 9 pm and wrapped things up at 5 am the following morning.
- Today in 1998, a memorial for former Oak Ridge Boy Steve Sanders was held at the McKendree United Methodist Church in Nashville. Sanders had taken his own life a week earlier at his home in Cape Coral, Florida.
- Today in 2011, Tim McGraw stopped his show at the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington to kick out a male audience member for mistreating a woman.
- Today in 2012, Kip Moore’s “Beer Money” single hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2013, Danielle Bradbery was crowned the winner of “The Voice” on NBC. A member of Blake Shelton’s team, she sang “I Want Crazy” with guest Hunter Hayes. Florida Georgia Line performed “Cruise” in a guest appearance with Nelly.
- Today in 2015, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard hit number one on the Country album chart with Django & Jimmie, the final album recorded by Haggard before his death in April 2016
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