- Today in 1929, Gene Autry began his first recording session.
- Today in 1967, the “Ode to Billy Joe” album by Bobbie Gentry was certified gold.
- Today in 1976, Bobby Bare’s single, “Dropkick Me Jesus (Through the Goalposts of Life),” entered the country charts.
- Today in 1978, Dolly Parton became the second woman ever to be named the CMA’s Entertainer of the Year. The first was Loretta Lynn.
- Today in 1981, Emmylou Harris’ “Evangeline” album was certified gold.
- Today in 1989, George Strait won the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award, while Kathy Mattea took Female Vocalist of the Year honors.
- Today in 1996, the album, “A Place in the World,” by Mary Chapin Carpenter was released.
- Today in 1998, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow and Emmylou Harris performed in Washington, D.C., to raise funds for the Campaign for a Landmine Free World.
- Today in 1998, Mark Wills was #1 on “Radio & Records’” Country Top 50 chart with “Don’t Laugh at Me.”
- Today in 2000, Garth Brooks told “Billboard” magazine that he and his wife, Sandy, had agreed to divorce.
- Today in 2001, Trace Adkins’ album, “Chrome,” arrived in stores.
- Today in 2001, the “Country Goes Raffi” project featuring folks like Asleep at the Wheel, Elizabeth Cook, Billy Gilman, Alison Krauss, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart and Keith Urban, arrived in stores.
- Today in 2007, LeAnn Rimes was joined by pop singer Joss Stone to shoot an episode of “CMT Crossroads” in Franklin, Tennessee. Their performance included a duet version of “Nothin’ Better to Do.”
- Today in 2009, Taylor Swift’s “Fifteen” video premiered on CMT.
- Today in 2012, Hunter Hayes’ single, “Somebody’s Heartbreak,” was released.
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