- Today in 1961, Jimmy Dean’s “Big Bad John” became the first country song to go gold.
- Today in 1973, Lorrie Morgan gave her first performance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing “Paper Roses” at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
- Today in 1974, Billy Swan scored the only #1 country single of his career with “I Can Help.”
- Today in 1999, Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry married Angie McClure in Maui.
- Today in 2001, Kid Rock performed with Hank Williams Jr. at a Grand Ole Opry House TV studio in Nashville for the genre-mixing “CMT Crossroads.” The set list included “Midnight Rider,” “Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound” and “Family Tradition.”
- Today in 2002, Toby Keith made his Grand Ole Opry debut.
- Today in 2005, Dierks Bentley married his high school sweetheart, Cassidy Black, in Mexico.
- Today in 2006, Brooks & Dunn’s “Hillbilly Deluxe” video debuted on CMT.
- Today in 2012, Kelly Clarkson got engaged to her manager, Brandon Blackstock.
- Today in 2013, Brad Paisley received the Harmony Award at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. After accepting the trophy, he plays “Southern Comfort Zone” with the orchestra.
- Today in 2015, Cole Swindell’s “You Should Be Here” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2015, Frankie Ballard’s “Sunshine & Whiskey” went platinum.
- Today in 2016, Gary Allan, Maren Morris, Big & Rich and Trent Harmon raised $59-thousand for a children’s hospital with the Concert for the Kids at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in South Carolina.
- Today in 2017, Brett Eldredge performed a fundraiser for his foundation at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. John Oates and Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard attended the event as well.
- Today in 2017, Kelsea Ballerini, Linda Davis and the wives of her Lady Antebellum band mates joined Hillary Scott at the baby shower in Nashville for her impending twins.
- Today in 2017, Brothers Osborne played a pop-up concert for truck drivers at Whiskey Pete’s in Primm, Nevada. The show includes acoustic versions of “It Ain’t My Fault” and “Stay A Little Longer.”
- Today in 2017, the single, “Craving You,” by Thomas Rhett and featuring Maren Morris, went platinum.
- Today in 2018, the “Urban Cowboy” soundtrack is certified double- and triple-platinum by the RIAA. The double album features Kenny Rogers, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, Anne Murray, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Seger and The Charlie Daniels Band.
- Today in 2018, Mitchell Tenpenny’s debut album, “Telling All My Secrets.”
- Today in 2019, Kelsea Ballerini was recognized with the Harmony Award by the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. She performed “Miss Me More” and “Peter Pan” with the orchestra.
- Today in 2019, Chris Young addressed students during commencement exercises for Middle Tennessee State University graduates at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro: “All of the work that you did that no one sees? That’s the thing that will separate you from everyone who didn’t do it.”
- Today in 2019, Jeannie Seely was presented with an honorary doctor of arts by Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.
- Today in 2020, Chris Tomlin and his wife, Lauren, welcomed their third daughter, Elle Grace Tomlin, in Nashville.
- Today in 2020, Andrew Jannakos’ debut single, “Gone Too Soon,” was released.
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