- Today in 1992, Garth Brooks rose to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with “Unanswered Prayers”
- Today in 1993, Marty Stuart earned his first-ever gold album for “This One’s Gonna Hurt You.”
- Today in 1993, the video, “Reba In Concert,” was certified platinum.
- Today in 1996, Tim Rushlow of Little Texas became the proud father of daughter, Bailey Nicole.
- Today in 1998, Shania Twain inducted the Mamas & the Papas into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York.
- Today in 1999, “The Very Best Of John Denver” was certified gold and platinum.
- Today in 2006, Sugarland’s appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” was marked by the absence of original member Kristen Hall. It was seen as a sign of her departure, which the group announced days later.
- Today in 2009, Lady Antebellum’s “I Run To You” was released.
- Today in 2014, a Yoplait ad featuring Eddie Rabbitt’s “I Love A Rainy Night” had its first airing on TV.
- Today in 2017, Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman and husband Stephen announce they’d adopted daughter, Dolly Grace Schlapman. She joined their other daughter, Daisy Pearl, who was born in 2007.
- Today in 2018, Carrie Underwood’s “The Champion” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2018, Florida Georgia Line earned a gold single from the RIAA for “Smooth” and Justin Moore’s single, “Somebody Else Will,” also went gold.
- Today in 2019, Chris Stapleton sang “Whiskey River” to launch the A&E taping of “Willie: Life & Songs Of An American Outlaw” at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The lineup included Eric Church, George Strait, Emmylou Harris, Sturgill Simpson, Lyle Lovett, Alison Krauss and Jamey Johnson.
- Today in 2019, Tom T. Hall and John Prine were announced as 2019 inductees in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, part of a class that included Cat Stevens, Missy Elliot,t and Jack Tempchin.
- Today in 2020, Tanya Tucker welcomed surprise guest Billy Ray Cyrus to duet on “Old Town Road” in a concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Tucker’s guests also included Billy Joe Shaver, Lee Ann Womack, Johnny Rodriguez, Dennis Quaid, Jamey Johnson and Margo Price, who joins Tucker on “Love Me Like You Used To.”
- Today in 2021, the Jimmie Allen/ Brad Paisley single, “Freedom Was A Highway,” hit the airwaves. The same day, Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard’s single, “Undivided,” was also released.
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