- Today in 1953, Bill Monroe suffered 19 broken bones in a head-on collision on Highway 31 near White House, Tennessee. He still managed to get out of the car and pull another passenger, Bessie Lee Mauldin, out from the other side. Monroe was unable to tour until May.
- Today in 1980, the “Kenny” album by Kenny Rogers was certified gold and platinum simultaneously.
- Today in 1982, Ronnie Milsap hit #1 on the Billboard country chart with “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World”
- Today in 1984, Alabama’s “Roll On” album was released.
- Today in 1984, RCA released Alabama’s “Roll On” album
- Today in 1992, George Strait’s album, “Chill Of An Early Fall,” was certified platinum.
- Today in 1992, the album, “Shadowland,” by K.D. Lang was certified gold.
- Today in 1992, Gary Morris’ “Why Lady Why” album was certified gold.
- Today in 1993, Patty Loveless performed on the Grand Ole Opry. It was her first Opry appearance since undergoing vocal surgery.
- Today in 1997, Reba McEntire’s album, “What If It’s You,” was certified gold and platinum.
- Today in 1997, Garth Brooks’ “In Pieces” album was certified for multi-platinum sales of 6-million.
- Today in 1998, Lee Ann Womack’s self-titled debut was certified gold.
- Today in 1998, Brooks & Dunn topped the charts with their single, “He’s Got You.”
- Today in 1998, Wynonna Judd’s album, “The Other Side,” was certified gold.
- Today in 1999, “Right On The Money,” written by Phil Vassar, took Alan Jackson to the top of the Billboard country chart.
- Today in 1999, Trisha Yearwood received a special proposal while making a guest appearance on the historic Ryman Auditorium stage. Grand Ole Opry member and segment host, Ricky Skaggs, invited her to become the 71st member of the Opry cast. She quickly accepted.
- Today in 2001, the Warren Brothers issued a formal apology for their scuffle with a manager at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon during Fan Fair. The charges filed in relation to the incident were officially dropped on January 23rd.
- Today in 2001, Trisha Yearwood announced that she was teaming up with the “4 Your Life: CPR” campaign to provide CPR training to residents of Nashville and Middle Tennessee.
- Today in 2001, the “When It All Goes South” album by Alabama was released.
- Today in 2003, Kenny Chesney was in Tupelo, Mississippi to launch his 2003 “Margaritas ‘n’ Senoritas”
- Today in 2004, “Unleashed” became the first Toby Keith album certified quadruple-platinum, while his “Shock’n Y’all” album reached triple-platinum status.
- Today in 2006, The Johnny Cash biopic “Walk The Line” earned three Golden Globes: Best Musical or Comedy plus trophies for Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. The “Brokeback Mountain” piece “A Love That Will Never Grow Old” won Best Original Song.
- Today in 2007, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) issued a gold album for Taylor Swift’s self-titled album, which had been released the previous October.
- Today in 2016, Scotty McCreery performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. In the game that followed, the New England Patriots finished off the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-20.
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