- Today in 1958, Johnny Cash hit the top of the charts with “Ballad of a Teenage Queen.”
- Today in 1959, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens all died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
- Today in 1978, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson’s album “Waylon and Willie” was certified gold.
- Today in 1993, George Strait’s “Pure Country” soundtrack was double-platinum.
- Today in 1996, “(If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here!” by Shania Twain hit the top of the charts.
- Today in 2006, the Tommy Lee Jones movie, “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada,” opened, featuring Dwight Yoakam and Levon Helm, with music by Merle Haggard, Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender, Hank Williams Jr., Flaco Jimenez and Roger Miller.
- Today in 2009, “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” by Darius Rucker became a gold single.
- Today in 2014, “This is How We Roll” by Florida Georgia Line, and featuring Luke Bryan, was released.
- Today in 2015, Brantley Gilbert’s single, “More Than Miles,” was certified gold.
- Today in 2016, Randy Travis joins several other mourners to sing “Amazing Grace” at a funeral in Bullard, Texas, for businessman Pierre de Wet. The service also featured a performance by Randy Owen.
- Today in 2017, Lee Brice picked up a double-platinum single from the RIAA for “I Don’t Dance.”
- Today in 2017, Reba McEntire’s two-disc gospel album, “Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope,” was released.
- Today in 2019, Tim McGraw performed during the Super Bowl pre-game show on CBS-TV, with Kane Brown joining him off-camera for “I Like It, I Love It.” Gladys Knight sang the national anthem at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where the New England Patriots down the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3.
- Today in 2021, Kix Brooks and John Oates are announced as board members for the inaugural Music City Grand Prix, an IndyCar race slated for August.
- Today in 2021, J. Osborne of the Brothers Osborne revealed he is gay in “Time” magazine. He is the first male country artist to come out while on the roster at a major label.
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