- Today in 1965, Roy Rogers’ faithful steed, Trigger, died at the age of 33. In heartfelt tribute, Roy had Trigger mounted and put on display at the Roy Rogers Museum in California.
- Today in 1980, Willie Nelson’s “Electric Horseman” soundtrack album was certified gold.
- Today in 1982, “Take Me Down” by Alabama peaked at #18 on the pop singles chart.
- Today in 1991, Garth Brooks’ “No Fences” album was certified for sales of 4-million.
- Today in 1992, Alan Jackson’s single, “Midnight in Montgomery,” hit # 1.
- Today in 1993, Alison Krauss became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. She was inducted by Garth Brooks, and was the first bluegrass act to join in 31 years.
- Today in 1993, Garth Brooks checked in at #1 on the Billboard country chart with “That Summer.”
- Today in 1996, Joe Diffie’s “Life’s So Funny” album was certified gold.
- Today in 2001, Martina McBride and Trisha Yearwood performed at the Delaware River & Bay Authority’s sixth annual hospital benefit.
- Today in 2001, Trisha Yearwood received her first quadruple-platinum album for “(Songbook) A Collection of Hits.”
- Today in 2001, it was revealed that the “Girls’ Night Out” tour, which featured Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Jamie O’Neal and Carolyn Dawn Johnson, had entered into a charitable partnership with USA Harvest. The ladies invited fans attending the shows to bring a donation of non-perishable food to collection points at each venue on the tour.
- Today in 2004, Montgomery Gentry collected their first number one country single on the Billboard charts with “Will You Ever Stop Loving Me.”
- Today in 2007, Toby Keith’s “Love Me If You Can” video premiered on CMT.com.
- Today in 2012, actor Andy Griffith died of a heart attack at his home in Manteo, North Carolina. A GRAMMY-winner for the album, “I Love To Tell The Story – 25 Timeless Hymns,” he also appeared in the video for Brad Paisley’s “Waitin’ On A Woman.”
- Today in 2015, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert share the stage at the Greenbrier in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. It marked their last concert together as a married couple. Within weeks, they announced they were over.
- Today in 2015, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum opens a new exhibit, “Trisha Yearwood: The Song Remembers When.”
- Today in 2016, Vince Gill made a surprise appearance during Joe Walsh’s concert at the Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater in Whites Creek, Tennessee, singing The Eagles’ “Take It To The Limit.”
- Today in 2016, the Band Perry’s concert at the Freeman Stage at Bayside in Selbyville, Delaware, was postponed to August over security concerns amid threats made to employees just hours before the show was set to begin.
- Today in 2017, Chris Stapleton’s “Broken Halos” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2017, Craig Campbell visited wounded soldiers at the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center.
- Today in 2018, Jason Aldean’s single, “You Make It Easy,” went platinum.
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