- Today in 1929, Gene Autry began his first recording session.
- Today in 1967, the “Ode to Billy Joe” album by Bobbie Gentry was certified gold.
- Today in 1976, Bobby Bare’s single, “Dropkick Me Jesus (Through the Goalposts of Life),” entered the country charts.
- Today in 1978, Dolly Parton became the second woman ever to be named the CMA’s Entertainer of the Year. The first was Loretta Lynn.
- Today in 1981, Emmylou Harris’ “Evangeline” album was certified gold.
- Today in 1989, George Strait won the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award, while Kathy Mattea took Female Vocalist of the Year honors.
- Today in 1996, the album, “A Place in the World,” by Mary Chapin Carpenter was released.
- Today in 1998, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow and Emmylou Harris performed in Washington, D.C., to raise funds for the Campaign for a Landmine Free World.
- Today in 1998,Mark Wills was #1 on “Radio & Records’” Country Top 50 chart with “Don’t Laugh at Me.”
- Today in 2000,Garth Brooks told “Billboard” magazine that he and his wife, Sandy, had agreed to divorce.
- Today in 2001,Trace Adkins’ album, “Chrome,” arrived in stores.
- Today in 2001,the “Country Goes Raffi” project featuring folks like Asleep at the Wheel, Elizabeth Cook, Billy Gilman, Alison Krauss, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart and Keith Urban, arrived in stores.
- Today in 2007, LeAnn Rimes was joined by pop singer Joss Stone to shoot an episode of “CMT Crossroads” in Franklin, Tennessee. Their performance included a duet version of “Nothin’ Better to Do.”
- Today in 2009, Taylor Swift’s “Fifteen” video premiered on CMT.
- Today in 2012, Hunter Hayes’ single, “Somebody’s Heartbreak,” was released.
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