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This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1958, Jerry Lee Lewis announced his marriage to his 13-year-old cousin, Myra. The resulting furor caused Lewis to be booed off stage and forced the cancellation of all but three of his concerts on his British tour. The ensuing controversy all but ruined his career.
  • Today in 1976, “I.O.U.” by Jimmy Dean peaked at #35 on the pop singles chart.
  • Today in 1982, the single, “Love’s Been A Little Bit Hard On Me,” by Juice Newton entered the Top 40 chart.
  • Today in 1988, the city of Los Angeles declared it Buck Owens Day.
  • Today in 1992, Ricky Van Shelton’s album, “Backroads,” topped the charts.
  • Today in 2003, CBS airs “Willie Nelson The Big Six-0: An All-Star Birthday Celebration,” with Ray Charles, B.B. King, Paul Simon, Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Travis Tritt, Lyle Lovett, Bob Dylan, Marty Stuart, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson.
  • Today in 1995, Alan Jackson released the single, “I Don’t Even Know Your Name.”
  • Today in 1997, the “Put Yourself In My Shoes” album by Clint Black was certified triple platinum.
  • Today in 2000, Garth Brooks’ “Double Live” album was certified for sales of 13 million.
  • Today in 2000, the album, “Party Doll And Other Favorites,” by Mary Chapin Carpenter was certified gold.
  • Today in 2002, Brooks & Dunn and Alan Jackson won three times each in the 37th Academy of Country Music Awards at Los Angeles’ Universal Amphitheatre. Brooks & Dunn take Entertainer of the Year; Top Vocal Duo; and Video of the Year, for “Only In America.”
  • Today in 2004, Rascal Flatts was at #1 with “Mayberry.”
  • Today in 2011, Reba McEntire, Jean Shepard, and songwriter Bobby Braddock were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
  • Today in 2012, Pistol Annies’ Angaleena Presley married tour manager Jordan Powell in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
  • Today in 2015, Chris Young’s “Neon” album went gold.
  • Today in 2015, Jana Kramer married NFL tight end Michael Caussin in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  • Today in 2015, Brantley Gilbert launched a two-day motorcycle ride for the Wounded Warriors Project, beginning in Houston and ending in Baton Rouge.
  • Today in 2017, Bruce Robison was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms…and was eventually diagnosed with typhus, an infection spread by insects.
  • Today in 2017, Rascal Flatts performed during each hour of NBC’s four-hour “Today” telecast.
  • Today in 2018, Kane Brown performed “What Ifs” with contestant Spensha Baker during the season finale of NBC’s “The Voice.” The episode also featured Ryan Adams and Jason Aldean, who offered up “Drowns The Whiskey.” Blake Shelton was coaching on the show, along with Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, and Alicia Keys.
  • Today in 2018, Darius Rucker participated as a wounded warrior and was presented with the keys to a new house during the Grand Ole Opry. Others performing during the military-themed edition include Trace Adkins, John Conlee, Chris Janson, Kellie Pickler, and Lee Greenwood.
  • Today in 2018, Dan + Shay’s single, “Tequila,” went gold.

WYNONNA, LAINEY WILSON RELEASE COVER OF TOM PETTY’S “REFUGEE”

A star-studded country tribute to Tom Petty was on the way next month. We’ve already heard Chris StapletonDolly Parton and Dierks Bentley‘s contributions to the project, but if you can’t wait another month, another song from the collection has droppedWynonna and Lainey Wilson have teamed up for one of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ most iconic hits, “Refugee.” The full album comes out June 21;

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1976, “All The Love In The World” album by Mac Davis was certified gold.
  • Today in 1977, Waylon Jennings topped the charts with the single, “Luchenbach, Texas.”
  • Today in 1983, John Conlee topped the charts with the single, “Common Man.”
  • Today in 1988, Kathy Mattea drives to #1 in Billboard with “Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses.”
  • Today in 1991, the album, “Chill Of An Early Fall,” album by George Strait was certified gold.
  • Today in 1991, Tracy Lawrence signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records.
  • Today in 1991, Lee Greenwood’s video, “God Bless The U.S.A,” was certified gold and platinum simultaneously.
  • Today in 1993, Alan Jackson’s single, “Chattahoochee,” was released.
  • Today in 1993, Dwight Yoakam’s “Ain’t That Lonely Yet” topped the charts.
  • Today in 1994, John Berry’s “Your Love Amazes Me” goes to #1 in Billboard.
  • Today in 1996, Alabama’s “Super Hits” album was released.
  • Today in 1998, Garth Brooks’ album, “No Fences,” became the first country album certified for shipments of 14-million copies.
  • Today in 2002, self-titled albums from Mark Chesnutt, Emerson Drive and Little Big Town arrived in stores.
  • Today in 2002, Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow taped an installment of “CMT Crossroads” in Los Angeles. In addition to their own material, they offered a duet on the Johnny Cash & June Carter classic “Jackson.”
  • Today in 2008, Darius Rucker’s first country single, “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” was released.
  • Today in 2012, Gloriana is featured on ABC-TV’s “The Bachelorette” performing “(Kissed You) Good Night” as contestant Emily Maynard enjoys a first date.
  • Today in 2013, Kellie Pickler won season 16 of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars.” Wynonna, who also competed during the season, sings “I Want To Know What Love Is” on the finale.
  • Today in 2016, Luke Bryan and Jason Derulo teamed up as a new episode of “CMT Crossroads” debuted. The set list included “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” “Strip It Down” and “That’s My Kind Of Night.”

ZAC BROWN SUES ESTRANGED WIFE

Zac Brown filed for a temporary restraining order against his estranged wife Kelly Yazdi on Friday after she published a number of Instagram posts, including one seemingly accusing him of “narcissistic abuse.” Brown alleged that Yazdi is violating an employee and confidentiality agreement from August 2022. Yazdi posted on May 4 that a person only referred to as “he” instructed her not to “model anymore,” take photos off of her Instagram, only to wear certain clothing and not to “post anymore fitness videos.” “Projections. Gaslighting. Threatening. Stonewalling,” Yazdi wrote in the post. “Those are the ingredients of narcissistic abuse.” After filing for the restraining order, which would force Yazdi to delete the post, Brown said in a statement, “My only hope is for us to keep private matters private and to move forward with the mutual respect we had agreed to show one another when we parted ways.” The couple announced in December they were divorcing after just four months of marriage.

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1989, Alabama scored a #1 hit with the single, “If I Had You.”
  • Today in 1994, “The Video Collection” by Billy Ray Cyrus was certified platinum.
  • Today in 1994, Toby Keith’s “Wish I Didn’t Know Now” topped the charts.
  • Today in 1994, “Maverick” made its theater debut, hitting #1 in its first week of release, with cameo appearances from Kathy Mattea, Hal Ketchum, Waylon Jennings, Vince Gill, Janis Gill, Carlene Carter, Reba McEntire and Clint Black.
  • Today in 1999, Tammy Wynette’s death was officially ruled as being due to natural causes.
  • Today in 2000, Jennifer Kinley became a missus when she married Adam Hughes in an outdoor ceremony in Leipers Fork, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville.
  • Today in 2000, Tracy Lawrence made an appearance on the season finale of CBS TV’s “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
  • Today in 2000, Faith Hill’s “The Way You Love Me” began a four-week ride at #1 on the Billboard country chart.
  • Today in 2002, Kix Brooks returned to his alma mater of Louisiana Tech to receive the school’s highest honor: the Tower Medallion.
  • Today in 2006, Jack Ingram makes his first appearance at the top of the Billboard chart with “Wherever You Are.”
  • Today in 2011, Darius Rucker received an honorary doctorate and delivered the commencement speech at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
  • Today in 2014, Luke Bryan’s album, “Crash My Party,” was certified double-platinum, while four of its songs earn metal honors: “Drink A Beer,” “Play It Again” and “That’s My Kind Of Night” go gold and platinum, with the latter single hitting double-platinum. Additionally, the title track reached double-platinum.
  • Today in 2016, Clay Walker headlined a flood relief concert in Houston at Lakewood Church. He was joined by Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker, Kid Rock, Regina Belle and Brian McKnight.
  • Today in 2017, Willie Nelson debuted in the top spot on the “Billboard” country albums chart with “God’s Problem Child.”

H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: MARIA

This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is “Maria”, a gorgeous 3 year old kitty who gets along great with everyone as well as other cats and dogs. Maria loves to cuddle, she’s fully vetted, vaccinated, microchipped and ready to go to a loving home. And because Maria is the Pet of the Week, the adoption fee is only $30 this week!

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Maria or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.

Check out our visit about Maria with Nicole from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

ACM AWARDS RECAP

Last night all the stars came out for the 59th Annual ACM Awards. For two hours, trophies were handed out, inspiring speeches were given (we’re looking at you, Jelly Roll) and amazing performances came one after the other. Here’s your recap of everything that happened from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

Reba McEntire was once again the host for the show. In chronological order, here’s how the evening went:

  • Lainey Wilson kicked off the show playing Little Texas’ song “God Blessed Texas” into “Hang Tight Honey”
  • Song Of the Year – presented by Clay Walker and Randy Travis. Winner: Jordan Davis for “Next Thing You Know”
  • Jelly Roll performed his song “Liar””
  • Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan performed “Mountain With A View/Stick Season”
  • ACM Award for Duo of the Year: WINNER: Dan + Shay
  • Little Big Town introduce Tigirlily Gold who performed “I Tried A Ring On”
  • Tyler Cameron presents ACM Group of the Year. Winner: Old Dominion
  • Cody Johnson performed “Dirt Cheap”
  • Dan + Shay and Reba introduce Miranda Lambert who performed “Wranglers”
  • Ashley McBryde and Noah Reed presented Luke Combs the ACM Award for Single of the Year for “Fast Car”
  • The War And Treaty introduce Kane Brown who performed “Georgia On My Mind”
  • Thomas Rhett performed “Beautiful As You”
  • The ACM Award for Male Artist of the Year goes to: Chris Stapleton
  • Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani performed “Purple Irises”
  • Jason Aldean performs a tribute to Toby Keith, “Should’ve Been A Cowboy”
  • Female Artist of the Year Award goes to: Lainey Wilson
  • Chris Stapleton and Dua Lipa perform “Think I’m In Love With You”
  • Music Event Of The Year..WINNER: Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson for “SAVE ME”
  • Post Malone performs “I’ll Never Love You Again” and “I Had Some Help”; Reba joins him for a mini-tribute to the Allman Brothers‘ Dicky Betts on “Ramblin’ Man”
  • Album of the Year winner: Chris Stapleton “Higher”
  • Parker McCollum performs “Burn It Down”
  • Nate Smith and Avril Lavigne perform “Bulletproof”
  • Alabama presented the ACM Award for Entertainer of the Year to Lainey Wilson
  • Reba McEntire closed the show with her performance of “I Can’t” – and revealed she would be returning next year to once again play host for the 60th Annual ACM Awards

For those that missed the awards show, it’s streaming on Prime Video and available starting today for free on Amazon Freevee and the Amazon Music app.

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1980, the single, “Bar Room Buddies,” Merle Haggard and actor/director Clint Eastwood debuted on the charts. The song would become Clint’s first and only #1 and Merle’s 25th of 38 #1s.
  • Today in 1991, Diamond Rio hit the top of the charts for the first time with “Meet In The Middle.”
  • Today in 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to reconsider a lower court ruling that granted the illegitimate daughter of Hank Williams Sr. partial rights to his music.
  • Today in 1993, Johnny Cash began four days of recording in producer Rick Rubin’s living room in Los Angeles, backed only by his own guitar. The session marks the start of work on Cash’s album “American Recordings.”
  • Today in 1994, the “Walking Away A Winner” album by Kathy Mattea was released.
  • Today in 1999, Shania Twain showed her loyalty and fondness for her hometown of Timmins, Ontario by setting up an endowment fund, which awards two scholarships a year to Timmins High and Vocational School graduates. The news wasn’t revealed until a year later, when the “Timmins Daily Press” website carried a note marking the one year anniversary of her generosity.
  • Today in 2000, the family special, “Judds Reunion: Power To Change,” debuted on CBS-TV. The show featured performances by the Judds, plus appearances by Ashley Judd and Jo Dee Messina.
  • Today in 2001, the new $37-million Country Music Hall of Fame opened in downtown Nashville. Celebs on hand included Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Diamond Rio, Martina McBride, Bill Anderson and ribbon-cutters Charley Pride, Brenda Lee and Kitty Wells.
  • Today in 2003, Brian Hofeldt guitarist and frontman of the Derailers, became the third member of the group to tie the knot as he exchanged “I do’s” with his longtime sweetheart Tiffany Snyder. The happy couple exchanged vows in the gardens of the Hofeldt Ranch in Oregon, Brian’s childhood home.
  • Today in 2010, The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young” hit the airwaves.
  • Today in 2012, Country Music Hall of Fame announced that Taylor Swift had donated $4-million to fund an education center as the museum expanded its Nashville facility.
  • Today in 2013, the Zac Brown Band’s “Jump Right In” video debuted on CMT.
  • Today in 2013, Jake Owen exposes himself on stage in Charleston, South Carolina, when his pants split. He is, in a move he conceded was a bad idea, as he goes commando.
  • Today in 2014, Pizza Hut ran the first commercial in a campaign starring Blake Shelton to introduce a new product, Blake’s Smokehouse BBQ Pizza.
  • Today in 2015, Hunter Hayes launched a USO tour of American bases in Italy.
  • Today in 2016, Guy Clark died in Nashville. A 2004 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he authored Ricky Skaggs’ “Heartbroke,” Rodney Crowell’s “She’s Crazy For Leaving,” Vince Gill’s “Oklahoma Borderline” and Jerry Jeff Walker’s “L.A. Freeway,” among others.
  • Today in 2017, Carrie Underwood made a surprise appearance on stage during a New Kids On The Block concert at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to lead the crowd in a round of “Happy Birthday” for group member Jordan Knight. Big & Rich showed up to play “Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy).”
  • Today in 2019, the Lil Nas X video for “Old Town Road” premiered, with appearances by Billy Ray Cyrus, Chris Rock and Diplo, among others.
  • Today in 2019, Lady A’s “What If I Never Get Over You” hit the airwaves.
  • Today in 2020, Rosanne Cash was announced as the recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal, recognizing her contributions to American culture.

TIM MCGRAW TO STAR IN NETFLIX BULLRIDING SERIES

Tim McGraw may be in the middle of his “Standing Room Only” Tour, but he’s already booked for at least one future gig: getting in front of the cameras again for an upcoming Netflix series about bull-riding. “Variety” reports that McGraw will star in the untitled series, which is set in the world of competitive bull riding. The official logline for the series states that it follows “a megastar champion (McGraw) facing a life-or-death crossroads when confronted by the arrival of a fearless young rider whose existence challenges his ways and unearths secrets that force him to reckon with his past.” The series has no title as yet and no premiere date.

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1981, George Strait made his debut on the country chart with his first single, “Unwound.” Garth Brooks has said many times, “When I heard ‘Unwound,’ that was when I decided what I wanted to do with my life.”
  • Today in 1986, Johnny Paycheck was found guilty of shooting and wounding a man after an argument in an Ohio bar. He was sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison but was released in 1991.
  • Today in 1987, “To Know Him Is To Love Him” by the “Trio” of Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris hit #1 on the country charts.
  • Today in 1989, Reba McEntire’s first collection of “Greatest Hits” was certified platinum.
  • Today in 1994, the “Soon” album by Tanya Tucker was certified gold.
  • Today in 1994, Diamond Rio released the single, “Love A Little Stronger.”
  • Today in 1998, Faith Hill began a three-week run at #1 on the Billboard Country chart with “This Kiss.”
  • Today in 2000, Trisha Yearwood told “The Tennessean” that the duet album that she and Garth Brooks had reportedly been planning for three years would not happen. She said quote, “I feel like the golden opportunity was then (referring to their 1998 tour), but that time has passed.” She went on to say that she and Garth are sometimes on completely different wavelengths. Maybe so, but at least they’re still happily married!
  • Today in 2000, Kathy Mattea released her album, “The Innocent Years.” BlackHawk also released their “Greatest Hits” album and Tracy Byrd’s “Wonders of Wildlife” project also hit stores.
  • Today in 2006, Kenny Chesney performed “There Goes My Life” and “Back Where I Come From” for President George W. Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard at the White House in Washington, D.C.
  • Today in 2009, David Nail made his Grand Ole Opry debut.
  • Today in 2013, Keith Urban performed “Little Bit Of Everything” during the season finale of FOX-TV’s “American Idol.” The Band Perry played “DONE.” Urban and contestant Kree Harrison also did “Where The Blacktop Ends” with Blink-182’s Travis Barker on drums and Randy Jackson on bass.
  • Today in 2015, Elvis Presley’s former tour bus sold for $263,000 during an auction of The King’s memorabilia by Julien’s at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. Also among the more than 100 items were Presley’s Martin D-28 guitar, $76,800; his marriage certificate, $41,600; and his 1968 drivers license, $5,120.
  • Today in 2014, Jerrod Niemann performed during the 33rd annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in advance of a speech by Vice President Joe Biden.
  • Today in 2017, Loretta Lynn’s team revealed she’d been moved from the hospital into a rehab facility as she recuperated from the stroke she’d had May 4th.
  • Today in 2017, Randy Rogers and his wife, Chelsea, welcomed daughter, Rainey Ryan Rogers.
  • Today in 2020, Russell Dickerson snapped up a platinum single from the RIAA for “Every Little Thing.”
  • Today in 2020, a day after Hannah Mulholland announced her departure, Runaway June revealed Natalie Stovall was joining the trio.
  • Today in 2021, the state of Tennessee recognized Eddy Arnold with the installation of a Music Pathways marker at Sue Shelton White Park in Henderson.
  • Today in 2021, Ryan Hurd made his Grand Ole Opry debut. His wife, Maren Morris, made a surprise appearance to duet on “Chasing After You,” while Hurd joined Lady A on “What If I Never Get Over You.”

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