It’s been almost a decade, but Wynonna Judd is making her way back to Las Vegas. Her three-show run, titled “The Greatest Hits,” will coincide with NFR Week (National Finals Rodeo week) and will be held at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort December 11, 13 and 14. General on-sale opens to the public this Friday at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets will be available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com.
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This day in Country Music History
Posted on by Bob Ballard
- Today in 1973, Kris Kristofferson’s “Why Me” reached #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
- Today in 1987, Hank Williams Jr.’s “Born To Boogie” album was released.
- Today in 1988, John Berry and his wife, Robin, were married.
- Today in 1991, Roy Acuff was one of 12 recipients of the National Medal of Arts at a White House ceremony hosted by president George Bush
- Today in 1996, LeAnn Rimes released her debut album, “Blue.”
- Today in 1998, Garth Brooks got all kinds of good news. His self-titled debut was certified for sales of 9-million, his “Fresh Horses” album was certified for sales of 6-million copies and his album, “In Pieces,” was certified for sales of 8-million. That’s not all, his “No Fences” album was certified for sales of 16-million, Garth’s album, “Ropin’ The Wind,” was certified for sales of 13-million and his album, “The Chase,” was certified for sales of 8-million. Doing the math – that total added up to an astounding total of 60-million albums sold.
- Today in 1999, Kenny Chesney became the first artist in five years to sell out Cowboy’s in Arlington, Texas.
- Today in 1999, just minutes before curtain, Mary Chapin Carpenter cancelled a concert at Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts in Springfield, Missouri. Soon afterwards, a hall official broke the news that Mary Chapin had to fly home to tend to her very ill golden retriever.
- Today in 1999, Lonestar began a nine-week run at #1 on “Radio & Records’” country chart with “Amazed.”
- Today in 2001, the Country Music Association announces 12 honorees will be added to the Country Music Hall of Fame: Bill Anderson, Waylon Jennings, Sam Phillips, The Louvin Brothers, The Delmore Brothers, The Jordanaires, Webb Pierce, Don Gibson, The Everly Brothers, Don Law, Ken Nelson and Homer & Jethro.
- Today in 2002, the “Halos and Horns” album from Dolly Parton and Andy Griggs’ “Freedom” album arrived in stores.
- Today in 2002, Toby Keith’s single, “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American),” topped the “Radio & Records” and “Billboard” singles charts.
- Today in 2004, Wynonna and the rock band Heart teamed up in an installment of “CMT Crossroads,” hosted by Radney Foster. The episode included performances of “Only Love,” “No One Else On Earth” and “Love Hurts”
- Today in 2010, A “CMT Crossroads” episode featuring Kenny Chesney and Steve Miller debuted. The set list included “I Go Back,” “Rock N’ Me” and “Living In Fast Forward”
- Today in 2011, Cheyenne Kimball shocked her bandmates by quitting Gloriana via Twitter after a concert at the Franklin County Fair in Missouri.
- Today in 2016, Jon Pardi’s “California Sunrise” debuted at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart.
- Today in 2016, Chris Stapleton opened for hard-rock band Guns N’ Roses at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, performing “Nobody To Blame,” “You Are My Sunshine” and “Tennessee Whiskey” before GNR cranks out “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” and “Paradise City.”
- Today in 2017, Maren Morris got engaged to Ryan Hurd while visiting his family in Michigan. The were married March 24, 2018.
- Today in 2017, it was revealed that Cassadee Pope and All Time Low’s Rian Dawson had called off their engagement. Together for seven years and engaged for five months, she channeled her feelings into a song – it’s been speculated that it’s either “Take You Home” or “Don’t Ask Me.”
- Today in 2018, Eli Young Band vocalist Mike Eli and his wife, Kacey, welcomed son, Kash Eli, in Dallas.
Toby Keith’s Hometown Paid Tribute to Him with a Fourth of July Firework Show
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Happy Heavenly birthday to Toby Keith who would’ve been 63 today. To celebrate, his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma paid tribute to him on one of his favorite holidays: the Fourth of July. The city had a 25-minute fireworks show set to his music.
The mayor said, quote, “He invited all of us to celebrate America’s independence and to remember the men and women who are serving and have served to keep America free. We miss you, Toby.”
(You can see a fan’s clip of the fireworks here.)
This day in Country Music History
Posted on by Bob Ballard
- Today in 1972, when a concert date was canceled, Barbara Mandrell officially joined the Grand Ole Opry, three weeks earlier than scheduled.
- Today in 1992, Garth Brooks and then-wife, Sandy Brooks, welcomed their first child, daughter Taylor Mayne Pearl Brooks, in Nashville.
- Today in 1993, the “Merry Christmas To You” album by Reba McEntire was certified gold.
- Today in 1994, Travis Tritt scored a #1 hit with his single, “Foolish Pride.”
- Today in 1996, Keifer Thompson moved to Nashville from Oklahoma. Shortly after, he meets future wife and fellow Thompson Square partner Shawna McIlwain.
- Today in 1997, Marty Stuart married Connie Smith on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Afterward, they drove out into the wilderness and end up dancing on a cliff to Buck Owens’ “Your Tender Loving Care.”
- Today in 1998, Brooks & Dunn’s “If You See Her” album was certified gold and platinum simultaneously.
- Today in 1998, the Roy Orbison Estate filed a $12-million royalty suit against Sony Music Entertainment Inc. The suit alleged that Sony, in selling licenses from the artist’s Monument Records master recordings, consistently underpaid Roy in domestic and international royalties.
- Today in 2000, Lee Ann Womack’s “I Hope You Dance” began a five-week ride at #1 on the Billboard country chart.
- Today in 2002, Brad Paisley was #1 on the country charts with his single, “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song).”
- Today in 2010, Taylor Swift shot the wedding scene for her “Mine” video at the Christ Church in Kennebunk, Maine, with British actor Toby Hemingway in the role of the groom.
- Today in 2013, Darius Rucker’s single, “Radio,” was released.
- Today in 2014, Florida Georgia Line’s “Dirt” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2016, Garth Brooks became the first country artist to headline at the new Yankee Stadium in New York. He sang two songs written by New Yorker Billy Joel, “Shameless” and “Piano Man.” Brooks also joined wife Trisha Yearwood on “In Another’s Eyes.”
- Today in 2017, Julianne Hough married NHL player Brooks Laich near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Her brother, Derek Hough, was a member of the wedding party. The couple announced their separation (after months of questions) in May 2020. They’ve since finalized their divorce.
- Today in 2018, Josh Abbott married Taylor Parnell at Brazos Hall in Austin, Texas.
- Today in 2019, the Thomas Rhett single, “Remember You Young,” was released.
- Today in 2020, Lady A filed suit in Nashville against blues singer Lady A to protect its trademark of the name, granted in 2011. The group was formerly known as Lady Antebellum, but shortened the official name in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, running into an unexpected conflict in the process.
- Today in 2021, the Walker Hayes single, “Fancy Like,” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2021, Morgan Wallen closed on the sale of his four-bedroom Nashville residence…as in, the house where he was notoriously recorded using a racial slur the previous February. The property went for $835,000, nearly 20% more than the $700-grand he bought it for in 2020.
H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: “LITA”
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This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is “Lita”, a 7-year-old mixed breed pooch with a friendly disposition who loves to look out the window and gets along with most other other dogs and cats. Lita is good with older kids and loves to walk and play. Lita is very treat-motivated and would love to meet her new best friend! Lita is likely housetrained, fully vetted, vaccinated, spayed, microchipped and ready to go to a loving home.
If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Lita 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 Lita with Shanna & Izzy from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:
Dolly Parton Had a Great Comeback When a Kid Once Told Her He Didn’t Like Country Music
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Did you know that Dolly Parton once had a TV special in 1983 called “Dolly Parton Meets the Kids”?
Basically, the special was Dolly just sitting around with five teenagers from Los Angeles, and they were asking her questions about her life.
Those kids must have felt pretty lucky to be there. Well, all of them except for Paul. Paul decided to try Dolly a bit and said, “To be open and honest with you, I don’t really like country music.”
But Dolly took it in stride and laughed and said, “Well to be open and honest with you, I really don’t care.”
This day in Country Music History
Posted on by Bob Ballard
- Today in 1954, Elvis Presley had his first commercial recording session and recorded his first single: “That’s All Right (Mama)” backed with Bill Monroe’s “Blue Moon of Kentucky”. Presley had met Phillips seven months earlier when he made a demo at Phillips’s open-to-the-public studio.
- Today in 1969, Merle Haggard’s single, “Working Man Blues,” hit the charts and began its climb to the top of the charts.
- Today in 1989, Tanya Tucker’s daughter, Presley Tanita Tucker, was born.
- Today in 1991, Alan Jackson’s single, “Don’t Rock The Jukebox,” hit #1.
- Today in 1994, the single, “Every Once In a While,” by BlackHawk topped the charts.
- Today in 2000, the videos, “Best of Intentions,” by Travis Tritt and “He Will, She Knows” by Kenny Rogers, premiered on CMT.
- Today in 2001, Trace Adkins was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving in Nolensville, Tennessee. He was automatically charged with DUI when he refused breath and blood alcohol tests. He later pled guilty and was sober for years until January 2014, which had him embroiled in in an altercation with an impersonator. Soon after, his father passed. And then, he and Rhonda (his wife of 16 years) separated. While the couple has since finalized their divorce, Trace has since rebounded. Good for him.
- Today in 2002, Brad Paisley‘s single, “I’m Gonna Miss Her” was at #1 on “Radio & Records’” Country Top 50 chart.
- Today in 2007, Toby Keith’s “Love Me If You Can” video airs on TV for the first time on CMT.
- Today in 2013, Luke Bryan made a surprise appearance during an Alabama show in Orange Beach, Alabama. Bryan provided a vocal assist on “Love In The First Degree.”
- Today in 2014, Luke Bryan’s “Play It Again” arrived at #1 on the “Billboard” country singles chart.
- Today in 2014, Blake Shelton and Darius Rucker are forced to cancel July 6 appearances at the Cavendish Beach Music Festival as a major storm prevents travel to Prince Edward Island in Canada.
- Today in 2015, the title track to Blake Shelton’s album, “Bringing Back The Sunshine,” debuted as NBC’s NASCAR theme prior to its telecast of the Coke Zero 400 from the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida. Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the checkered flag.
- Today in 2017, Brett Young threw out the first pitch at Wrigley Field in Chicago, where the Cubs down the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-3, in an afternoon baseball game.
Morgan Wallen Threw a Fan’s Phone Offstage After It Hit Him in the Shoulder
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Morgan Wallen is tired of getting things thrown at him onstage. When he was performing “Cowgirls” during a show in Denver last week, a fan threw their phone and it hit him in the shoulder.
The fan was probably hoping Morgan would pick it up and take a selfie, but that is NOT how it went. Instead, he quickly picked it up and chucked it behind him offstage.
This day in Country Music History
Posted on by Bob Ballard
- 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.
MAVERICKS LEAD SINGER RAUL MALO DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER
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Unfortunate news from Mavericks lead singer Raul Malo. He posted a video clip on the band’s Instagram account to inform fans that after multiple doctor’s visits, two cancerous spots were found. The frontman went on to say he would begin therapy next week. Malo turned the message into a plea for fans to pay attention to their own health, saying “Go see a doctor. Be proactive in your health. It’ll help fight whatever ails you. Stay healthy, take care of yourselves and I’ll see you out on the road.”
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