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This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1976, The Man in Black donned a black robe: Johnny Cash receives an honorary Doctorate of Human Letters from San Diego’s National University. San Diego mayor Pete Wilson declares Johnny Cash Day.
  • Today in 1982, Willie Nelson’s “Always On My Mind” was at #1 on “Billboard’s” country singles chart.
  • Today in 1995, Lee Roy Parnell released “A Little Bit of You.”
  • Today in 1999, Martina McBride played herself in a cameo appearance on CBS-TV’s “Early Show.” The show was about a guy named Gary, who magically gets tomorrow’s paper a day early so he can prevent tragedies from occurring. In the episode, he read in “the paper” that Martina would be seriously injured while rehearsing with her band, so he raced to the concert hall to save her.
  • Today in 2000, Brad Paisley made his “Tonight Show” debut.
  • Today in 2000, Reba McEntire snagged the top spot on “Billboard’s” Liquid Audio chart with the single, “We’re So Good Together.” It was her first foray into downloadable music.
  • Today in 2004, “You’ll Think Of Me” took Keith Urban to the top of the “Billboard” country singles chart.
  • Today in 2005, Mindy McCready was taken to a Nashville hospital after ex-boyfriend William McKnight broke into her home, beat and choked her. McKnight was later charged with attempted murder. They soon reconciled and a year later, she gave birth to their son, Zander. They split again, of course, and sadly in spite of her attempts to get her life together, she ultimately committed suicide on February 17, 2013.
  • Today in 2012, Lady Antebellum performed “Wanted You More” on the season finale of NBC’s “The Voice.” One of Blake Shelton’s team members, Jermaine Paul, is voted the winner.
  • Today in 2017, former Chicago Cubs catcher David Ross waltzed to “Humble And Kind” as a contestant on ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars,” receiving nine out of 10 points from each of the four judges, including Julianne Hough.

CHRIS STAPLETON ANNOUNCES 10TH ANNIVERSARY “THE TRAVELLER” VINYL REISSUE

It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since the release of Chris Stapleton‘s breakthrough debut album, “Traveller,” yet it seems like he’s been around a lot longer than that, such has been his impact on country music. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the landmark release, collectors and fans will be able to pick up several different vinyl versions of the album this summer, including Ruby at Stapleton’s store, Cobalt at Walmart, Forest Green at Target, Ultra Clear at indie record stores, and Cola Bottle Clear via Amazon. “Traveler” is certified RIAA seven-times platinum in the U.S. and has been streamed over 11-billion times worldwide.

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1949, Hank Williams made his first appearance at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with “Lovesick Blues.”
  • Today in 1991, Travis Tritt’s “Here’s A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)” was released.
  • Today in 1993, Lee Roy Parnell’s single, “Tender Moment,” hit #1.
  • Today in 1994, Clint Black topped the charts with his single, “A Good Run Of Bad Luck.”
  • Today in 1996, the album, “Politics, Religion and Her,” by Sammy Kershaw was released.
  • Today in 1997, Clint Black’s album, “Put Yourself In My Shoes,” was certified triple platinum.
  • Today in 1997, the album, “The Coast Is Clear,” by Tracy Lawrence was certified gold.
  • Today in 1998, Eddie Rabbitt succumbed to lung cancer after being diagnosed with the disease one year earlier. He was 56.
  • Today in 2002, Kellie Coffey’s debut album, “When You Lie Next To Me,” arrived in stores.
  • Today in 2002, Toby Keith’s “Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)” was released.
  • Today in 2007, Brad Paisley and wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley were featured among “People” magazine’s ‘100 Most Beautiful People,’ as were Barbara Mandrell, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman and Miley Cyrus.
  • Today in 2010, Carrie Underwood’s “Undo It” video debuted on CMT.
  • Today in 2011, Miranda Lambert, Kix Brooks and Travis Tritt attended the Kentucky Derby at Louisville’s Churchill Downs, where Animal Kingdom won. Also present: Laura Bell Bundy, Randy Owen, Eddie Montgomery and Linda Davis.
  • Today in 2012, Jake Owen married Lacey Buchanan in Vero Beach, Florida. The couple’s first dance at the reception is to “Can’t Help Falling In Love.”
  • Today in 2016, Lady Antebellum performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” in a rainstorm before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Nyquist won the race, attended by Joey Fatone, Eddie Montgomery, Travis Tritt, Will Chase, Tanya Tucker and The Supremes’ Mary Wilson.
  • Today in 2017, Lady Antebellum sang the national anthem and Phil Vassar performed during intermission when the Nashville Predators defeat the St. Louis Blues, 3-1, at the Bridgestone Arena, propelling team to the NHL’s Western Conference finals for the first time in its history.

KEITH URBAN RECEIVING ACM “TRIPLE CROWN” AWARD

Keith Urban is set to be honored this Thursday at the 60th Annual ACM Awards. He’ll become part of an exclusive club, recipients of the ACM “Triple Crown” award. It’s not an easy thing to win: an artist must win New Artist of the Year, the Entertainer of the Year, and the Artist of the Year (not all in the same year). There are just 11 artists in this exclusive club: Merle Haggard, Mickey Gilley, Barbara Mandrell, Brooks & Dunn, The Chicks, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson. Urban makes 12; Luke Combs would make it 13 this week if he were to win the Entertainer of the Year Award.  The ACM Awards airs live this Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Prime Video.

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1989, Naomi Judd had a lot to celebrate. She married her husband, Larry Strickland. That wasn’t the only good news – the Judds’ single, “Young Love (Strong Love),” topped the country charts.
  • Today in 1989, Keith Whitley played a concert date at the Armadillo Ballroom in Brazoria, Texas, which amounted to his final show. He was dead three days later of alcohol poisoning.
  • Today in 1991, Alan Jackson released the hit single, “Don’t Rock the Jukebox.”
  • Today in 1993, IRS agents seized possessions from the Mississippi home of Jerry Lee Lewis for failing to pay more than $1.6-million in overdue.
  • Today in 1994, the single, “Before You Kill Us All,” by Randy Travis topped the country singles charts.
  • Today in 1994, Garth Brooks hosted his second TV special on NBC.
  • Today in 1996, Lee Roy Parnell released the single, “Givin’ Water to a Drowning Man.”
  • Today in 1998, Shania Twain’s single, “You’re Still The One,” was certified platinum.
  • Today in 2006, Bon Jovi rocked at #1 on the “Billboard” country chart with the Jennifer Nettles collaboration, “Who Says You Can’t Go Home.”
  • Today in 2006, Carrie Underwood graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree.
  • Today in 2007, Kenny Chesney and Brooks & Dunn wrap the two-day Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California, for a crowd of 30,000. Also playing: Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Jason Aldean, Gary Allan, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Pat Green and Sugarland.
  • Today in 2011, Taylor Swift’s “Mean” video had its world premiere on CMT.
  • Today in 2014, Keith Urban hosted the fifth We’re All For The Hall benefit at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, with Vince Gill, Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves, Brantley Gilbert, Kip Moore, Reba McEntire, Ronnie Milsap and Lee Ann Womack, among others.

MORGAN WALLEN’S FIRST CALL AFTER THE CHAIR-THROWING INCIDENT WAS TO ERIC CHURCH

It’s taken months, but we’re getting a more complete picture of what exactly happened in the Morgan Wallen chair-throwing incident. In an interview with the “Los Angeles Times,” Eric Church revealed for the first time that when Morgan was in the process of being arrested (after the chair-toss but before the handcuffs), his first call was to Church. “Morgan called me from the street after it happened. I was watching college basketball, and he said, ‘Hey, this just happened.’ I said, ‘Uh-oh.’ I knew it was gonna be noisy, and it was…it was damn noisy.” Once the noise died down, though, Church says it was a growth-moment for the singer. “It was actually a good thing for Mo. I think that was a line for him, and he’s done really well since then…it was a thing he’s reacted positively to as a person. I used the old Billy Joe Shaver line on him: ‘I’m just an old chunk of coal, but I’ll be a diamond one day.’ He went down [to Chief’s] and apologized to the staff, shook everybody’s hand. I was proud of him.”

 

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1985, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson released the “Highwayman” album.
  • Today in 1988, the album, “Remembering Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline,” was released.
  • Today in 1989, the “Killin’ Time” album by Clint Black and the “Something Inside So Strong” album by Kenny Rogers were released.
  • Today in 1994, Garth Brooks won two honors – Entertainer and Video of the Year – at the 29th Academy Of Country Music awards on NBC, though he wasn’t in Los Angeles to receive them. His wife, Sandy, gave birth to August Anna that night in Nashville.
  • Today in 1996, Travis Tritt’s “Greatest Hits – From the Beginning” went platinum.
  • Today in 1998, backstage at the Grand Ole Opry Loretta Lynn made the announcement that she intended to return to college and get a degree.
  • Today in 1998, Shania Twain was at #1 in Billboard with “You’re Still The One.”
  • Today in 2000, Collin Raye released his album, “Tracks,” while Chad Brock’s “Yes!” hit stores.
  • Today in 2000, Faith Hill and hubby Tim McGraw confirmed plans to perform their hit single, “Let’s Make Love,” at the upcoming ACM Awards. Their subsequent performance absolutely sizzled.
  • Today in 2002, highly anticipated CBS-TV special, featuring Clint Black, Lonestar, Celine Dion and others, was taped in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida aboard the U.S.S. Harry Truman. The show, titled “Rockin’ In The USA,” aired the following Memorial Day weekend.
  • Today in 2007, Taylor Swift’s debut single, “Tim McGraw,” went gold.
  • Today in 2009, Clint Black was fired by Donald Trump during an episode of the NBC-TV series “The Celebrity Apprentice.”
  • Today in 2010, water from the Cumberland River floods Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House, peaked more than two feet above the venue’s stage. The Opry moves like a nomad to other Nashville locations for the next four months.
  • Today in 2011, Lady A’s single, “Just A Kiss,” hit the airwaves.
  • Today in 2013, Alan Jackson performed “He Stopped Loving Her Today” to close George Jones’ memorial at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House. Other participants include Randy Travis, Brad Paisley, Barbara Mandrell, The Oak Ridge Boys, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Ronnie Milsap, Charlie Daniels, Travis Tritt and Kenny Chesney.
  • Today in 2014, Carrie Underwood wrote “Something In The Water” with Chris DeStefano and Brett James in a Tennessee cabin, weaving in an “I Saw The Light” reference and a section of “Amazing Grace.”
  • Today in 2016, Maren Morris underwent a tonsillectomy.
  • Today in 2017, Sara Evans headlined a George Michael tribute at City Winery in Nashville. A benefit for the Unlikely Heroes organization, the show also featured Cassadee Pope and songwriters James Slater, Shane Stevens and Desmond Child.
  • Today in 2017, Vince Gill and his daughters, Jenny and Corrina Gill, performed the national anthem before an NHL playoff game at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The Predators edged the St. Louis Blues, 2-1, for a crowd that included Kix Brooks, Brothers Osborne, Joe Don Rooney and Carrie Underwood.

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

This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is “Mike” a friendly 2 year old Terrier mix who is a big boy, weighing in around 65 pounds, but he has a great disposition, gets along with other dogs and doesn’t mind cats! Mike has lived at the shelter his entire life, so he is certainly ready to find his furr-ever home! Mike is fully vetted, vaccinated, neutered and ready to go!

Plus, thanks to a grant from the Bissel Foundation, Mike’s adoption fee is only $50 until May 15th!

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Mike 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 Mike with Nicole from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

LAINEY WILSON SCORES ROLE IN UPCOMING FILM, “REMINDERS OF HIM”

Lainey Wilson may have caught the acting bug. After a short stint on “Yellowstone,” the singer now has her first movie role. Lainey will appear in the big-screen adaptation of “Reminders of Him,” a romantic drama adapting the novel from “It Ends With Us” author Colleen Hoover. Lainey joins a cast led by Maika Monroe, and featuring Tyriq WithersRudy PankowLauren GrahamNicholas Duvernay and Bradley Whitford. No word on what her role in the film will be.

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