- Today in 1972, the “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'” single by Charley Pride was certified gold.
- Today in 1975, Conway Twitty’s “Linda On My Mind” hit the top fo the Billboard country chart.
- Today in 1980, Willie Nelson’s single, “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys,” topped the charts.
- Today in 1982, the single, “Elvira,” by Oak Ridge Boys was certified platinum.
- Today in 1984, Ricky Skaggs and his wife, Sharon, welcomed their daughter, Molly Kate into the world.
- Today in 1991, Dolly Parton’s “Eagle When She Flies” album was released.
- Today in 1991, the “Love Can Build A Bridge” album by the Judds was certified gold.
- Today in 1993, the “Best Of Vince Gill” album was certified gold.
- Today in 1994, Suzy Bogguss’ “Greatest Hits” album was released.
- Today in 1996, Garth Brooks’ self-titled debut album was certified for sales of 7-million copies. On the same day, he topped the charts with his single, “The Beaches of Cheyenne.”
- Today in 1999, at the Academy of Country Music’s “Hat” awards, Faith Hill earned six nominations. Garth Brooks, Steve Wariner, and Brooks & Dunn each got four.
- Today in 2001, “Playboy” magazine readers had something other than nude women to look at when the publication released the results of its annual Music Poll. While recent years may have seen a surge in teen pop groups, country music has always maintained a presence. Readers dubbed Faith Hill and Tim McGraw’s “Soul 2 Soul” tour the Concert of the Year and they won Female Country Vocalist and Male Country Vocalist, respectively. Plus, Faith’s award winning album, “Breathe,” scored Country CD of the Year and the Dixie Chicks rounded out the country awards being dubbed Country Group of the Year.
- Today in 2003, Emerson Drive’s Pat Allingham married his longtime girlfriend, Krista Williamson.
- Today in 2003, CMT’s “Most Wanted Live” featured the premiere of Daryl Worley’s video “Have You Forgotten?”
- Today in 2006, at the Academy of Country Music Awards, Brad Paisley was nominated six times, Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland were each nominated five times, and Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood four times.
- Today in 2007, Carrie Underwood sang “Wasted” on “American Idol.”
- Today in 2011, Sara Evans released her new album, “Stronger.”
- Today in 2015, Rascal Flatts performed the national anthem before the Kobalt 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Kevin Harvick won the race).
- Today in 2015, RaeLynn kicks off a weeklong Music In Our Schools tour with a performance at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
- Today in 2017, Jaren Johnston left the stage during The Cadillac Three’s show at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia, to deal with a male fan who’s abusing a woman…he broke his guitar in the process.
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Midland Dropping New Album In May
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Midland is ready to drop a new album. The band will release “The Last Resort: Greetings From” on May 6th.
“It’s about more than the roots,” lead singer/guitarist Wystrach shares. “Because that makes you think of something that’s buried, which this music shouldn’t be,” adding, “It’s about creating Country music that’s pure in a different kind of way, that draws on some of what’s been left behind but shouldn’t be.”
He adds, “Some of these songs are pure Gary Stewart, others are the earliest Eagles stuff when they really were Country.”
The band has also released the title track from the record.
This day in Country Music History
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- Today in 1971, Gilley’s nightclub, which served as the inspiration for the 1980 movie “Urban Cowboy,” opened in Pasadena Texas.
- Today in 1980, the “Classic Crystal” album by Crystal Gayle was certified gold.
- Today in 1980, Kenny Rogers’ “Coward Of The County” single was certified gold.
- Today in 1983, “The Nashville Network” Cable TV Network was launched. The network featured a variety of country music and entertainment until last year, when honchos dropped the “Nashville” in its moniker and became “The National Network.”
- Today in 1983, the “Waitin’ For The Sun To Shine” album by Ricky Skaggs was certified gold.
- Today in 1986, Randy Travis made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry. He performed “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” after an introduction by Little Jimmy Dickens.
- Today in 1990, the album, “Hank Williams Jr. Greatest Hits Volume Two,” was certified platinum.
- Today in 1995, “The Garth Brooks Collection” was certified gold, platinum and triple platinum simultaneously.
- Today in 1985, the soundtrack to “Honeymoon in Vegas,” featuring remakes of Elvis Presley, and songs by Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson, Billy Joel, Travis Tritt, Ricky Van Shelton, Bono, Dwight Yoakam, Amy Grant, and Vince Gill went platinum.
- Today in 1998, Sara Evans made her Grand Ole Opry debut – she sang, “Your Cheatin’ Heart.”
- Today in 1998, George Strait hit the top of the charts with “Round About Way.”
- Today in 2000, George Jones’ “Cold Hard Truth” album was certified gold.
- Today in 2000, the “Latest Greatest Straitest Hits” album by George Strait was released.
- Today in 2000, Frank “Pee Wee” King died in Louisville, Kentucky, at the age of 86.
- Today in 2001, Toby Keith’s single, “You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This,” topped the “Radio & Records” country chart for the third time in six, non-consecutive weeks. The accomplishment remains unprecedented in the 28-year history of the “Radio & Records” country chart.
- Today in 2001, Montgomery Gentry were named “Top Country Duo” for the second year in a row in the annual “Radio & Records’” Readers’ Poll.
- Today in 2001, the 365 Songs of the Century chosen by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts included Lee Ann Womack’s “I Hope You Dance.”
- Today in 2008, CMT’s “40 Sexiest Music Videos” featured Faith Hill’s “Breathe” at the top of the list.
- Today in 2010, at the Oscars, Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett won Best Original Song for “The Weary King (Theme From Crazy Heart.)”
- Today in 2011, Taylor Swift’s single, “Mean,” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2015, the Zac Brown Band performed “Homegrown” from New York during NBC-TV’s “Saturday Night Live.”
- Today in 2017, Reba McEntire met her wax figure during soundcheck at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The likeness resides at Madame Tussauds’ Nashville
Dolly Parton Talks ACM Awards/Performances Revealed
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Dolly Parton is getting ready to host the ACM Awards on Monday and she is certainly excited.
“I am real excited. It is always fun to do the shows,” she tells “Entertainment Weekly. “It has been a long time since I have done the ACMs, so I am looking forward to hosting that with my wonderful co-hosts,” referring to Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett.
She adds, “We are looking forward to being in Vegas… It’s a big night and a big, exiting deal for me and for the fans.”
Kelly Clarkson is set to honor Dolly with a tribute performance, and Dolly says it “makes me feel great” that Kelly is the one handling it, noting she “is one of the greatest singers in the world.”
“With her, you know it’s going to be real good. I do love her to death,” she says. “I love her personality. I just love the way she is. I have known her for a long time… so that is going to be special to me, of course.”
The 57th Annual ACM Awards airs Monday at 8 pm on Prime Video, live from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
- ONE MORE THING! ACM took to Twitter to reveal some of the peformances fans will be seeing Monday night, sharing, “In honor of our host @DollyParton, we’ll be ???? working 9 to 5 ???? today bringing YOU #ACMawards exclusives,” adding, “At the top of every hour, we’ll reveal a new song name that will be performed during this year’s show.”
- Among the confirmed performances:
- Kelly Clarkson – “I Will Always Love You”
- Thomas Rhett – “Slow Down Summer”
- Brothers Osborne – “Skeletons”
- Maren Morris – “Circles Around This Town”
- Walker Hayes – “Fancy Like” and “AA”
- Brothers Osborne and Brittney Spencer – “These Boots Were Made For Walkin’”
- Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen – “Viva Las Vegas” and “Let’s Go To Vegas.”
- Thomas Rhett and Breland – “Praise The Lord.”
This day in Country Music History
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- Today in 1967, Merle Haggard’s “The Fugitive” rose to #1 on the Billboard chart for the first time.
- Today in 1975, Mac Davis won Favorite Male Musical Performer and Olivia Newton-John won the female honor in the first People’s Choice Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Other winners included: Barbra Streisand, John Wayne, The Osmonds, and Mary Tyler Moore.
- Today in 1978, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson’s “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys” sat at Billboard’s #1 spot for four weeks.
- Today in 1980, Sissy Spacek played the lead role of Loretta Lynn’s life in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” which premiered in Nashville on March 4th.
- Today in 1983, George Jones married Nancy Sepulveda at his sister’s home, Helen Scroggins, in Woodville, Texas. They ate their wedding-night dinner at a Burger King near Jasper, Texas.
- Today in 1994, “Reba McEntire’s Greatest Hits” became her fifth double-platinum album.
- Today in 2003, Toby Keith received eight nods to lead the competition when the Academy of Country Music announced its nominees in Los Angeles at Tiffany’s.
- Today in 2006, Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton’s “When I Get Where I’m Going” reached Billboard’s #1 spot.
- Today in 2008, Alan Jackson’s “Good Time” album was released.
- Today in 2010, Rascal Flatts played a guest role on CBS-TV’s “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”
- Today in 2016, Joey Martin Feek, of the duo Joey+Rory, died after a lengthy battle with cancer in Alexandria, Indiana. Named Top New Duo by the Academy of Country Music in 2010, they will earn a Grammy in 2017 with “Hymns That Are Important To Us,” released just weeks before her passing.
- Today in 2018, the Band Perry’s Kimberly Perry revealed she’d filed for divorce from J.P. Arencibia, her baseball player husband of four years.
- Today in 2019, Eddie Montgomery, LoCash, RaeLynn and Chris Janson helped raise more than $120-thousand for at-risk youth during the 12th annual Jeffrey Steele & Friends concert at the Franklin Theatre in middle Tennessee. Also appearing: Steve Dorff, Travis Denning and Steve Cropper.
MEET THE H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: “LOLA”
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This week’s H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week is “Lola”, an adorable 11 year old Beagle mix. Lola is a sweet, affectionate pooch who loves attention. Lola’s energetic and very playful for her age, too.
If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Lola 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 Lola with Terry Gott from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:
Brad Paisley Taking His Time With Next Album
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It’s been a while since Brad Paisley dropped a new album, and after the craziness of the past two year’s he’s taking his time to figure out what comes next.
“I feel like I’m resetting a little bit right now,” Brad tells CMT. “We toured all last summer, and it was never back to normal, but it was back to something,” adding, “I don’t even want to say new normal because that better not be the case. I don’t want new normal. Normal better come back.”
And while Brad has released some singles over the past couple of years, he hasn’t quite gotten ready to commit to an album.
“I wrote and did things, and I’ve taken my time,” he says. “But for now, it’s been nice to sort of sit on what I’m working on and try to figure out with some clarity what comes next.” Finally, he shares, “When I do an album, it’ll fully be an album and hopefully not things that feel like I wrote them when everybody was hoarding toilet paper.”
Source: CMT
This day in Country Music History
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- Today in 1963, Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Cowboy Copas gave what proved to be their final show. It was a benefit for the widow of Kansas City deejay “Cactus Jack” Call. The three country stars were killed in a plane crash two days later.
- Today in 1980, the “What Goes Around” album by Waylon Jennings was certified Gold.
- Today in 1984, Exile’s “Woke Up In Love” earned them its first #1 country hit.
- Today in 1986, Dwight Yoakam’s “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.” album was released.
- Today in 1990, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson performed at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at the Astrodome.
- Today in 1994, “First Time For Everything” album by Little Texas was certified Gold.
- Today in 1995, Tracy Lawrence hit number one on the charts with “As Any Fool Can See.”
- Today in 2000, Tracy Lawrence received his second double-platinum album for “Time Marches On,” while John Michael Montgomery’s “What I Do The Best” album was certified Platinum.
- Today in 2000, Montgomery Gentry made their Grand Ole Opry debut.
- Today in 2001, Toby Keith’s “You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This” hit the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart.
- Today in 2002, with more than 68,000 attendees, George Strait played the final Houston Livestock & Rodeo Show Concert held at Houston’s Astrodome. He dedicated “Love Without End, Amen” to George and Barbara Bush, who were in the crowd. It was the last concert to be staged at the venue. The Astrodome was torn down to make way for a new venue.
- Today in 2002, Brooks and Dunn performed with ZZ Top at the Grand Ole Opry House. The show filmed for “CMT Crossroads.” The list included “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” “La Grange,” “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” and “Hard Working Man.”
- Today in 2002, Songwriter Harlan Howard died. He penned more than four-thousand songs, including “I Fall To Pieces” and “Heartaches by the Number.” Howard was 72.
- Today in 2004, Rascal Flatts was presented with double Platinum certifications for their album “Melt” and DVD “Rascal Flatts Live” during a performance at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville.
- Today in 2005, CMT debuted Dierks Bentley’s “Lot Of Leavin’ Left To Do.”
- Today in 2006, Dwight Yoakam hosted the Lil’ Ole Oscar Hayride at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles a few days before the Academy Awards ceremony.
- Today in 2009, Merle Haggard received the Career Achievement Award at the Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Ceremony in Nashville. The event took place in conjunction with the 2009 Country Radio Seminar.
- Today in 2010, Darryl Worley was on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Darryl Worley Cancer Treatment Center in his hometown of Savannah, Tennessee.
- Today in 2012, Luke Bryan made his RodeoHouston debut.
- Today in 2013, Ronnie Dunn and the late Roger Miller were among the inductees into the Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Association Hall of Fame, along with The Crickets’ Sonny Curtis. Jack Ingram, Larry Gatlin, and Toby Keith — who was made an Honorary Texan at the event — were among those who took part in the ceremony in Austin, Texas.
- Today in 2013, Trace Adkins raised over $670,000 for the American Red Cross as the winning project manager of the first episode on Donald Trump’s “The All-Star Celebrity Apprentice.”
- Today in 2014, Mickey Guyton released her debut EP, “Unbreakable.”
Carrie Underwood Feels ‘Blessed’ With Entertainer Of The Year Nomination
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Carrie Underwood is once again in the running for Entertainer of the Year at the ACM Awards Monday, and she considers the nomination an “honor.”
“I feel like I’m so blessed to have so many facets of my job and things that I do,” she says, “obviously performing live on stage, but there’s about a million other irons that we’ve always got in the fire that we’re always working on and we’re always busy.”
Carrie says the category “kind of encapsulates all of that,” noting, “and being recognized for all the things going on is always a good thing.”
Carrie is nominated against Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Luke Combs and as far as her chances she notes, “You never know what’s going to happen.” She offers, “There’s only a select handful that get nominated and it’s obviously very exciting and we’ll see what happens.”
The 57th Annual ACM Awards airs Monday on Prime Video, live from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Source: Carrie Underwood
This day in Country Music History
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- Today in 1985, Gary Morris hit #1 on the charts for the first time with “Baby Bye Bye” from his album, “Faded Blue.”
- Today in 1987, the “Trio” album featuring Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris was released.
- Today in 1988, at the 30th annual GRAMMY Awards, K.T. Oslin won the GRAMMY for Best Country Female Vocal Performance for “80’s Ladies.” Randy Travis won Best Country Male Vocal Performance for his album “Always and Forever,” and got Best Country Song “Forever and Ever, Amen.” The “Trio” album, featuring Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, won the trophy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group. Ronnie Milsap, Kenny Rogers, and Asleep at the Wheel were also winners.
- Today in 1992, Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson each received five nominations for the 27th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
- Today in 1993, the “Super Hits” album by David Allan Coe was released.
- Today in 1993, Billy Ray Cyrus, Garth Brooks, Brooks and Dunn, and Mary Chapin Carpenter topped the list of nominees for the 28th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
- Today in 1996, Martina McBride hit #1 with “Wild Angels.”
- Today in 1999, Garth Brooks got up to bat during a spring training game for the San Diego Padres. He struck out. While his performance on the field didn’t score him a place on the regular season roster; Garth was offered a non-roster spot but declined it. The following season, he signed with the New York Mets. This time, his team embraced the entertainment value of having a country star on the diamond. This spring-training stint was also a poor performance for Brooks, however, resulting in a zero-for-seventeen batting record.
- Today in 1999, George Strait’s album, “Always Never The Same,” was released.
- Today in 1999, VH1 premiered “Behind The Music: Shania Twain.”
- Today in 2000, Travis Tritt marked his 10th anniversary as a recording artist.
- Today in 2002, the video for Brad Paisley’s “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)” debuted on CMT.
- Today in 2004, Brad Warren and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their new son, Jude Fox Warren, who weighed in at seven-pounds, six-ounces. With his brother Brett, Brad makes up the Warren Brothers. Nominated for an ACM award on their own in 2001, they’ve gone on to write any number of hits including Jason Aldean’s “Lights Come On,” Jerrod Niemann’s “Drink To That All Night,” Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” and Tim McGraw & Taylor Swift’s “Highway Don’t Care,” and Blake Shelton’s “Every Time I Hear That Song.”
- Today in 2004, Clint Black’s album “Spend My Time” arrived in stores.
- Today in 2004, Alabama received the Country Radio Broadcasters Career Achievement Award as part of the CRB’s annual Country Music DJ Hall of Fame Ceremonies. Jeff Bates and Lonestar each offered their own tributes to the legendary supergroup during the event.
- Today in 2006, Carrie Underwood returned to “American Idol” to perform her single, “Jesus, Take The Wheel.”
- Today in 2007, Joe Nichols performed “I’ll Wait for You” and the country gospel song “On the Wings of a Dove” at the funeral for Anna Nicole Smith.
- Today in 2008, Toby Keith appeared on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” performing for the “Home Edition” team and the family of a U.S. soldier whose new home enabled them to devote themselves to preserving Virginia history.
- Today in 2008, Jason Michael Carroll performed at the Nationwide Series race in Las Vegas.
- Today in 2009, Tracy Byrd was recognized in his home state of Texas with a resolution honoring his charitable work.
- Today in 2009, Keith Urban’s “Sweet Thing” hit number one on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and Mediabase/Country Aircheck. It was his third number one in six months, following “Start a Band,” his collaboration with Brad Paisley that went to number one a couple months earlier, and “You Look Good In My Shirt,” which topped the chart in September 2008.
- Today in 2010, Brooks & Dunn’s Kix Brooks received the Distinguished Service Award from the Nashville Alliance for Public Education, and he was inducted into the organization’s Public Schools Hall of Fame.
- Today in 2010, new releases included Blake Shelton’s six-pak “Hillbilly Bone,” Easton Corbin’s self-titled debut album, Danny Gokey’s debut CD, “My Best Days,” Shooter Jennings’ “Black Ribbons,” and Luke Bryan’s EP “Spring Break 2…Hangover Edition.”
- Today in 2010, an episode of “CMT Crossroads” featured Kenny Chesney and Steve Miller performing “Living in Fast Forward,” “I Go Back,” and “Rock N’ Me.”
- Today in 2011, Eric Church and The Band Perry formally received their Academy of Country Music awards. They were the “Top New” winners, with Eric taking Top New Solo Vocalist and The Band Perry earning the Top New Vocal Duo or Group title. Luke Bryan presented the trophies to them at an event in Nashville.
- Today in 2011, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill received the 2011 CRB Artist Humanitarian Award in recognition of their efforts to help Nashville following the May 2010 flood, and The Judds were presented with the Country Radio Broadcasters’ Career Achievement Award.
- Today in 2011, Clay Walker hosted his second annual Chords of Hope: The Clay Walker MS Benefit Concert at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. Money raised went to the MS research program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
- Today in 2012, Dustin Lynch made his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, singing “Cowboys and Angels,” and “She Cranks My Tractor.” He was introduced by John Conlee.
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