- Today in 1966, the late Roger Miller took home six GRAMMY Awards, topping the record he set the year before.
- Today in 1969, Glen Campbell’s single, “Galveston,” entered the Top 40 chart.
- Today in 1987, Barbara Mandrell was named All-Around Female Entertainer at the People’s Choice Awards.
- Today in 1989, Suzy Bogguss released her “Somewhere Between” album.
- Today in 1991, Doug Stone’s “In A Different Light” single debuted on the “Radio and Records” country chart.
- Today in 1994, Mary Chapin Carpenter’s album, “State Of The Heart,” was certified gold.
- Today in 1996, Lorrie Morgan’s “Greatest Hits” album went platinum.
- Today in 1996, Patty Loveless hit #1 on the charts with “You Can Feel Bad.”
- Today in 2000, Keith Urban made his American TV debut on NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
- Today in 2001, Dixie Chick Natalie Maines and her husband, Adrian Pasdar, welcomed their first child, Jackson Slade Pasdar.
- Today in 2002, Tommy Shane Steiner made his Grand Ole Opry debut.
- Today in 2003, Brad Paisley and his actress wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, were married.
- Today in 2005, Dierks Bentley’s self-titled debut became his first platinum album.
- Today in 2006, Faith Hill topped all artists with four nominations for the CMT Music Awards. Eight acts collect three nominations apiece: Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Trace Adkins, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban, Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney.
- Today in 2014, Brantley Gilbert’s “Bottoms Up” topped the “Billboard” country singles chart.
- Today in 2016, Britney Spears made an unannounced appearance to introduce her sister, “I Got The Boy” songwriter Jamie Lynn Spears, on the Grand Ole Opry.
- Today in 2018, Dierks Bentley was the first star inducted in the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital’s Walk of Champions in Nashville.
- Today in 2018, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones and Lucinda Williams sang “When Will I Be Loved” at the Beacon Theatre in New York during a Love Rocks benefit concert. The bill also featured Keith Richards, Marc Cohn, Mavis Staples, David Hidalgo and Warren Haynes.
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Alan Jackson Announces ‘Last Call’ Tour
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Alan Jackson is hitting the road again. The singer just announced dates for his new “Last Call: One More for the Road Tour,” which kicks off this summer.
“I’ve always admired my heroes like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn and Charley Pride who just played as much as they wanted to, as long as they could,” Alan shares. “I’ve always thought I’d like to do that, and I’d like to as long as my health will allow,” noting, “I’ll try to do as much as I can, but if I’m comin’ your way, come see me….”
The tour launches June 24th in Biloxi, Mississippi, wrapping October 8th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tickets for most shows go on sale Friday.
Check out the first few dates below and click here for the complete schedule.
- June 24: Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
- June 25: Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
- July 29: St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
- July 30: Grand Forks, ND – Alerus Center
- August 12: Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena
- August 13: Greenville, SC- Bon Secours Wellness Arena
- August 26: Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
- August 27: Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
- September 9: Lexington, KY- Rupp Arena
- September 10: Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
Source: Alan Jackson
This day in Country Music History
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- Today in 1970, Merle Haggard’s “The Fightin’ Side Of Me” reached #1 on the Billboard country chart.
- Today in 1972, California Governor Ronald Reagan pardoned Merle Haggard for a 1975 attempted robbery that landed the singer in prison.
- Today in 1972, “Help Me Make It Through The Night”won twice during the 14th annual GRAMMY awards for Best Country Song for Kris Kristofferson and Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, for Sammi Smith.
- Today in 1992, Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid V draws about 40,000 fans in Irving, Texas with Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Walsh, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ricky Van Shelton, The Kentucky HeadHunters, Lorrie Morgan, Hal Ketchum and Paul Simon.
- Today in 1998, during her Grand Ole Opry debut, Jo Dee Messina sung “Lesson In Leaving” the same evening that Opry manager Bob Whittaker asked Diamond Rio to join the cast.
- Today in 2004, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley, performed for president George W. Bush when ABC tapes “An American Celebration At Ford’s Theatre.” The show was hosted by Kelsey Grammer and featured Patti LaBelle, Jessica Simpson, David Spade and many others.
- Today in 2011, Luke Bryan’s “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” was released.
- Today in 2014, Toby Keith launched his first Australian concert tour at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. The show featured The Eli Young Band and Kellie Pickler as the opening acts.
- Today in 2017, the Brothers Osborne were named New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year by the Academy of Country Music, 19 days before the 52nd annual ceremony. Jon Pardi was named New Male and Maren Morris was crowned New Female Vocalist.
- Today in 2017, Willie Nelson was a surprise guest at Ray Benson’s birthday bash in Austin. Teaming up with Ray on “Pancho And Lefty,” the benefit also included Sunny Sweeney, Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers and The Avett Brothers, who covered “Mama Tried.”
Miranda Lambert Announces New Album; Drops New Song
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Brand New ACM Entertainer of the Year Miranda Lambert has some brand new music to share with fans. The singer just announced that her new album, “Palomino,” will drop April 29th.
“This record takes you on a journey through songs,” she writes on Insta. “I hope y’all are ready to travel with us wandering spirits and meet some cool characters with great stories.”
The album contains 15 tracks including the just released song “Strange,” which she wrote with Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby. It also includes a cover of the Mick Jagger solo track “Wandering Spirit,” and a guest appearance by the B-52s on the song “Music City Queen.”
“Palomino” features three songs from her stripped down album, “The Marfa Tapes, “In His Arms,” “Waxahachie” and “Geraldene,” re-recorded with a full band.
Check out “Strange” and the track list below:
- “Actin’ Up”
- “Scenes”
- “In His Arms”
- “Geraldene”
- “Tourist”
- “Music City Queen” feat. The B-52’s
- “Strange”
- “Wandering Spirit”
- “I’ll Be Lovin’ You”
- “That’s What Makes the Jukebox Play”
- “Country Money”
- “If I Was a Cowboy”
- “Waxahachie”
- “Pursuit of Happiness”
- “Carousel”
This day in Country Music History
Posted on by Bob Ballard
- Today in 1969, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs split up after 25 years as a bluegrass duo.
- Today in 1989, Ronnie Milsap topped the country charts with “Don’t You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me?”
- Today in 1992, the “No Fences” album by Garth Brooks was certified for sales of seven-million copies.
- Today in 1994, Martina McBride made her “Tonight Show” debut.
- Today in 1994, Neal McCoy scored his first number one single with “No Doubt About It.”
- Today in 1999, Jo Dee Messina made her debut on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
- Today in 2000, Theresa Crump married Joe Diffie at Nashville’s Opryland Hotel, with her pet Chihuahua, Lolo, serving as the ring bearer.
- Today in 2001, “Doc,” starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Clint Cassidy, had its premiere on PAX TV.
- Today in 2002, Pat Green was hospitalized in Brownsville, Texas after he was attacked by two men on a beach in South Padre.
- Today in 2002, Tim McGraw’s single “The Cowboy In Me” took the top spot on both the “Billboard” and “Radio & Records'” country charts. With “Bring On The Rain,” his vocal collaboration with Jo Dee Messina at number one on “Billboard” the week before, this made Tim the first artist to have back-to-back singles at the top spot on the “Billboard” Hot country Singles Chart since electronic monitoring began.
- Today in 2003, Dolly Parton was presented with the 2003 Governor’s Awards in the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Today in 2003, at the second annual CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards, Faith Hill, Toby Keith, and Shania Twain each got five nominations, and The Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, and Keith Urban each got four.
- Today in 2004, Naomi, Wynonna, and Ashley Judd received the National Award at the Kentucky Governor’s Awards in the Arts ceremony.
- Today in 2005, The Oak Ridge Boys performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to help launch the National Anthem Project, an initiative to teach Americans the lyrics to the song.
- Today in 2005, “Black Cloud,” a film written and directed by Rick Schroder opened, featuring Tim McGraw playing a sheriff.
- Today in 2006, “Your Man” by Josh Turner hit the top of the charts.
- Today in 2006, Don Williams performed his last Nashville concert. Keith Urban opened, and Williams was joined by Josh Turner for “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good.”
- Today in 2007, Jo Dee Messina sang “Heaven Was Needing a Hero” on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” in honor of 16-year-old Ransom Tipton-Smith, who lost his life in a car accident two years earlier.
- Today in 2008, Clint Black released his first digital EP, “The Long Cool EP,” which featured his cover of The Hollies’ “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress),” “The Strong One,” and his duet with wife Lisa, “You Still Get To Me.”
- Today in 2008, Eddy Arnold’s wife, Sally Gayhart Arnold, passed away at a Nashville-area hospital. She had been admitted to the hospital a few days earlier with breathing difficulties. She was 87. At the time of her death Arnold was also in the hospital, recovering from hip replacement surgery he underwent a week earlier.
- Today in 2009, Darius Rucker and Vic Chesnutt were among the performers a tribute concert honoring R.E.M. at Carnegie Hall in New York.
- Today in 2010, Lady Antebellum played the second of a two-night stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The date was originally slated to be the trio’s headlining debut at the venue, but the demand for tickets to the show prompted a second show, scheduled for March 10th.
- Today in 2011, Billy Ray Cyrus decided to try to reconcile his marriage with wife Tish, and filed papers to stop divorce proceedings.
- Today in 2011, Jewel, who was five-months pregnant, was driving in Stephenville, Texas when her SUV was hit by a volunteer fire truck. The singer suffered minor injuries in the crash, and her unborn child was fine. Jewel credited her sturdy vehicle for keeping them safe.
- Today in 2011, Craig Morgan performed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska at the start of a USO tour that visits six nations over the next week.
- Today in 2013, Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift released “Highway Don’t Care,” which also features Keith Urban on guitar.
- Today in 2015, Maren Morris wrote “My Church” and recorded the final vocals the same day in Los Angeles with songwriter/producer busbee.
- Today in 2017, Dailey & Vincent joined the Grand Ole Opry.
- Today in 2018, Tim McGraw collapsed on stage in Dublin, Ireland, after his performance of “Humble And Kind.” Wife Faith Hill later announced her husband was suffering from dehydration and the concert was cut short.
- Today in 2019, the Whitney Houston single, “I Will Always Love You” – which was written and originally recorded by Dolly Parton – was certified eight-times platinum by the RIAA.
MEET THE H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: “AKUA”
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This week’s H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week is “Akua”, a 2 year old Retriever, Labrador/Mix. Akua has a sweet disposition, she’s playful, and would be great with kids. Akua gets along with other dogs and cats too! She’s fully vetted, vaccinated, spayed, and ready to meet you!
If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Akua 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 Akua with Terry Gott from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:
Thomas Rhett’s Wife Had No Idea About His New Album
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Back in January Thomas Rhett announced he’ll be releasing the new album “Where We Started” on April 1st. Well, apparently that’s news to his wife Lauren.
Thomas just shared a new TikTok video, with Lauren appearing to be surprised by the news of the release.
“I knew you had Side A and Side B because that makes sense,” she says in the clip referring to his “Country Again” records. “Then you said you were coming out with this middle one … It was shocking to me.”
Lauren, though, has a good excuse for not knowing. “My life revolves around your children,” Lauren argues, referring to their four daughters.
Over the video Thomas writes, “Such a great supporter of my career” captioning it, “So anyway … I have a new album coming out April 1st.” Check it out to the right.
- ONE MORE THING! As we said, Thomas and Lauren have four daughters, six-year-old Willa, four-year-old Ada, two-year-old Lennon and four-month-old Lillie, They adopted Willa from Uganda and Thomas says another adoption is a “hundred percent” in their future. With four kids under six right now, Thomas says they’ve decided to “take a pause for four or five years,” but he adds, “it’s been put on our hearts very heavily to do that again. We just don’t really know when.”
Source: Thomas Rhett
This day in Country Music History
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- Today in 1973, Tammy Wynette’s “Till I Get It Right” topped the Billboard country singles chart.
- Today in 1977, “The Best Of The Statler Brothers” album by Statler Brothers was certified gold.
- Today in 1979, invited by Porter Wagoner, legendary R&B star James Brown played the Grand Ole Opry. His 17-minute set consisted of “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and “Tennessee Waltz.” Some Opry members complained, but Barbara Mandrell said he should’ve been invited to perform five years earlier.
- Today in 1981, “I Love A Rainy Night” single by Eddie Rabbitt was certified gold.
- Today in 1992, Vince Gill’s “I Never Knew Lonely” album was released.
- Today in 1992, Willie Nelson scored a platinum album with “Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson” and a multi-platinum album with “Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be).”
- Today in 1993, k.d. lang’s album, “Ingénue,” was certified platinum.
- Today in 1993, Travis Tritt’s “T-R-O-U-B-L-E” album was certified platinum.
- Today in 1995, Aaron Tippin’s debut album, “You’ve Got To Stand For Something” went gold.
- Today in 1995, Clint Black topped the country charts with “Wherever You Go.”
- Today in 2000, Vince Gill and Amy Grant were married in a Nashville ceremony complete with bagpipe players.
- Today in 2001, Diamond Rio’s “One More Day” reached #1 in Billboard.
- Today in 2003, Dixie Chick Natalie Maines sparked a furor Stateside when she told a London concert crowd, “Just so you know, we’re ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas.” The insanity that followed coined the term “Dixie Chicked” as the band’s name essentially became a dirty word. CDs were burned, and their popularity dropped like a bomb.
- Today in 2005, CMT debuted Jo Dee Messina’s “My Give A Damn’s Busted.”
- Today in 2007, Trace Adkins’ “Ladies Love Country Boys” topped the Billboard country chart.
- Today in 2010, Josh Turner’s album “Deep South” was released.
- Today in 2014, Cole Swindell’s single, “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight,” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2015, Tim McGraw appeared on ABC’s “Repeat After Me,” where an off-camera comedian feeds him lines to spoof an unsuspecting medical aide. Quoting from “Live Like You Were Dying,” he tells the woman, “I’ve never been skydiving, or Rocky Mountain climbing, or bullriding, but I have practiced kissing on my elbow.”
- Today in 2017, Michelle Wright performed a benefit concert for an animal shelter at the Capitol Theatre in Chatham, Ontario.
Carrie Underwood Gives Album Update
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Carrie Underwood fans are anxiously awaiting news of a new album, and she teased what may be coming up while doing interviews backstage at the ACM Awards.
“I mean, I’m always working on something,” she told reporters. “Obviously we can’t spill too many beans right now, but my fans know what I mean when I say … soon. Soon.”
She adds, “Actually, they hate it when I use that word, because they’re like, ‘What does that mean?!’ But, [I’ve] been busy, for sure.”
When the album does come it will be Carrie’s first non-holiday release since 2018’s “Cry Pretty.”
Source: The Boot
This day in Country Music History
Posted on by Bob Ballard
- Today in 1948, the Nitty Gritty’s drummer and singer Jimmie Fadden was born in Long Beach, California.
- Today in 1964, the Statler Brothers open for Johnny Cash’s show in Canton, Ohio, when the Man in Black was late. Cash added them to his touring cast for the next eight years.
- Today in 1974, the last Saturday night performance of the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium was held as the show moved the new Opryland. The Ryman had been home to the show since 1941.
- Today in 1984, Kris Kristofferson received the first Roger Miller Memorial Award for lifetime achievement as a songwriter at the TNN/Music City News Country Songwriters Awards show.
- Today in 1990, the “Reba” video by Reba McEntire was certified gold.
- Today in 1991, Alan Jackson topped the Billboard country singles chart for the first time with “I’d Love You All Over Again.”
- Today in 1994, Alan Jackson’s number one hit single “Chattahoochie” was named Song of the Year at the 11th annual Music City News Country Songwriters Awards.
- Today in 1995, BlackHawk’s debut album was certified Platinum.
- Today in 1998, LeAnn Rimes’ “How Do I Live” single was certified triple platinum.
- Today in 1994, Alan Jackson’s #1 hit single, “Chattahoochee,” was named Song of the Year at the 11th annual Music City News Country Songwriters Awards.
- Today in 1995, BlackHawk’s debut album was certified platinum.
- Today in 2002, Jo Dee Messina and Tim McGraw paired up for the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with “Bring On The Rain.”
- Today in 2003, it was announced that the Muscular Dystrophy Association had selected Linda Davis as the 2003 MDA Spokesperson.
- Today in 2003, Tim McGraw and the American Red Cross announced a joint initiative to raise funds to benefit the local Red Cross chapters located in the more than 50 U.S. cities where his tour “Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors’ ONE BAND SHOW” was set to stop. Ultimately, the Red Cross received the hefty sum of $43,000.
- Today in 2004, Clay Walker launched a tour behind his album “A Few Questions” with a show in Nashville.
- Today in 2004, Mark Wills’ album “The 20th Century Masters: The Best of Mark Wills,” Cross Canadian Ragweed’s disc “Soul Gravy,” and James Otto’s CD “Days of Our Lives” arrived in stores.
- Today in 2005, Blue County performed a mini-concert during an episode of the CBS daytime soap “As The World Turns.”
- Today in 2006, The Rolling Stones chose Merle Haggard as their opening act when the band played at the Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Today in 2007, Bucky Covington made his debut at the Grande Ole Opry performing “A Different World.”
- Today in 2008, Naomi Judd crowned the winner at the end of the three-day 3rd Annual Prilosec OTC Bunco Championship at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.
- Today in 2009, Chuck Wicks and Jewel’s husband Ty Murray began their run on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.”
- Today in 2009, Mac McAnally gifted Kenny Chesney with the Martin Guitar he used to write “Back Where I Come From” and “Down The Road.”
- Today in 2010, new releases included Gary Allan’s CD “Get Off On The Pain,” and Matt Kennon’s debut EP, “The Call.”
- Today in 2011, Randy Houser’s bus erupted in flames in Charleston, South Carolina. The band was uninjured but all of their gear and personal belongings were damaged in the wreck.
- Today in 2013, Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman launched season two of her GAC cooking series, “Kimberly’s Simply Southern.”
- Today in 2017, Martina McBride threw a shower for expectant mothers at the Covenant House, a homeless shelter in New York.
- Today in 2017, obsessed fan Mohammed Jaffar was arrested on stalking charges after repeatedly showing up at Taylor Swift’s New York penthouse apartment for several months. How annoying was he? In one instance, he reportedly rang her doorbell for a full hour. He still hasn’t faced trial…at last check, he’s mentally unfit to do so.
- Today in 2017, Kid Rock announced the launch of the American Badass charcoal grill. Though it actually comes in charcoal and gas versions, Rock’s motivation is that the grill is 100% American made “down to the last screw.”
- Today in 2017, Old Dominion joined band member Brad Tursi for the funeral of his 30-year-old brother, Drew Tursi, at Seacoast Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
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