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This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1961, Loretta Lynn signed with Decca Records.
  • Today in 1988,Rodney Crowell scores a #1 single in Billboard with “I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried.”
  • Today in 2005,Faith Hill’s “Mississippi Girl” set up residence at number one on the Billboard country chart.
  • Today in 2006,Tim McGraw & Faith Hill’s Soul2Soul II Tour wraps at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The couple brought in almost $89 million during the concert run, setting a record as the highest-grossing country tour in history
  • Today in 2008,Taylor Swift makes her European concert debut, performing a sold-out show at King’s College in London
  • Today in 2009,Carrie Underwood’s “Cowboy Casanova” was released.
  • Today in 2013,Thomas Rhett scored a gold single for “It Goes Like This.”
  • Today in 2014, Miranda Lambert picked up nine nominations in the Country Music Association awards for the second time in her career, buoyed by the album “Platinum,” the single “Automatic” and the collaborations “We Were Us” and “Somethin’ Bad.”
  • Today in 2016, Justin Moore’s “Kinda Don’t Care” hit #1 on the Billboard country albums chart.
  • Today in 2017, LoCash’s Chris Lucas and his wife, Kaitlyn, welcome their third child, Violet Reid Lucas, at the Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee.
  • Today in 2018, Keith Urban played a lunch-time benefit concert for prostate cancer causes in Toowoomba, Australia, raising nearly $1.5-million.
  • Today in 2018, an edition of “CMT Crossroads” premiered with Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor. The night’s performances include “All About That Bass,” “Drunk On Your Love,” “Wanna Be That Song” and “Islands In The Stream.”
  • Today in 2019, Ashley McBryde’s “One Night Standards” hit the airwaves.

MEET THE H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: RASCAL

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This week’s H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week is “Rascal”. Rascal is a 3 year old tabby with a great disposition. He loves people and gets along well with other cats. Keep in mind that Rascal has tested positive for FIV. This is not a terminal illness, it just means that he will not be able to be in a home with other cats. His illness is contagious to other cats. If you already have a cat with FIV then you could have the both of them. Rascal is a very friendly cat that like to have head pets and cuddles. He calls to you for attention and loves to get it. If you have any more questions about this wonderful kitty give us a call at 641-673-3991 or message us. If you are interested in him fill out an application and we will give you a call to meet him.

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

Previously Unheard Randy Travis Song Released

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Randy Travis fans just got some new music. The legendary performer just released the previously unheard song, “Ain’t No Use,” from The Vault.

The song is featured on the special re-release of Randy’s debut album “Storms of Life (35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition),” which features three previously recorded and unreleased songs. The set drops September 24th.

This day in Country Music History

Posted on by Bob Ballard
  • Today in 1981, Juice Newton’s single, “Queen of Hearts,” was certified gold.
  • Today in 1989, Randy Travis crossed a Las Vegas Musicians Union picket line to begin a three-night series of shows at Bally’s.
  • Today in 1983, the single, “I’m Only In It For The Love,” by John Conlee topped the charts.
  • Today in 1991, Garth Brooks’ album, “Ropin’ The Wind,” was released. The first country album to enter “Billboard’s” Top 200 and Top Country Albums chart at #1, it was then the second biggest selling country CD of all time.
  • Today in 2001, The “Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon” began. Country guests included Reba McEntire, Billy Gilman, Alan Jackson, Dwight Yoakam, Tammy Cochran, Mickey Gilley, Sara Evans, The Clark Family Experience and The Oak Ridge Boys.
  • Today in 2009, Jason Aldean’s “Big Green Tractor” went gold.
  • Today in 2010, Brooks & Dunn played the final concert of the “Last Rodeo” farewell tour at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena with proceeds earmarked for the Country Music Hall of Fame. Reba McEntire guested on “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” and their last song was “Brand New Man.”

Josh Turner Announces New Christmas Record & Tour

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Josh Turner is already in the holiday spirit. The singer is set to release the holiday album “King Sized Manger” on October 8th, followed by a holiday tour.

The new album will feature 11 tracks, including Christmas classics, and four original holiday tunes.

“Making a Christmas record can be a mighty daunting task for an artist,” says Turner. “We had a lot of fun throwing out all the preconceived notions of what a Christmas record should sound like,” noting, “In my opinion, it’s about the words and the heart and soul of how a song sounds. You don’t need jingle bells on a song to make it a Christmas song.”

Check out the track list below:

“Angels We Have Heard On High”
“What He’s Given Me” (Featuring Pat McLaughlin)
“King Size Manger”
“Joy To The World” (Featuring Rhonda Vincent)
“Soldier’s Gift”
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” (Featuring The Turner Family)
“Go Tell It On The Mountain”
“Mele Kalikimaka My ‘Ohana” (Featuring Jake Shimabukuro and Ho’okena)*
“The First Nowell”
“Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town”
“Silent Night, Holy Night”

To support the album, Josh will head out on a 16-city “Holiday & The Hits” Tour that kicks off November 18th in Holland, Michigan, and wraps December 20th at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

This day in Country Music History

Posted on by Bob Ballard
  • Today In 1956, Elvis Presley buys his mother a pink Cadillac while in Los Angeles to record.
  • Today In 1974, John Denver closed a one-week stand at Los Angeles’ Universal Amphitheatre, where he recorded the live album “An Evening With John Denver.” It included “Thank God I’m A Country Boy.”
  • Today In 1992, Vince Gill releases his “I Still Believe in You” album.
  • Today In 1998, Richie McDonald, of Lonestar, and wife Lorie welcome daughter Mollie Ann.
  • Today In 1998, Alan Jackson’s “High Mileage” album is released.
  • Today In 1999, Chad Brock marries Marleda Upton, the woman who inspired his hit “Yes!” Unfortunately, they later said “No!” The couple has divorced.
  • Today In 2000, The Dixie Chicks’ Wide Open Spaces receives a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (R-I-A-A) for selling more than 10-million copies.
  • Today In 2001, The Broadway revival of “Annie Get Your Gun” closes with Crystal Bernard (“Wings”) in the title role. She took over when Reba McEntire left the production just two months earlier, but ticket sales slumped after Reba departed.
  • Today In 2003, Jimmy Wayne and Buddy Jewell perform on Jerry Lewis’ annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon.
  • Today in 2004, Sara Evans performed “Born To Fly” on the third night of the Republican National Convention at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Brooks & Dunn sing “Only In America” after a speech by incumbent vice president Dick Cheney.
  • Today in 2005, Little Big Town’s “Boondocks” video debuted on CMT.
  • Today in 2006, Taylor Swift performed “Tim McGraw” in her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.
  • Today in 2010, Miranda Lambert wound up with a total of nine Country Music Association Awards nominations – the most ever for a female artist – as the CMA wrapped two days of finalist announcements for its 44th annual awards.

Carrie Underwood Shares Tease Of Sunday Night Football Opener

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Carrie Underwood will once again perform the opener of NBC’s Sunday Night Football, starting with the opening game September 12th. Well, now she’s giving fans a little tease of what to expect.

Carrie shared a snippet of the opener, which has her singing “Waitin’ all day for Sunday night,” followed by various football images, including a clip of Tom Brady hoisting the Super Bowl trophy.

This is the ninth time Carrie has recorded the Sunday Night Football opener.

Check out the teaser HERE.

This day in Country Music History

Posted on by Bob Ballard
  • Today in 1968,the single, “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” by Jeannie C. Riley, entered the Top 40 chart.
  • Today in 1993,Tracy Lawrence’s “Alibis” album was certified platinum.
  • Today in 1993,Garth Brooks announced that he wanted to make movies and had signed with an agency to represent him.
  • Today in 1994,Clay Walker’s self-titled debut album was certified platinum.
  • Today in 1994,Dwight Yoakam’s “This Time” album was certified double platinum.
  • Today in 1998,Hank Williams’ “40 Greatest Hits” album was certified gold and platinum simultaneously.
  • Today in 1998,Dixie Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces” album was certified platinum.
  • Today in 1999,Dixie Chicks’ “Fly” album was released.
  • Today in 2007, Trisha Yearwood and R&B singer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds shot an episode of “CMT Crossroads” at Belmont University’s Curb Entertainment Center in Nashville. The set list included “How Do I Live,” “Change The World” and “Walkaway Joe.”
  • Today in 2010, Miranda Lambert received five nominations for the 44thannual Country Music Association awards on the first of two days of nominee announcements. Three are for “White Liar,” two for “The House That Built Me.”
  • Today in 2012, Randy Houser’s “How Country Feels” video debuted on CMT.
  • Today in 2016, Maren Morris shot an episode of “CMT Crossroads” with Alicia Keys at The Factory in Franklin, Tennessee.

Zac Brown Band Announce New Album ‘The Comeback’

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Earlier this year Zac Brown teased that Zac Brown Band’s new album is “the best album we ever made,” and now we finally have details about it.

The album, “The Comeback,” is set to drop October 15th, and will feature 15 tracks, including their latest single “Same Boat,” and previously released “Stubborn Pride,” featuring Marcus King. Also guesting on the record is jazz vocalist Gregory Porter on the song “Closer to Heaven.” “The Comeback” also features the just-released track “Slow Burn.”

“’The Comeback’ celebrates our collective resilience as a community,” Zac shares. “This music is about standing together and rediscovering our roots and what makes us human.” Check out the track list below and “Slow Burn”.

“Slow Burn”
“Out in the Middle”
“Wild Palomino”
“Us Against the World”
“Same Boat”
“Stubborn Pride” [feat. Marcus King]
“Fun Having Fun”
“The Comeback”
“Old Love Song”
“Any Day Now”
“Paradise Lost on Me”
“GA Clay”
“Love & Sunsets”
“Closer to Heaven [feat. Gregory Porter]
“Don’t Let Your Heart”

This day in Country Music History

Posted on by Bob Ballard
  • Today in 1949,Hank Williams recorded “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” “My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It” and “I Just Don’t Like This Kind Of Livin'” during an afternoon session at the E.T. Herzog Studio in Cincinnati.
  • Today in 1982,Kenny Rogers’ “Love Will Turn You Around” album was certified gold.
  • Today in 1983, Kenny Rogers’ album, “Eyes That See In The Dark,” was released.
  • Today in 1988,the album, “Always & Forever,” by Randy Travis was certified triple platinum.
  • Today in 1988, KT Oslin’s album, “This Woman,” was released.
  • Today in 1988,John Denver – who wanted to ride on a Soviet spaceship – underwent an astronaut-style physical at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Why’d he want to fly with the Russians? For years, NASA has refused to allow “civilians” on flights – saying it’s too dangerous for amateurs. One of NASA’s early attempts to put a non-professional in space ended in tragedy when school teacher Christa McAuliffe and the crew she was flying with were killed in the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. Last year, zillionaire Dennis Tito became the first “space tourist” when he shelled out $20-million to the Russians for a trip to the International Space Station.
  • Today in 1991,Dottie West was critically injured in a car accident while en route to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. It seems that due to problems with her own car, Dottie had asked a neighbor to drive her to her appearance. The car crashed and reportedly went airborne for 165-feet and slammed into the center divide. Both occupants were rushed to the Vanderbilt Medical Center in critical condition. Dottie suffered severe internal injuries and through her course of treatment received 35 units of blood. Her old friend, Kenny Rogers, reportedly visited her just before surgery. He is said to have promised her that they would record another song together when she was well enough to perform again. Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be and she died five days later at the age of 58.
  • Today in 1991,Tanya Tucker’s single “Down To My Last Teardrop” hit the top of the country music charts.
  • Today in 1994,Alan Jackson’s “Who I Am” album was certified gold.
  • Today in 1997,one of the largest ever collections of Elvis Presley memorabilia went on sale. Some 300 lots, including stage suits, record collections and jewelry, went for about $324,000 in the one-day sale conducted simultaneously in London and Berlin. The only items that didn’t find buyers were a lock of hair snipped from Elvis’ famous sideburns in 1972, his grand piano, his army uniform and two of his glitzy 1970s stage suits. His 1960s Gretsch guitar was one of the biggest moneymakers, fetching $66,240.
  • Today in 1997, Kenny Chesney picked up his first #1 single in Billboard: “She’s Got It All.”
  • Today in 2000,Faith Hill joined Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Drew Barrymore and others on “Sophisticates Hairstyle Guide’s” “Top 10 Best Styled Women of 2000” list.
  • Today in 2001, Blake Shelton celebrated his fifth week at the top of the country charts with his debut single, “Austin.” He was the first new artist to earn this distinction since Billy Ray Cyrus garnered it in 1992 with “Achy Breaky Heart.”
  • Today in 2004, Kris Kristofferson and former record executive Jim Foglesong were named the 2004 inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
  • Today in 2006, George Strait, Sonny James and session guitarist Harold Bradley were announced as the 2006 inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
  • Today in 2007, Brad Paisley and George Strait lead the pack with five nominations apiece for the 41stannual Country Music Association awards.
  • Today in 2012, Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” video premiered on CMT, MTV and VH1.
  • Today in 2014, Luke Bryan fell off the stage at the Klipsch Music Centerin Noblesville, Indiana. He was uninjured.
  • Today in 2015, William Lee Golden married Simone Staley at the Rosewall in downtown Nashville. His fellow Oak Ridge Boys: Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen and Richard Sterban attended, of course. And afterwards? The newlyweds returned home for wine and pizza.
  • Today in 2016, Taylor Swift reported for jury duty in Nashville. She was considered for serving on a domestic violence case, but was dismissed before the day is over.
  • Today in 2017, Florida Georgia Line was paired with The Backstreet Boys as a new episode of “CMT Crossroads” debuted. The acts teamed up on “As Long As You Love Me,” “Cruise,” “Dirt,” “Smooth,” “H.O.L.Y.” and “God, Your Mama, And Me.”
  • Today in 2018, Jake Owen headlined the inaugural concert at Regions Field, a minor-league baseball park in Birmingham – where he was joined on the bill by Chris Janson and Jordan Davis.
  • Today in 2018, Brad Paisley brought a couple – identified as ‘Ralph and Shannon’ – on stage at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey…where Ralph popped the question. As a bonus, Brand serenaded them with “Then.”
  • Today in 2018,after the controversial Westboro Baptist Church accused Brett Eldredge and Devin Dawson of “promoting fornication,” Dawson used the attack to promote a show on Twitter…and encouraged fans to “Come fornicate” with the singers at Yallapalooza.
  • Today in 2018, John Mellencamp, a co-writer of “I Was Jack (You Were Diane),” receives the Woody Guthrie Prize in Tulsa, which recognized his use of art as a catalyst for social change.

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