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This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1961, Patsy Cline sustained serious head injuries and a fractured hip in a car accident in Madison, Tennessee.
  • Today in 1975 Linda Ronstadt’s remake of The Everly Brothers’ “When Will I Be Loved” tops the Billboard country chart
  • Today in 1977, the “Ol’ Waylon” album by Waylon Jennings was certified gold.
  • Today in 1980, Alabama’s first hit, “My Home’s In Alabama,” made its chart debut.
  • Today in 1983, John Anderson’s single, “Swingin’,” was certified gold.
  • Today in 1994, the “Greatest Hits” album by John Anderson was certified gold.
  • Today in 1996, Toby Keith hit #1 with “Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You.”
  • Today in 1996, Jeff Foxworthy’s album, “You Might Be A Redneck If…,” was certified triple platinum.
  • Today in 1997, Hank Williams Jr. welcomed a surprise guest, five-year-old Hunter Hayes, to play for 200,000 people at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Hayes lugs an accordion on stage to sing “Jambalaya (On The Bayou).”
  • Today in 2001, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson joined the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Emmylou Harris performed for Dolly’s induction, and Willie sang the song, “Rainbow Connection,” in honor of fellow inductee Paul Williams. Diane Warren and Eric Clapton also became members during the 32nd annual awards ceremony at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers.
  • Today in 2003, Josh Turner (“Long Black Train”) tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer (a former Miss Georgia runner-up), in northern Georgia.
  • Today in 2003, Trace Adkins was invited to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The occasion was marked by a “sizable” sight gag: Little Jimmy Dickens came out onstage during Trace’s set with a step stool. He then climbed atop the stool to look 6-foor, 6-inch Trace in the eye to make the offer of membership.
  • Today in 2008, Sara Evans married sports radio host Jay Barker on a farm in Tennessee. Songwriter Marcus Hummon sang “Bless The Broken Road” at the ceremony, where the guests included Sheryl Crow.
  • Today in 2011, Alabama hosted “Bama Rising,” a benefit at Birmingham’s BJCC Arena that raises $2 million for tornado relief. Also on board: Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Jake Owen and David Nail.
  • Today in 2017, members of Lynyrd Skynyrd filed suit against former drummer Artimus Pyle and Cleopatra Records in New York, attempting to block production of a movie, “Street Survivors: The True Story Of The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash.” The band held that it violates an agreement not to capitalize on the tragedy. They won a permanent injunction the following August.

Kane Brown’s Daughter Has Started Talking

Kane Brown’s daughter Kingsley is 19 months old now, and he says he’s amazed at all the changes he sees in her.

“She’s getting a personality on her,” Kane tells “People.” “She’s about to be 2 so she’s just running around the place.”

Kane adds that he and wife Katelyn are just “waiting for [Kingsley] to talk,” but she’s getting there. He notes, “She said ‘wow’ today or ‘woah.’ She says ‘Dada,’ perfectly.”

Source: People

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1949, Hank Williams, Sr. made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. He sang “Lovesick Blues” and got an unprecedented six encores. Ironically, Opry bigwigs had been reluctant to book him at first, because his wild lifestyle was at odds with the Opry’s clean and wholesome image.
  • Today in 1988, Patty Loveless became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, where she sings “If My Heart Had Windows” and “A Little Bit In Love.”
  • Today in 1993, Patty Loveless topped the country charts with “Blame It On Your Heart.”
  • Today in 1994, “That Ain’t No Way To Go” to go brought Brooks & Dunn to the top of the Billboard country singles chart.
  • Today in 1996, Paul Brandt’s debut album, “Calm Before the Storm,” and Mark Wills’ self-titled debut album arrived in stores.
  • Today in 1996, Carl Perkins was inducted into the Hollywood Rock Walk in Los Angeles
  • Today in 1996, Garth Brooks set a Fan Fair (Fan Fair is now called CMA Music Fest) record by signing autographs for 23 hours straight.
  • Today in 1999, the Dixie Chicks album, “Wide Open Spaces,” was certified for sales of 6-million, making it the best selling album by a duo or group in country music history. A year later, it was certified for sales in excess of 11-million. When the critically acclaimed disc surpassed 10-million, the trio became the only group in the history of country music to receive a prestigious RIAA Diamond Award.
  • Today in 2000, Lila McCann became a high school graduate.
  • Today in 2002, Lonestar were honored with the 2002 Fatherhood Award at the National Fatherhood Initiative’s 5th Annual Awards Gala Dinner in San Antonio.
  • Today in 2002, lots of new albums arrived in stores. They included Sawyer Brown’s “Can You Hear Me Now?,” Aaron Tippin’s “RCA Country Legends,” Conway Twitty’s “The Late Great Conway Twitty” and the Marie Sisters’ self-titled debut album.
  • Today in 2004, “The Stepford Wives” opens in movie theaters, with Faith Hill in her acting debut.
  • Today in 2012, Jason Aldean is ticketed and fined $100 for swimming in prohibited waters on a visit to the beach in Destin, Florida
  • Today in 2013, Carrie Underwood recorded NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” theme, “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night” – it officially debuted the following September.
  • Today in 2016, Garth Brooks coached about 100 kids on life and teamwork during a one-day camp at the Hank Ruys Soccer Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
  • Today in 2016, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band received plaques from the Tennessee Department of Tourism Development honoring the group’s 50th anniversary as it prepared to play Nissan Stadium in Nashville during the CMA Music Festival.
  • Today in 2016, Cassadee Pope made a surprise appearance at Nissan Stadium in Nashville during the CMA Music Festival to sing “Think Of You” with Chris Young. The night also featured Florida Georgia Line, Cole Swindell, Blake Shelton, The Oak Ridge Boys, Steven Tyler and Martina McBride.
  • Today in 2017, Justin Moore and his wife, Kate, welcomed their son, Thomas South Moore, in Little Rock.

Another CMT Music Awards Is In The Books

The 2021 CMT Music Awards are in the books, with Carrie Underwood once again walking away with the top award, Video of the Year, for her John Legend collaboration “Hallelujah.” The win is Carrie’s ninth in the category, and her third in a row. It also extends her record as the most awarded artist in CMT history with 23 wins.

The night was also a very good one for the show’s two hosts, Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini. Kane won two awards, Male Video of the Year for “Worship You” and Collaborative Video of the Year for his Chris Young collab “Famous Friends.” Meanwhile, Kelsea won CMT Performance of the Year for her 2020 CMT Music Awards performance of “The Other Girl” with Halsey. She used her acceptance speech to call out haters who criticized the performance as not being country enough noting the win shows fans know “where my roots are.”

Other winners include: Gabby Barrett, Female Video of the Year for “The Good Ones,” Little Big Town, Duo/Group Video of the Year for “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” and Dylan Scott, Breakthrough Video of the Year for “Nobody.” Taylor Swift even won an award for Best Family Feature for her video for “The Best Day (Taylor’s Version),” tweeting “I Love You Mom” after her win.

  • The show also honored Linda Martell with the second annual CMT Equal Play Award. Linda is the only black woman to ever make the Top 20 Country Airplay charts (in 1969) and the very first black woman to play the Grand Ole Opry. In a video clip she talked about her career and the discrimination she faced throughout it. Her contribution to music was celebrated by such artists as Mickey Guyton, Rissi Palmer, Rhiannon Giddens, Jennifer Nettles (the first recipient of the award), Darius Rucker, and Carrie Underwood.

As usual, the CMT Music Awards were filled with a whole bunch of great performances, which once again took place at various locations across Nashville. Performances included:

  • Lady A opened the show with their latest single “Like A Lady,” and was joined by Carly Pearce, and Lindsay Ell on guitar.
  • Chris Stapleton performed a roaring rendition of “Arkansas” outdoors at the Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester, Tennessee. He later returned in studio for a show-stopping collaboration with H.E.R. on her song “Hold On.”
  • Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall performed “Tequila Does” sitting around a campfire strumming their guitars.
  • Kelsea Ballerini and Paul Klein from LANY gave fans the world premiere of their brand new song “I Quit Drinking,” which ended with them singing in a downpour.
  • Tenille Townes, at the White Limousine rooftop bar in Nashville, performed “Lady Like” surrounded by flowers, and then was joined by JP Saxe, for his song “Like That.”
  • Breland and Mickey Guyton performed the perfect country road trip song “Cross Country.” Gladys Knight then joined them for a joyous performance of “Friendship Train.”
  • Carrie Underwood teamed with NEEDTOBREATHE for the band’s brand new song “I Wanna Remember” from the Bonnaroo Farm.
  • Kane Brown and Chris Young closed the show with their CMT Award winning song “Famous Friends,” complete with plenty of pyro, and quite an entrance from Kane, who popped out from behind some huge cardboard faces of big country stars.
  • And that wasn’t all. Other performances included: Luke Combs singing “Cold As You,” Thomas Rhett performed “Country Again,” Lauren Alaina and Jon Pardi performed their collab “Getting Over Him,” Brothers Osborne and Dierks Bentley teamed for “Lighten Up” from Bonnaroo Farm and Luke Bryan performed “Down To One,” with fireworks going off in the background.
  • The show also highlighted rising stars on the Ram Truck Stage, with performances from Blanco Brown (making his first performance since his motorcycle accident), who performed “Nobody’s More Country,” Dylan Scott, who played his number one hit “Nobody,” Hailey Whitters, who sang “Fillin’ My Cup,” Lainey Wilson, who performed her new single “Things A Man Oughta Know,” Niko Moon, who performed “Good Time,” and Tenille Arts who sang “Somebody Like That.”

2021 CMT MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS LIST

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Carrie Underwood & John Legend – “Hallelujah” – WINNER
  • Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
  • Keith Urban with P!nk – “One Too Many”
  • Kelsea Ballerini – “hole in the bottle”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Carly Pearce – “Next Girl”
  • Gabby Barrett – “The Good Ones” – WINNER
  • Kelsea Ballerini – “hole in the bottle”
  • Maren Morris – “To Hell & Back”
  • Mickey Guyton – “Heaven Down Here”
  • Miranda Lambert – “Settling Down”

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Chris Stapleton – “Starting Over”
  • Darius Rucker – “Beers and Sunshine”
  • Kane Brown – “Worship You” – WINNER
  • Luke Bryan – “Down To One”
  • Luke Combs – “Lovin’ On You”
  • Thomas Rhett – “What’s Your Country Song”

DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Brothers Osborne – “All Night”
  • Lady A – “Like A Lady”
  • Little Big Town – “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” – WINNER
  • Old Dominion – “Never Be Sorry”
  • Parmalee and Blanco Brown – “Just The Way”
  • Runaway June – “We Were Rich”

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Dylan Scott – “Nobody” – WINNER
  • Hailey Whitters feat. Little Big Town – “Fillin’ My Cup”
  • HARDY – “Give Heaven Some Hell”
  • Lainey Wilson – “Things a Man Oughta Know”
  • Mickey Guyton – “Black Like Me”
  • Niko Moon – “GOOD TIME (Ride Along Video)”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Carrie Underwood with John Legend – “Hallelujah”
  • Chris Young and Kane Brown – “Famous Friends” – WINNER
  • Elle King and Miranda Lambert – “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
  • Keith Urban with P!nk – “One Too Many”
  • Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – “Chasing After You”
  • Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard – “Undivided”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

  • From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs “1, 2 Many”
  • From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Dan + Shay “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
  • From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Jimmie Allen and Noah Cyrus “This Is Us”
  • From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey “The Other Girl” – WINNER
  • From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Little Big Town “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
  • From CMT Crossroads – Nathaniel Rateliff and Margo Price “Twinkle Twinkle”

BEST FAMILY FEATURE

  • Brooke Eden – “Sunroof”
  • Kane Brown – “Worship You”
  • Luke Combs – “Forever After All”
  • Miranda Lambert – “Settling Down”
  • Russell Dickerson – “Home Sweet”
  • Taylor Swift – “The Best Day (Taylor’s Version)”

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1972, Elvis Presley’s afternoon performance during a four-show stand in New York is taped for a future album: “Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden.” Future Oak Ridge Boy Richard Sterban was a backing vocalist, and Bob Dylan was in the audience.
  • Today in 1978, Willie Nelson’s remake of Hoagy Carmichael’s “Georgia On My Mind” tops the Billboard country chart.
  • Today in 1985, the album, “Have I Got A Deal For You,” by Reba McEntire was released.
  • Today in 1989, Clint Black topped the country charts with his single, “Better Man.”
  • Today in 1994, Vince Gill hit #1 with the single, “Whenever You Come Around.”
  • Today in 1997 Harlan Howard was added to the National Songwriters Hall of Fame along with Phil Spector and Joni Mitchell. Howard wrote “Busted” and “I Fall To Pieces,” among many others.
  • Today in 1998, Patty Loveless’ album, “Long Stretch Of Lonesome,” was certified gold.
  • Today in 1998, former Oak Ridge Boys member Steve Sanders was found dead at the age of 45 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  • Today in 1999, John Berry was a part of President and Mrs. George Bush’s “Milestones and Miracles” birthday celebration in Houston. John, Larry Gatlin and Michael W. Smith performed “O Sole Mio” together accompanied by a 52-piece orchestra.
  • Today in 2002, Howard Bellamy (of the Bellamy Brothers) married songwriter/producer Sharon Vaughn at the Bellamys’ Florida ranch.
  • Today in 2012, Wynonna Judd married her husband, Highway 101 drummer Cactus Moser, at her home in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee. It was his first marriage, her third.

MEET THE H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: “ANNIE”

This week’s H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week is “Annie”, a declawed, spayed 9 year old cat who enjoys attention and is looking for her forever home.

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Annie 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 Annie with Terry Gott from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

Don’t Miss The CMT Music Awards Tonight!

The 2021 CMT Music Awards go down tonight in Nashville, and it’s bound to be a great night of music.

The show, hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, will feature solo performances by Luke Combs, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett, along with a whole host of collaborations, including Chris Stapleton and H.E.R., Brothers Osborne with Dierks Bentley, Breland and Mickey Guyton, Chris Young and Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini and Paul Klein from LANY, Lady A and Carly Pearce, Lauren Alaina and Jon Pardi, Carrie Underwood and NEEDTOBREATHE, Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, and Jon Randall, and Ingrid Andress and JP Saxe.

The show will also once again highlight rising stars on the Ram Truck Stage. Artists confirmed include Blanco Brown, making his first performance since his motorcycle accident, Dylan Scott, Hailey Whitters, Lainey Wilson, Niko Moon and Tenille Arts.

  • And the stars don’t end there. This year’s lineup of presenters include Anthony Mackie, Brett Young, Busy Philipps, Carly Pearce, Dylan Scott, Gladys Knight, Iliza Shlesinger, Little Big Town, Michael Strahan, Restless Road, and more.
  • As for this year’s nominees, Miranda Lambert leads pack with four nods, with Maren Morris, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, and Little Big Town close behind with three.
  • Carrie Underwood is the reigning Video of the Year winner, with “Drinking Alone,” and is up again for “Hallelujah,” her duet with John Legend. If she wins again she’ll extend her record for the most awarded artist in CMT Awards history. She currently has 22 wins. Her Video of the Year competition includes: Elle King and Miranda Lambert – “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”; Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful;” Keith Urban with Pink – “One Too Many; Kelsea Ballerini – “hole in the bottle” and Kenny Chesney – “Knowing You”

The 2021 CMT Awards kick of at 8 pm. Check out the nominees below:

  • ONE MORE THING! Gabby Barrett was supposed to perform on tonight’s show, but announced yesterday that she has been forced to pull out due to “personal circumstances.”

2021 CMT MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Carrie Underwood & John Legend – “Hallelujah”
  • Elle King & Miranda Lambert – “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
  • Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
  • Keith Urban with P!nk – “One Too Many”
  • Kelsea Ballerini – “hole in the bottle”
  • Kenny Chesney – “Knowing You”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Carly Pearce – “Next Girl”
  • Gabby Barrett – “The Good Ones”
  • Kelsea Ballerini – “hole in the bottle”
  • Maren Morris – “To Hell & Back”
  • Mickey Guyton – “Heaven Down Here”
  • Miranda Lambert – “Settling Down”

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Chris Stapleton – “Starting Over”
  • Darius Rucker – “Beers and Sunshine”
  • Kane Brown – “Worship You”
  • Luke Bryan – “Down To One”
  • Luke Combs – “Lovin’ On You”
  • Thomas Rhett – “What’s Your Country Song”

DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Brothers Osborne – “All Night”
  • Lady A – “Like A Lady”
  • Little Big Town – “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
  • Old Dominion – “Never Be Sorry”
  • Parmalee and Blanco Brown – “Just The Way”
  • Runaway June – “We Were Rich”

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Dylan Scott – “Nobody”
  • Hailey Whitters feat. Little Big Town – “Fillin’ My Cup”
  • HARDY – “Give Heaven Some Hell”
  • Lainey Wilson – “Things a Man Oughta Know”
  • Mickey Guyton – “Black Like Me”
  • Niko Moon – “GOOD TIME (Ride Along Video)”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Carrie Underwood with John Legend – “Hallelujah”
  • Chris Young and Kane Brown – “Famous Friends”
  • Elle King and Miranda Lambert – “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
  • Keith Urban with P!nk – “One Too Many”
  • Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – “Chasing After You”
  • Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard – “Undivided”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

  • From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs “1, 2 Many”
  • From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Dan + Shay “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
  • From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Jimmie Allen and Noah Cyrus “This Is Us”
  • From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey “The Other Girl”
  • From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Little Big Town “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
  • From CMT Crossroads – Nathaniel Rateliff and Margo Price “Twinkle Twinkle”

This day in Country Music History

  • Today in 1984, Lorrie Morgan joined the Grand Ole Opry.
  • Today in 1989, the “River Of Time” album by the Judds was certified gold.
  • Today in 1989, Tammy Wynette’s album, “Tammy’s Greatest Hits,” was certified platinum.
  • Today in 1989, Kathy Mattea had the #1 single in the country with “Come From The Heart.”
  • Today in 1993, Reba McEntire and Linda Davis recorded “Does He Love You.”
  • Today in 1994, the “Indian Outlaw” video by Tim McGraw was certified gold.
  • Today in 1995, Patty Loveless’ “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am” topped the country singles charts.
  • Today in 1998, the “Greatest Hits” album by Clay Walker was released.
  • Today in 1999, Kenny Rogers received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award at the 30th annual Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Awards dinner.
  • Today in 2002, Trace Adkins performed a special benefit concert at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. The concert will raise money for the charities of the BellSouth Senior Classic at Gaylord Opryland which include: Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley, Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, Family & Children’s Service and Tennessee Lions Charities.
  • Today in 2002, Cyndi Thomson’s debut album, “My World,” was certified gold.
  • Today in 2008, Brad Paisley’s “Waitin’ On a Woman” was released.
  • Today in 2009, George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” The Kingston Trio’s “Tom Dooley” and The Stanley Brothers’ “Rank Stranger” were added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.
  • Today in 2013, Carrie Underwood was pulled over for speeding directly following her performance at Nashville’s LP Field.

Taylor Swift Thanks Fans For Setting Vinyl Record

Taylor Swift recently broke the record for the best single-week of vinyl sales following the vinyl release of “Evermore,” and she just thanked fans for helping her do it.

The singer just released a ’90s-inspired remix of the track “Willow,” which was available on her website along with three digitally autographed fan editions of “Evermore,” each with a slightly different cover.

“You guys went and did the nicest thing this week and broke the record for biggest vinyl sales week.. like ever? NOW WE DAHNCE,” she shared on social media. “The willow (90’s trend remix) is a thank you from me, available today only on my site,” adding, “Put her on repeat for a good time but if you don’t want to have a good time there’s always champagne problems & every other song on evermore so you can get deep in your deepest feelings.”

But if you didn’t pick up the remix already you’re out of luck. It was only available until 11:59 pm last night.

This day in Country Music History

 

  • Today in 1982, Alabama held their first ever June Jam in their hometown of Fort Payne, Alabama. More than 30,000 attended the charity concert near the high school, where the hometown band shares the stage with Janie Fricke, The Oak Ridge Boys, Louis Mandrell and R.C. Bannon.
  • Today in 1996, Kenny Chesney put out his “Me & You” album, Lorrie Morgan released her “Greater Need” project and Neal McCoy’s self-titled album hit the record stores.
  • Today in 1998, Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire performed a special concert simulcast via satellite on TV screens in over 1200 Wal-Mart electronics departments nationwide. The concert was part of a benefit for Children’s Miracle Network, and over 2,300 Wal-Mart stores nationwide donated a dollar from the sale of every Brooks & Dunn and Reba album to the cause.
  • Today in 1999, Tim McGraw and more than 400 fans were forced to evacuate his charity concert at the 7th House in Pontiac, Michigan, after a woman used pepper spray against a man that she claimed groped her. During the show, Tim fell to his knees mid-song, choking. Frightened audience members fled from the hall, coughing and holding shirts over their faces. On a happier note, his album, “A Place In The Sun,” had been certified gold and platinum simultaneously that same day.
  • Today in 1999, the Kinleys earned their first gold album for “Just Between You and Me.”
  • Today in 2002, Shannon Lawson’s debut album, “Chase The Sun,” arrived in stores. “Wheels” from Hometown News was also released.
  • Today in 2002, Kenny Chesney’s “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems, goes gold and platinum.
  • Today in 2003, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, George Jones, Deana Carter, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride and Sara Evans performed for CMT’s taping of its “100 Greatest Songs of Country Music” special.
  • Today in 2006, a fall in her home in Tennessee caused Loretta Lynn to break her shoulder and subsequently cancel nine concerts through July.
  • Today in 2011, Trace and Rhonda Adkins’ home in Brentwood, Tennessee was destroyed by a fire.
  • Today in 2014, Alan Jackson played a surprise show with Lee Ann Womack in downtown Nashville.
  • Today in 2015, Loretta Lynn and Jack White were inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame.
  • Today in 2016, Taylor Swift surprised fan Max Singer by showing up at his wedding at the Brant Beach Yacht Club in Brant Beach, New Jersey. But she didn’t just show up – she performed an acoustic version of “Blank Space” for the newlyweds and their guests.
  • Today in 2017, six years after controversy knocked his song off of “Monday Night Football,” Hank Williams Jr. shot a new version of “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” in Nashville for the 2017 NFL season on ESPN.

 

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