This day in 2001, at the GRAMMYs, Faith Hill’s “Breathe” album won Best Country Album, her title “Breathe” won Best Female Country Vocal Performance, and her collaboration with Tim McGraw, “Let’s Make Love,” won Best Country Collaboration.
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Glen Campbell’s Wife Opens Up About His Newly Opened Museum
The Glen Campbell Museum opened last week in Nashville, featuring a while host of Glen memorabilia. And while Glen’s wife Kim says it was hard to say goodbye to his stuff, she’s happy because now “everyone gets to see them.”
“I’ve had all this memorabilia in my house for 35 years,” Kim tells “People.” “The clothes were hanging in our closet. I always made a special place for the GRAMMYs.” She adds, “When I looked at my walls with all the gold records, I thought, they’re going to be gone. Glen’s gone … They’re going to be gone.”
In addition to memorabilia and artifacts, the 4,000-square-foot space on Lower Broadway also features videos, music and interactive displays. It even features Glen’s first ever guitar, which his father purchased for Glen when he was four for just $5. The museum also has a stage where singer, songwriters and more can perform.
And while it may have been hard to part with all of Glen’s stuff, Kim says the process of going through everything was healing for her. “I started going through all the memorabilia and realizing what an impact Glen had on so many lives,” she said. “It started bringing me some comfort and bringing some purpose out of the horrible time we’d just gone through.”
Source: People
This day in 1996: Alan Jackson guest stars on ABC’s “Home Improvement”
This day in 1996, on “Home Improvement,” Alan Jackson’s guest appearance featured his rendition of “Mercury Blues” for the fictitious handyman show “Tool Time.” (season 5 episode “When Harry Kept Delores”)
Garth Brooks Lands New Country Chart Milestone
Garth Brooks has landed a new country chart milestone. “Dive Bar,” the singer’s collaboration with Blake Shelton, lands at eight on the Country Airplay chart.
Not only is the song Garth’s 36th Country Airplay Top Ten, but it now makes him the only country artist to have a Top Ten hit in each of four decades, the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.
Garth got the most of his Country Airplay Top Tens in the 1990s, with 30, then landed four in the 2000s, with one each in the 2010s and 2020s.
Elsewhere on the chart…
Maren Morris’ “The Bones” tops the Country Airplay chart for a second week, and Dan + Shay’s “10,000 Hours,” featuring Justin Bieber tops the Hot Country Songs chart for a 19th week.
Source: Billboard
This day in 1987: Willie Nelson’s film “Red Headed Stranger” premieres
This day in 1987, “Red Headed Stranger,” a movie by Willie Nelson, premiered in Austin with Morgan Fairchild, Floyd Tillman, and Darrell Royal in attendance.
In the film, a preacher (Nelson) from the East arrives in Montana to spread the gospel. When his wife (Fairchild) takes off with another man, he straps on his pistol and seeks vengeance. Then he must find a way to redeem himself.
The studio originally wanted Robert Redford to play the “Red Headed Stranger,” a role Nelson had envisioned for himself. It took two years, but Redford finally turned the part down.
Red Headed Stranger began production on April 29, 1985. The main set, a western town nicknamed “Willieville,” had been built over the previous two years across the road from Nelson’s golf course, thirty miles west of Austin, Texas. Most of the filming was done in “Willieville,” but nine other locations around Central Texas were also used. Production wrapped on June 14, 1985.
Source: Wikipedia
Dixie Chicks Tease “Gaslighter” album
Natalie Maines revealed last year that the Dixie Chicks were getting ready to release a new album, “Gaslighter,” and it seems we may finally be getting that music soon.
Over the weekend the Dixie Chicks shared pictures of the trio sipping wine with a straw, captioning them, “#gaslighter #dcx2020.”
Natalie also shared some video from what appears to be a video shoot, with the song in the background, adding the hashtags, #gaslighter #dcx2020 and #soon.”
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This day in 1988: Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner perform together for the first time since 1974
Today in 1988, for the first time since their 1974 breakup, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner performed together. The occasion was a taping of an episode of “Dolly!” at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Helps Shelters This Valentine’s Day
Miranda Lambert and her MuttNation Foundation did a lot to help animal shelters this Valentine’s Day, and so did her fans. The singer recently challenged fans to volunteer as part of her “Sign the Pledge to Volunteer” campaign, and her fans definitely came though.
Thousands of her fans volunteered their time at shelters, which allowed those shelters to be part of a drawing, with ten of them earning $1,000 grants. In addition, one fan, Andrea Shike of Wisconsin, won a grand prize of concert tickets and a meet-and-greet with Miranda.
“Shelter pets have the biggest hearts and I wanted to show them some extra love on Valentine’s Day,” Lambert shared. This year, over 2,000 MuttNation supporters joined the challenge, and I want to send out a huge ‘thank you’ to all of them.” She adds, “It’s amazing to have that kind of a response because shelters everywhere rely so heavily on support from their communities.”
This day in 2001: Brad Paisley becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry
This day in 2001: Brad Paisley was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. He wore Buck Owens’ yellow jacket from the night he recorded the album “Live At Carnegie Hall.” Paisley sang “Two People Fell In Love.”
Here’s a later performance of “I’m Gonna Miss Her”, live at the Grand Ole Opry:
Luke Combs Shares Valentine’s Message To Fiancée
Luke Combs took to social media to share a sweet Valentine’s Day message to his fiancée Nicole Hocking.
“Happy Valentines Day to the love of my life @nicohocking,” he shares next to a series of photos of his love.
He explains, “These pictures remind me of you in so many ways, your natural beauty, your radiant smile, your fun loving personality, your sense of humor, and how much you love animals just to name a few.”
Finally, he notes, “I just wanted the world to get a little peek of all the amazing sides of you I get to see everyday. Thank you for loving me, I don’t know how you do it, but I’m glad you do. I love you SO. MUCH.”
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