On this day in 1966, Merle Haggard recorded “The Bottle Let Me Down” at Capitol Recording Studios right by Hollywood & Vine in Los Angeles, California.
The song was released in August later that year as the second single from the album Swinging Doors. It peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
Blake Shelton will once again star in the opening spot for NBC Sports’ coverage of NASCAR’s 2017 season. The refreshed open, set to Blake’s song “Bringing Back the Sunshine,” will air for the first time this Saturday (7/1) at 7 PM ET, during the Coke Zero 400 from Daytona International Speedway. This will be Shelton’s third season starring in NBC’s opening spot, which features all-new scenes with more than 20 current NASCAR Cup Series drivers. Blake’s opening spot can be seen here.
“Walk The Line,” the soundtrack to the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic by the same name, will be released on vinyl on July 21. The best-selling soundtrack features music by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, along with performances by Waylon Payne, Tyler Hilton, Jonathan Rice and Shooter Jennings.
The Academy Award-winning film was about the life of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, portrayed by Phoenix and Witherspoon, respectively. T Bone Burnett produced the soundtrack, which was number one on the “Billboard” soundtrack chart, number three on the Country Albums chart and number 9 on the “Billboard” Top 200 chart.
DAVENPORT, IA – On June 26, 2017, James Richard Robbins, age 53, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 33 months in prison for failing to comply with the sex offender registry requirements, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Robbins will serve five years of supervised release following his imprisonment.
On February 21, 2017, Robbins pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the sex offender registry. Robbins admitted he was required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act due to a prior third degree sexual abuse conviction in 1998. On or about October 2015, and continuing until September 21, 2016, Robbins moved from Illinois to Iowa and failed to register his address as required.
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Iowa Human Services, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation – the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Muscatine Police Department, and United States Marshals Service conducted the investigation. This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
Oskaloosa’s school board met for about 30 minutes Tuesday afternoon in special session to deal with a few items of business. The main topic was the acceptance of bids for construction of the new softball field.
Following a public hearing, in which no one spoke and no written comments were received, the board briefly discussed the bids. Iowa Cubs Turf submitted the low bid of $224,461.50 received the award. Athletic director Ryan Parker stated the company has done work for the district before and completed work satisfactorily. Board member Carl Drost agreed. He said the company was the one who built the Babe Ruth Fields at Lacey Complex.
Board chair Tom Richardson made it known that the building and trades students will be constructing the concession stand and rest rooms part of the project in lieu of building a home.
“Mr. Reiter (writer) has talked with the Eddyville superintendent and he has no qualms with what we are doing,” said Parker. “They will learn building, plumbing and electrical just like they do at the house, just in a different way.”
The erection of the field and laying of sod is expected to be part of Phase 1 and will be completed by Oct. 15. Fencing, restrooms and other parts of the project will be completed this spring.
Board members approved a sharing agreement for activities with Pella Christian and Oskaloosa Christian. Parker said the agreement with Pella Christian is primarily for swimming. Oskaloosa Christian’s agreement allows students who wish to play football, cross-country, wrestling, and baseball. Seventh and eighth-grade students have participated with Oskaloosa middle school students.
In other business, the board approved Maria Briones (Bree-O- nus) from Ecuador as an exchange student.
Approved the superintendent to sell some lights and out of date fixtures in the best possible manner. Advertisements will appear in The Oskaloosa Herald.
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In softball scores from Tuesday night:
BGM, Brooklyn 6, Grundy Center 5
Clarke, Osceola 6, Albia 5
Danville 10, Cardinal, Eldon 9
Montezuma 22, Tri-County, Thornburg 2
Murray 9, Melcher-Dallas 4
Oskaloosa 9, Eddyville-Blakesburg 1
Sigourney 8, Pekin 7
In baseball scores from Tuesday night:
Colfax-Mingo 5, B-G-M, Brooklyn 4
Knoxville 3, Grinnell 2
Melcher-Dallas 10, Murray 9
Montezuma 14, Tri-County, Thornburg 7
North Mahaska, New Sharon 16, Moulton-Udell 3
Oskaloosa 8, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 2
PCM, Monroe 7, Pella 6
Pleasantville 9, Central Decatur, Leon 1
Dierks Bentley hits Country radio this week with “What the Hell Did I Say,” the fourth single from his latest studio album, Black. Dierks hoped this song would be a summertime single because he says it perfectly captures the spirit of his “What the Hell World Tour” with Cole Swindell and Jon Pardi. Bentley says, “It’s crazy right now with Cole and Pardi…every night is better than the one before…just when you think it can’t get any more fun, it does. I’ve worked my whole career
On this day in 2009, Kenny Chesney’s “Out Last Night” reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. This song was the only new track on his album Greatest Hits II.
The song became Chesney’s seventeenth number one, and his thirty-eighth top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
As Sam Hunt’s single, “Body Like A Backroad,” continues to inch its way closer to the Top 10 on Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 chart this week, the song is celebrating yet another milestone. “Body Like A Back Road” has now received a Double Platinum certification by the RIAA, signifying sales of 2 million copies. But Sam isn’t just celebrating a certification for “Body Like A Back Road” this week; his debut album, Montevallo, has also earned a Triple Platinum certification by RIAA for sales of 3 million copies.
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