COUNTRY HISTORY
October 1: On this day
Oct 01, 2018 by Rick Watts
On this day in 2007, Keith Urban was unhurt whe he skidded off his motorbike after a photographer followed him near his home in Sydney, Austalia. In a statement released by his publicists, Urban said…
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September 28th: On this day
Sep 28, 2018 by Rick Watts
On this day in 1999, Greatest Hits, also titled Garth Brooks in.... The Life of Chris Gaines, was released in the US. It was part of the alter ego project of Garth Brooks, in which Brooks assumed the…
September 27th: On this day
Sep 27, 2018 by Rick Watts
On this day in 1969,Special guests on this week's Johnny Cash ABC television music variety show included, Roy Orbison, Creedence Clearwater Revival, (who performed “Bad Moon Rising”), Phil Harris and Bobbi Martin. Roy Orbison performed a version…
September 26th: On this day
Sep 26, 2018 by Rick Watts
On this day in 2012 George Strait announced that he is retiring from touring, and that The Cowboy Rides Away Tour would be his last. The tour consisted of two legs: the first leg included 21 concerts in…
September 25: On this day
Sep 25, 2018 by Rick Watts
This day in 2012, Loretta Lynn marked her 50th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member. The only other women to reach this milestone have been Jean Shepard, Minnie Pearl and Wilma Lee Cooper. Lynn was…
September 24: On this day
Sep 24, 2018 by Rick Watts
On this day in 1962, Patsy Cline released her third and final EP, So Wrong/You're Stronger Than Me. This was the final EP released in her lifetime, as she would be killed in a plane crash less than…
September 21: On this day
Sep 21, 2018 by Rick Watts
Born on this day in 1967 in Ridgeland, Mississippi, was Faith Hill, country singer, songwriter known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold over 40…
September 20: On this day
Sep 20, 2018 by Rick Watts
On this day in 1998, Alan Jackson was at #1 on the Country charts with his seventh studio album, High Mileage. It produced four hit singles on the Hot Country Songs charts for Jackson: "I'll Go on Loving…
September 19th: On this day
Sep 19, 2018 by Rick Watts
Born on this day in 1964 in Monticello, Georgia, was Trisha Yearwood, country music artist. Best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective. She scored the 1997 song "How Do…
September 18th: On this day
Sep 18, 2018 by Rick Watts
On this day in 1993, Garth Brooks went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'In Pieces'. The album spent 25 weeks on the chart and sold over 6m copies. The album peaked at No.2 on…
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