COUNTRY HISTORY

In 2006 - Keith Urban's "Once in a Lifetime" became the highest-ever debuting song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart during the Broadcast Data Systems-era, ranking at #17 in its first week. "Lifetime" breaks the 10-month-old…

Today in 1977, Elvis Presley died in his bathroom at Graceland Mansion in Memphis. The most significant pop artist of the 20th century, the beginning and end of his career are grounded in country. He…

Today in 1957, the Everly Brothers recorded "Wake Up Little Susie" at the Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission studios in Nashville. The record reached No. 1 on the Billboard Pop chart and the Cash…

This day in 1982, “Ernest Tubb makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Ernest Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and…

This day in 2017: the Wreckers reunited in Nashville during a Michelle Branch concert at Marathon Music Works. It marked the first time Branch and former musical partner Jessica Harp had seen each other in…

This day in 2001, Shania Twain and then-husband/producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange welcomed their first child, a son named Eja (pronounced like Asia) into the world. The news wasn't revealed to the world until August…

This day in 1991, Tanya Tucker was shaken, but unhurt when her tour bus strangely ended up in the middle of a police chase in Dallas.

This day in 1975, Hank Williams, Jr. fell 500-feet while mountain climbing in Montana. He suffered terrible injuries and nearly died, but after two years of surgery to rebuild his body, he returned to touring…

This day in 1954: Johnny Cash married Vivian Liberto in San Antonio, Texas. The couple, who share their daughter, Rosanne, moved to Memphis, where he formed a trio that was signed to Sun Records. The…

This day in 2004: Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan launch their first joint concert tour, playing minor league baseball parks, beginning with at stop at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York.