COUNTRY HISTORY

This Day in Country Music History, January 12 2014 A Yoplait ad featuring Eddie Rabbitt's "I Love A Rainy Night" has its first airing on TV 2009 Capitol releases Lady Antebellum's "I Run To You"…

This Day in Country Music History, January 11 2016 RCA releases "Think Of You," a Chris Young duet with Cassadee Pope, to radio 2012 Taylor Swift is named Favorite Country Artist during the People's Choice…

On January 10, 1953: Hank Williams is pronounced dead at Oak Hill General Hospital in Oak Hill, West Virginia, after passing away in the back seat of a Cadillac, en route to a show in…

On Jan. 9, 1960: Without fanfare, Patsy Cline becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Fun Fact: The Opry began the '60s by inducting a bevy of young talent. Patsy Cline, Hank Locklin, George Hamilton IV,…

On Jan. 8, 1935, Elvis Presley is born at home in East Tupelo, Mississippi. Before emerging as the "King of Rock & Roll," Presley makes inroads in country, where he returns during his latter years.…

On Jan. 5, 1985: George Strait goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind.  

On January 3, 1991: Billy Ray Cyrus signs his first recording contract with Mercury Records in Ashland, Kentucky. In conjunction with the event, the mayors of Ashland and Flatwoods, Kentucky, each proclaim Billy Ray Cyrus…

On Jan. 2, 1997: Country singer Faith Hill goes double-platinum for the second time, with the album It Matters To Me. It Matters to Me was Faith Hill's second studio album, released in 1995.

On December 29, 1991, Garth Brooks was at #1 on the US country chart with his third studio album, "Ropin' the Wind". The album replaced his previous album "No Fences" at the #1 position, where…

On December 18, 1993, Shania Twain married music producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The couple divorced in 2010 after Lange allegedly had an affair with Twain's best friend, Marie-Anne Thiébaud. On December 20, 2010, Twain's…