COUNTRY HISTORY

This day in 1968, George Jones and Tammy Wynette announced they were married, even though they didn't actually tie the knot until the following February. They were married for six years, until their divorce, which was finalized on…

This day in 1965: Waylon Jennings made his chart debut with "That's The Chance I'll Have To Take." The song only peaked at #49.    

This day in 1997: Alabama Governor Fob James joined the mayors of Montgomery and Georgina, Alabama in the Alabama State Capitol to dedicate a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 65 to the memory of country great…

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.