COUNTRY HISTORY

This day in 2003: June Carter Cash died in Nashville at the age of 73. She had been in the hospital for eight days following heart surgery. She had developed complications following the operation, and…

This day in 2011: Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton were married at the Don Strange Ranch near Boerne, Texas, in front of Reba McEntire, Dierks Bentley, Martina McBride and The Bellamy Brothers. Fast forward to…

This day in 2011: Tim McGraw was sued for breach of contract by Curb Records, which claimed that he recorded his "Emotional Traffic" album too soon after the previous release. Tim had also filed a…

This day in 1994: Willie Nelson was arrested on drug possession charges in Hewitt, Texas, after a police officer found him asleep in his car with a marijuana cigarette in the ashtray. The case was later…

This day in 1989, Keith Whitley was found dead of alcohol poisoning in his Nashville home. Sadly, his career had just hit an all time high. He was survived by his wife, Lorrie Morgan. On the…

This day in 1999: Martina McBride played herself in a cameo appearance on CBS-TV's "Early Edition."The show was about a guy named Gary, who magically gets tomorrow's paper a day early so he can prevent…

This day in 1949: Hank Williams made his first appearance at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Lovesick Blues." "Lovesick Blues" is a show tune written by Cliff Friend and Irving Mills. The…

This day in 1974: Merle Haggard appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in the US.  The cover story was "Country Music: Songs of Love, Loyalty and Doubt".

This day in 2000: In an incident that no one has ever been able to truly explain, Roseanne Barr crashed the party that Lonestar's record company hosted following the ACM Awards show. Lonestar and their…

Today in 1998, backstage at the Grand Ole Opry Loretta Lynn made the announcement that she intended to return to college and get a degree.