COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 2004, LeAnn Rimes,  released her holiday album What A Wonderful World. The album included ten tracks, with three of the tracks being original Christmas tunes, co-wrote by Rimes. Rimes released four promotional singles…

Today in 2011, Martina McBride released her eleventh album, dubbed Eleven. The album produced three singles and would hit #4 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart at #10 on the US Billboard 200. McBride herself rode on a train…

On this day in 1988, Hank Wiliams Jr. won the CMA's Entertainer of the Year award. Williams was also awarded the Album of the Year for Born to Boogie and was nominated for Male Vocalist of the…

On this day in 2010, Kenny Chesney captured his tenth consecutive debut at the top of the Billboard Country Albums chart with Hemingway's Whiskey. The project sold 183,000 copies in it's first week and also…

On this day in 1977, Kenny Rogers made it to the top of the charts for the second time of his career with "Daytime Friends." The song was the lead single from his third album,…

On this day in 1994, Merle Haggard was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Haggard was the only inductee that year.

On this day in 2000, the 34th Annual CMA Awards took place. The show was hosted by Reba McEntire from the Grand Ole Opry House. The Dixie Chicks were the big winners of the night, taking home…

On this day in 1998, Tim McGraw's "Where The Green Grass Grows" became his eighth Billboard number one single. The song was released as the fifth single from McGraw's Everywhere album. The song would also…

On this day in 2003, Martina McBride released her seventh album, Martina. The album hit number one on the country album charts, and number seven on the US album charts. It produced four singles with…

On this day in 1993, Willie Nelson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Nelson was inducted for being not just one of the most recognizable acts in country music, but an American…