COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 1932, Loretta Lynn was born to Melvin "Ted" Webb and Clara Marie "Clary." Loreta was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988. Happy 84th birthday to Loretta Lynn!

On this day in 2015, Mercury Records released Chris Stapleton's single "Traveller" to radio. The song has since won a Grammy for Stapleton for Best Country Solo Performance.

On this day in 2011, Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party topped Billboard's Country Albums Chart for the third consecutive week.  The album included five singles, three of which went to number one, "Don't You Wanna…

On this day in 1983, recording began on Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's number one single, "Islands In The Stream." The song was written by The Bee Gees. The song was originally written for Marvin…

On this day in 2014, Kenny Chesney's album When The Sun Goes Down held its spot at the top of the Billboard Country Albums Chart for a ninth straight week. The album produced three #1…

On this day in 1991, Garth Brooks had the #1 song in the country with "Two Of A Kind, Workin' On A Full House." The song was the third single off of No Fences and was…

In 2014, Miranda Lambert won three trophies during the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards: Female Vocalist of the Year; Single Record, for "Mama's Broken Heart"; and Vocal Event, for the Keith Urban duet, "We…

On this day in 2015, Darius Rucker induced listeners on an Atlanta Radio Station to sign up for his dangerous reality show, "I Double Dog Darius You" ... There was no such show.

On this day in 1985, Alabama's Greatest Hits was certified both Gold and Platinum. Before releasing the Greatest Hits album, the band had had 18 number ones and released six multi-platinum albums. The album would go to be…

On this day in 2014, Flordia Georgia Line's Duet with Luke Bryan "This Is How We Roll" began a three-week stay on top of the Billboard Country Charts. The song was the fifth single from…