COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 2013, Little Big town scored a platinum album for "Tornado." The album's lead-off single was "Pontoon," which was released in April 2012. It became their first Number One hit on the…

  On this day in 2004, Brad Paisley's "Mud On The Tires" album was certified platinum, and would later be certified double platinum. "Mud On The Tires" produced four hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country…

Today in 2012, Tim McGraw's hit single "Truck Yeah" was released to radio. "Truck Yeah" debuted at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 21, 2012, becoming…

On this day in 1991, Trisha Yearwood released her self-titled debut album. The album would produce four top 10 singles, including Trisha's debut number one smash hit "She's In Love With The Boy." The album itself…

  On this day in 1972, Hank Williams Jr. hit the top of the Billboard chart with his single "Eleven Roses." The song was the only single and title track from the album of the…

On this day in 1995, Garth Brooks received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. When his star was unveiled, Garth revealed that the masters to his "The Hits" album were buried deep beneath…

On this day in 2009, Keith Urban collected Gold singles for "Stupid Boy" and "Tonight I Wanna Cry".  Both songs were singles off of Urban's "Be Here" album. "Tonight I Wanna Cry," was co-wrote by…

On this day in 2009, Jason Aldean and Bryan Adams teamed up for an episode of CMT Crossroads. Crossroads is a television show that pairs country music artists with musicians from other music genres, as…

On this day in 2012, Vince Gill and Amy Grant delivered a sold-out benefit concert at Nashville's 3rd & Lindsley to raise money for a Tennessee woman recovering from a stroke.

On this day in 1999, Martina McBride nabbed a double-platinum album for Evolution. Evolution included the hit singles "Happy Girl", "A Broken Wing" and "Valentine", the latter of which became her first single to chart…