COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 2003, George Strait was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame opened in 2001 and includes over 125 cowboys and cowgirls who have shown excellence…

On this day in 2000, Shania Twain won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Musical Performer in a CBS-Broadcast Ceremony from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California. Ricky Martin would win the Favorite Male Music…

On this day in 2016, Blake Shelton was named Favorite Male Country Artist and his show "The Voice" took Favorite Competition TV Show during the People's Choice Awards on CBS.

On this day in 2010, Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova" was Certified Gold by the RIAA, selling 500,000 copies. The song was released as the lead single from her third studio album, Play On.  "Cowboy Casanova" would go…

On this day in 1979, Kenny Rogers scored his ninth Billboard #1 with "Coward of the County". The song was released as the second single from the album Kenny. "Coward of the County" helped make Kenny a…

On this day in 2016, Thomas Rhett's "Die A Happy Man" was still holding strong on top of both the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and the Billboard Country Airplay charts. The song was released…

On this day in 1982, John Anderson's "Wild and Blue" was spending two weeks at the top of the Billboard Country Charts. The song was released as the first single from Anderson's album Wild &…

On this day in 2015, Thomas Rhett's "Die A Happy Man" was rolling through four weeks on top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The song was released as the second single from Rhett's…

On this day in 2015, Blake Shelton's "Gonna" was sitting on top of the Billboard Country Airplay charts. The song was the fourth and final single from Shelton's ninth studio album, Bringing Back the Sunshine.…

  On this day in 2006, Alan Jackson's gospel CD, Precious Memories, was named the most successful Christian record of 2006. The album was the first gospel album of Jackson's career, and his thirteenth album…