COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 2014, Miranda Lambert won four times during the 48th Annual Country Music Association Awards. She won Female Vocalists Of The Year; Album, For "Platinum"; Single, for "Automatic"; and Music Event, for…

On this day in 1993, George Strait captured his 25th Billboard Number One with "Easy Come, Easy Go." Strait now has over 6o Billboard Number Ones.

On this day in 1961, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, and Fred Rose became the first inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

On this day in 2011, Eli Young Band's "Crazy Girl" was Certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over one million downloads. The song went number one just one week later.

In 2011, Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" video surpassed one million views after just two weeks online. The song would later be RIAA Certified Double Platinum. Its' the only song not wrote or co-wrote by…

On this day in 2001, Tim McGraw grabbed the top spot on the singles chart with "Angry All The Time." The song was a cover, as "Angry All the Time" is a song written by Bruce…

Today in 2010, Sugarland's fourth album The Incredible Machine debuted at #1 on both Billboard's Top 200 All-Genre Chart and the Country Singles Chart with sales of more than 202,000 copies.

On this day in 1985, Alabama's "If You're Gonna Play In Texas ((You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)" was the most popular tune in the country.  It was released in July 1984 as…

On this day in 2006, Dierks Bentley's Long Trip Alone topped the Billboard Country Albums Chart, selling 82,000 copies its first week in stores, giving Dierks the best sales week of his career.

Today in 1956, Dwight Yoakam was born in Pikeville Kentucky. Yoakam has released over twenty albums and has sold over 25 million records. He recorded five Billboard #1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum…