COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 1983, Miranda Lambert was born in Longview, Texas. Today she celebrates her 32nd birthday, fresh from winning the CMA for Best Female Vocalist - It's her sixth win in a row.

On this day in 1982, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard recorded the #1 single "Pancho and Lefty." The two icons were nominated this year for a CMA awards for their collaboration "Django and Jimmie."

Today in 2009, Reba McEntire headlined the inaugural concert at the 8,600-seat Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas.

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.