COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 1996, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were married. Today they celebrate their 19th wedding anniversary. The couple were married at a backyard barbeque, and rumor says Time had a barbecue stain…

Today in 2010, the "All For The Hall" concert at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, benefiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum took place. Hosted by Keith Urban, it featured performances by Miranda Lambert, Martina…

Today in 2008, just a week away from the release of Tim McGraw's Greatest Hits 3, Tim reeled in his 42nd career top 10 country single with "Let It Go." The song marked his 24th…

Randy Travis struck gold for his album Storms of Life in 1986. IT featured the #1 hits "On The Other Hand" and "Diggin' Up Bones."

Today in 2010, Zac Brown Band's, You Get What You Give, Debuted at the top of the Billboard Country Albums Chart and landed the band their first #1 album on the Billboard 200.

On this day in 1981, Conway Twitty's "Tight Fittin' Jeans" was the most popular song in the country. The song was Conway's 26th number one on the country charts.

On this day in 1988, John Denver caused a stir by offering the Soviet Union ten million dollars to let him travel into space on their shuttle. Previously in 1985, Denver had passed NASA's rigorous…

On this day in 1962, Loretta Lynn joined the Grand Ole Opry. After she joined, Lynn's song "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin" went to No 1 and became one of the first albums by a female…

On this day in 2005, Sara Evans completed her run to #1 on the Billboard Chart with "A Real Fine Place To Start", holding the spot for two weeks. In June of 2006, it was…

On this day in 1952, Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Williams made his last recording, "Your Cheatin' Heart". The song topped Billboard's Country & Western Chart for six weeks, and sold over a million…