This Day in Country Music History, January 11

2016
RCA releases “Think Of You,” a Chris Young duet with Cassadee Pope, to radio

2012
Taylor Swift is named Favorite Country Artist during the People’s Choice Awards, aired from Los Angeles on CBS

2010
Capitol releases Luke Bryan’s “Rain Is A Good Thing” to radio

2003
Mark Wills begins a six-week stay at the Billboard summit with “19 Somethin'”

2003
Shania Twain’s “Up!” video and Montgomery Gentry’s “Speed” debut on the CMT show “Most Wanted Live”

1997
Kevin Sharp’s remake of The Tony Rich Project’s “Nobody Knows” hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart

1990
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s album “Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2” receives five Grammy nominations

1967
Johnny Cash & June Carter record the classic “Jackson” at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville

1964
Roger Miller records “Dang Me” and “Chug-A-Lug” at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio on 16th Avenue South in Nashville

1946
Naomi Judd is born in Ashland, Kentucky. Along with daughter Wynonna, The Judds become the pre-eminent duo of the ’80s with harmonies that reflect mountain music and the blues. Chronic hepatitis forces her to halt regular performing in 1991