- Today in 1958, Johnny Cash hit the top of the charts with “Ballad of a Teenage Queen.”
- Today in 1959, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens all died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
- Today in 1978, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson’s album “Waylon and Willie” was certified gold.
- Today in 1993, George Strait’s “Pure Country” soundtrack was double-platinum.
- Today in 1996, “(If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here!” by Shania Twain hit the top of the charts.
- Today in 2006, the Tommy Lee Jones movie, “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada,” opened, featuring Dwight Yoakam and Levon Helm, with music by Merle Haggard, Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender, Hank Williams Jr., Flaco Jimenez and Roger Miller.
- Today in 2009, “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” by Darius Rucker became a gold single.
- Today in 2014, “This is How We Roll” by Florida Georgia Line, and featuring Luke Bryan, was released.
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