- Today in 1978, Ronnie Milsap’s album, “It Was Almost Like A Song,” was certified gold.
- Today in 1979, Eddie Rabbitt topped the country singles chart with “Every Which Way But Loose.”
- Today in 1984, Alabama topped the country charts with “Roll On [18 Wheeler].”
- Today in 1986, “The Highwayman” album by Waylon, Willie, Johnny, Kris Kristofferson was certified gold.
- Today in 1986, Reba McEntire’s album, “Whoever’s In New England,” was released.
- Today in 1987, Randy Travis’ first album, “Storms of Life,” was certified platinum.
- Today in 1995, Patty Loveless hit #1 with the single, “Here I Am.”
- Today in 1998, Sammy Kershaw earned a gold certification for his album, “Labor of Love.”
- Today in 1998, “How Do I Live,” by Diane Warren got an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, as it appeared in the film, “Con Air.” The song had been recorded by both Trisha Yearwood and LeAnn Rimes that year – Trisha’s version was the one included in the film (and nominated for the Oscar). And while LeAnn’s version had been more successful in charting, Trisha’s version (which was also successful) was the first of the two to be released – and for the first time in history, the GRAMMY Awards nominated two artists for the same song in the same category. Directly following LeAnn’s performance of the song, Trisha took home GRAMMY Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. What happened with the Oscar nod? It lost out to Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” from “Titanic.”
- Today in 2000, the book, “The Great Canadian Book of Lists,” dubbed Shania Twain as “Canada’s Sexiest Woman.”
- Today in 2000, Jim Varney, one of America’s most beloved comedic actors, died of lung cancer at his home in White House, Tennessee. He was 50 years old. Starring in nine “Ernest” movies and as Jed Clampett in the movie “Beverly Hillbillies,” he was also the voice of “Slinky Dog.” He also performed in many other film and television productions. His burial was in Lexington, Kentucky with a public memorial service in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Today in 2000, Reba McEntire’s video for “We’re All Alone,” her duet with Jose y Durval, topped the charts on CMT Brazil. The song is from Reba’s album, “So Good Together.”
- Today in 2002, Joe Diffie hosted his 10th annual Country Steps In For the First Steps concert. The Judds, Trace Adkins, Ricky Skaggs, Cyndi Thomson, and comedian Cledus T. Judd all performed.
- Today in 2005, the video to “Gone” by Montgomery Gentry premiered on CMT.
- Today in 2008, at the 50th annual GRAMMYs, “Before He Cheats” won two awards: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for Carrie Underwood, and Best Country Song for Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins.
- Today in 2011, “Crazy Girl,” by The Eli Young Band, was released.
- Today in 2013, at the 55th annual GRAMMYs, Carrie Underwood and writers Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins won the same awards again, but this time for “Blown Away.”
- Today in 2014, Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins began writing the future Florida Georgia Line hit, “Dirt,” at the Big Loud Shirt building in Nashville.
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