- Today in 1969, Elvis recorded “Kentucky Rain” by Eddie Rabbitt. Ronnie Milsap did backup vocals.
- Today in 1974, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner ended their duet partnership.
- Today in 1977, “Moody Blue” got Elvis a top country hit.
- Today in 1977, Ronnie Milsap, Larry Gatlin, and Emmylou Harris took top country honors at the 19th annual GRAMMY Awards.
- Today in 1981, “9 to 5” by Dolly Parton was certified gold.
- Today in 1987, “Red Handed Stranger,” a movie by Willie Nelson, premiered in Austin with Morgan Fairchild, Floyd Tillman, and Darrell Royal in attendance.
- Today in 1993, “It’s Your Call” by Reba McEntire got certified both gold and platinum in the same day.
- Today in 1993, Dolly Parton’s album “Slow Dancing With The Moon” was released.
- Today in 1993, Sawyer Brown topped the country charts with the single “All These Years.”
- Today in 1998, country legend Louis Marshall “Grandpa” Jones — the star of TV’s “Hee-Haw” and host of the Grand Ole Opry — died from complications of a stroke he’d suffered a month earlier. He was 84.
- Today in 1998, Lorrie Morgan issued a strongly worded denial over an article in the “Star” tabloid magazine that claimed she’d taken, quote, “a wild ride in the back seat of a limousine with President Bill Clinton.” She contended, quote, “The only accurate information in the article with regard to my relationship with President Clinton was that I joined him on stage for the Christmas tree lighting in Washington.”
- Today in 2000, Garth Brooks agreed to join the New York Mets in Florida during spring training.
- Today in 2002, Blake Shelton was named the Best New Artist of 2001 in the annual “Radio & Records” Country Radio Readers Poll.
- Today in 2002, Tim McGraw and Lonestar were named as members of the American Red Cross’ newly developed 12 person celebrity board. As part of the honor, Tim and the band also committed to serving the Red Cross for a one-year term of volunteer service.
- Today in 2004, Ricky Skaggs was among the inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. In addition, Dwight Yoakam and Montgomery Gentry received awards during the induction ceremony in Frankfort, Kentucky.
- Today in 2004, when Brooks and Dunn’s “Red Dirt Road” tour rolled into Terre Haute, Indiana, officials renamed the portion of Cherry Street outside the ISU Hulman Center in honor of the concert. In addition, Mayor Kevin D. Burke proclaimed it Brooks & Dunn Day.
- Today in 2004, Illness forced George Strait and Alabama to cancel shows. Strait postponed a concert in Detroit because he was suffering from a throat infection. Alabama scrapped a scheduled performance in Springfield, Illinois because frontman Randy Owen was still recovering from a viral condition affecting his inner ear.
- Today in 2005, Darryl Worley Home Furnishings, a 38-hundred square-foot store, opened in Enterprise, Alabama.
- Today in 2005, a new episode of “CMT Crossroads” featured Keith Urban and John Fogerty. The show featured Urban’s “Days Go By,” “Somebody Like Me,” and “You’ll Think Of Me,” along with Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes.”
- Today in 2006, at the halftime of the NBA All-Star Game, Carrie Underwood performed. The Eastern Conference won 122-120.
- Today in 2008, the book “Random Memories,” by The Statler Brothers’ Don and Harold Reid, arrived in stores. New album releases included Chris Cagle’s “My Life’s Been A Country Song.”
- Today in 2008, Chris Cagle made an in-store appearance at a Dallas-Fort Worth-area Wal-Mart, playing an acoustic concert and signing autographs for fans, in conjunction with the release of his CD “My Life’s Been A Country Song.”
- Today in 2014, Carrie Underwood received the Country Radio Broadcasters’ Artist Humanitarian Award at an event during the annual Country Radio Seminar in Nashville.
- Today in 2014, Tim McGraw appeared on “the Tonight Show,” premiering “Shotgun Rider.”
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