- Today in 1959, the folk group Kingston Trio won the first country music GRAMMY for “Tom Dooley.”
- Today in 1987, Randy Travis’ second album, “Always and Forever,” was released.
- Today in 1991, Travis Tritt made his Grand Ole Opry debut.
- Today in 1992, fans buying tickets for Garth Brooks’ show in Waterloo, Iowa, overloaded the phone lines, knocking out 911 service in three counties.
- Today in 1993, the “No Fences” album by Garth Brooks was certified for sales of 10-million.
- Today in 1995, Clay Walker’s “If I Could Make A Living” album went platinum.
- Today in 1996, Shania Twain raced to number one on the Billboard country chart with “You Win My Love.”
- Today in 1999, Tim McGraw released his album, “A Place In The Sun,” while Steve Wariner’s “Two Teardrops” album also arrived in stores.
- Today in 2004, Big & Rich’s debut album, “Horse of a Different Color,” rode into stores.
- Today in 2009, Taylor Swift’s video, “You Belong With Me,” video premiered on CMT.
- Today in 2010, Chely Wright’s autobiography, “Like Me: Confessions Of A Heartland Country Singer,” was released – and with it, she officially became the first-ever openly gay commercial country artist.
- Today in 2011, Marie Osmond remarried first husband Stephen Craig at a Mormon temple in Las Vegas. She wore the same bridal gown she wore when she first walked down the aisle in June 1982.
- Today in 2015, Trace Adkins played a colonel on the NBC series “The Night Shift.”
- Today in 2016, Dierks Bentley earned a gold single from the RIAA for “Somewhere On A Beach.”
- Today in 2016, Darius Rucker was announced as a national chair for the National Museum of African American Music, destined to be built in Nashville. He shared the distinction with India.Arie, Keb’ Mo’ and CeCe Winans.
- Today in 2016, Kelsea Ballerini sang “Peter Pan” in a guest slot on the ABC drama “Nashville,” providing a backdrop as the characters of Mark Collie and Charles Esten duked it out in the alley behind the bar.
- Today in 2017, Jennifer Nettles took a tumble and broke a rib during a corporate performance at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York.
- Today in 2017, Loretta Lynn suffered a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, and gets checked into a Nashville hospital. She returned to the stage the following October to honor Alan Jackson at his Country Music Hall of Fame induction.
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