- Today in 1972, Alabama gave their first paid performance at Canyonland Park, Alabama. At the time, they were known as Wild Country.
- Today in 1981, the “Angel Of The Morning” single by Juice Newton was certified gold.
- Today in 1990, Hank Williams Jr. married Mary Jane Thomas, a former Hawaiian Tropic model, in Montana. They’re still together.
- Today in 1994, Mary Chapin Carpenter hit #1 with the single, “I Take My Chances.”
- Today in 1996, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that John Denver must stand trial for a 1994 drunk driving accident near Aspen. He had allegedly run his car into a tree.
- Today in 1997, the album, “Carryin’ Your Love With Me,” by George Strait was certified gold and platinum simultaneously.
- Today in 1998, Martina McBride joined the Lilith Fair lineup in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was the first contemporary country artist to guest on the popular festival’s female-dominated bill.
- Today in 1999, Shania Twain played the final date of her highly successful world tour in her hometown of Timmins, Ontario. It had also served as the starting point for the tour more than a year earlier.
- Today in 1999, Tim McGraw kicked off his “A Place in the Sun” tour in Reno, Nevada. His opening acts were the Dixie Chicks and the Warren Brothers.
- Today in 2009, the Zac Brown Band’s “Toes” single was released.
- Today in 2010, A 17-mile stretch of Mississippi Highway 23 was designated by governor Haley Barbour as the ‘Tammy Wynette Memorial Highway.’
- Today in 2011, Rascal Flatt’s “Easy” video featuring Natasha Bedingfield aired on CMT for the first time.
- Today in 2014, Florida Georgia Line’s album “Here’s To The Good Times” was certified double-platinum by the RIAA.
- Today in 2015, John Schneider and Tom Wopat disappeared from the TV Land schedule as the network pulled “The Dukes Of Hazzard” in the midst of controversy over the Confederate flag. A June bombing of a black church fired up a national debate over the racist meanings in the flag. Its logo appeared on the “Dukes” car, the General Lee.
- Today in 2015, Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard married Hayley Stommel at Trail Creek Cabin in Sun Valley, Idaho. Bandmate Brian Kelley served as the best man, and songwriter Sarah Buxton performed the John Legend song “All Of Me.” Also in attendance were Thomas Rhett, Brett Eldredge, Charles Kelley and Canaan Smith.
- Today in 2017, Lady Antebellum’s “Heart Break” debuted at #1 on the “Billboard” country albums chart.
- Today in 2017, Montgomery Gentry performed “Where I Come From” on the Grand Ole Opry. It served as the last Opry appearance by Troy Gentry, who died in a helicopter accident the following September.
- Today in 2017, Carl Perkins and “Summertime Blues” songwriter Eddie Cochran were inducted in the Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.
- Today in 2017, Luke Bryan used social media to introduce the family’s new dog, Choc.
- Today in 2018, Brothers Osborne revealed they had purchased a Nashville home for their mother.
- Today in 2019, the Du Quoin State Fair in Illinois revealed it had cancelled a planned August appearance by Confederate Railroad. The band’s name, in conjunction with its use of the Confederate flag in branding, was deemed “inappropriate.”
- Today in 2019, Carrie Underwood occupied the cover as People magazine features “100 Reasons To Love America.” The list also hailed Beyonce, “Sesame Street,” Michelle Obama, the Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade and Kacey Musgraves and the women of modern country, including Kelsea Ballerini and Maren Morris.
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