- Today in 1955, Carl Perkins recorded his most enduring song, “Blue Suede Shoes,” at Sun Studios in Memphis.
- Today in 1994, Mary Chapin Carpenter topped the country charts with “Shut Up and Kiss Me.”
- Today in 1995, George Strait’s box set, “Strait Out of the Box,” was certified for sales of 5-million. It’s since gone on to sell over seven million copies, making it the third best-selling box set in history. The only boxes that have sold more were by Led Zeppelin and Bruce Springsteen.
- Today in 1996, Mark Chesnutt released his “Greatest Hits” album.
- Today in 1997, LeAnn Rimes’ album, “The Early Years,” went gold, platinum and double platinum simultaneously.
- Today in 2001, Georgia Representative Mac Collins read the lyrics to Alan Jackson’s single, “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning),” are read into the Congressional Record.
- Today in 2002, Shania Twain’s “UP!” album arrived in stores. It was a hot seller, too. A week later, it debuted atop the country and all-genre album charts after selling nearly 900,000 copies.
- Today in 2002, Dwight Yoakam’s box set, “Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Brothers Years,” was released.
- Today in 2002, Keith Urban was enjoying his eighth week at #1 on the country singles charts with “Somebody Like You.”
- Today in 2003, Lonestar teamed up with employees of the Home Depot, local community volunteers, the Boys and Girls Club of Jackson-Madison County and organizers from KaBOOM!, a national non-profit organization. To build a playground in Jackson, Tennessee. The band earned the opportunity to have a community playground built in the town of their choice after wining the Home Depot Humanitarian Award at the ACM Awards in Las Vegas the previous May.
- Today in 2004, Josh Turner flagged down his first platinum album, “Long Black Train.”
- Today in 2010, Tim McGraw’s “Felt Good On My Lips” video debuted on CMT.com.
- Today in 2013, Craig Campbell’s “Keep Them Kisses Comin’” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2017, Keith Urban took home three trophies during ABC’s telecast of the “American Music Awards” from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles: Favorite Male Country Artist; Favorite Country Song (for “Blue Ain’t Your Color”) and Favorite Country Album (for “Ripcord”).
- Today in 2017, Mel Tillis died at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he earned the CMA’s Entertainer of the Year in 1976. The self-proclaimed stutterin’ boy had hits as an artist and as the writer of “Detroit City” and “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town.”
- Today in 2018, Jon Pardi’s album, “California Sunrise” was certified platinum by the RIAA.
- Today in 2018, Luke Combs’ single, “Beautiful Crazy,” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2018, three of Glen Campbell’s children – Travis, Kelli and Wesley – ended their court battle in Nashville contesting their father’s will, which excludes them from his inheritance.
- Today in 2018, Taylor Swift announced she’d signed a label deal with Republic Records that gives her full ownership of her future recordings.
- Today in 2019, Blanco Brown performed “The Git Up” as he made his Grand Ole Opry debut at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
- Today in 2019, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum held a dedication ceremony celebrating the donation of songwriter/producer Jack Clement’s Gibson J-200 guitar. The event included performances by Charley Pride, Shawn Camp, Crystal Gayle and John Prine, who offered “Ballad Of A Teenage Queen” using Clement’s guitar.
- Today in 2019, the RIAA awarded a gold single for “Heartless,” a track credited to Thomas Wesley featuring Morgan Wallen and performed by Diplo.
THIS DAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
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