- Today in 1974, Charlie Rich’s album, “There Won’t Be Any More,” was certified gold.
- Today in 1992, the single, “Seminole Wind,” by John Anderson went to #1 on the country charts. The same day, John’s album with the same name was certified gold.
- Today in 1993, Suzy Bogguss hit the top 10 with “Just Like The Weather.”
- Today in 1996, Tracy Lawrence’s “Time Marches On” album was certified platinum.
- Today in 1997, Barbara Mandrell gave her final musical performance at the Grand Ole Opry House, quitting music to concentrate on acting.
- Today in 1999, Garth Brooks joined Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Aretha Franklin, Lenny Kravitz, John Mellencamp and others participates in Washington D.C. on the White House lawn for what was billed as the Concert of the Century.
- Today in 2000, it was revealed that Garth Brooks had saved two boys from a house fire in Oklahoma three days earlier.
- Today in 2000, John Michael Montgomery’s single, “The Little Girl,” topped the country charts. It was John Michael’s biggest song since 1993’s “I Swear” occupied the #1 spot on the charts for four weeks straight.
- Today in 2000, the album, “Smoke Rings In The Dark,” by Gary Allan was certified gold.
- Today in 2000, the Dixie Chicks’ “Fly” album was certified for sales of 7-million.
- Today in 2000, Billy Gilman was recognized by two Hollywood trade magazines. He was named as one of the top 10 youths in entertainment by “Daily Variety” and was nominated for the “Young Star Award” from “The Hollywood Reporter.”
- Today in 2001, the “Great Hits Collection” by Alan Jackson was certified for sales of 5-million.
- Today in 2001, Reba McEntire’s “Greatest Hits Volume III: I’m A Survivor” project was released.
- Today in 2001, Tracy Lawrence’s self-titled album arrived in stores.
- Today in 2004, George Strait’s “I Hate Everything” takes a seat at #1 in Billboard.
- Today in 2007, the “Raising Sand,” an album from Alison Krauss with Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant arrived in stores.
- Today in 2010, Blake Shelton became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
- Today in 2015, Carrie Underwood’s “Storyteller” album was released.
- Today in 2017, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Mary Chapin Carpenter launched the Lantern Tour, a benefit for immigrants and refugees, at Nashville’s City Winery. Also appearing were Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Shawn Colvin and Lila Downs.
- Today in 2017, Vern Gosdin was posthumously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Music City Center. Also inducted were “Friends In Low Places” author Dewayne Blackwell, “(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me” writer Walt Aldridge, “Chattahoochee” composer Jim McBride and “Live Like You Were Dying” writer Tim Nichols.
- Today in 2017, Jason Aldean was the surprise performer for about 1200 conference attendees of the American Trucking Management Conference in Orlando.
- Today in 2017, Shania Twain was a guest judge on ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars.”
- Today in 2017, Luke Combs collects a gold single from the RIAA for “When It Rains It Pours.”
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