- Today in 1951, Hank Williams’ “Cold, Cold Heart” reached #1.
- Today in 1995, Ty Herndon scored his first #1 hit, “What Mattered Most.”
- Today in 1998 Tracy Byrd released his album, “I’m From the Country.”
- Today in 2000, Curb Records confirmed Nashville’s worst kept secret as truth. After months of speculation, it was announced that supercouple, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, would indeed perform together in what would become known as the “Soul 2 Soul” tour.
- Today in 2001, brought the world premiere of Dwight Yoakam’s directorial debut, “South of Heaven, West of Hell,” at the Olympia Theatre in Cannes, France. Dwight also co-wrote the western, which co-stars longtime love Bridget Fonda, Vince Vaughn, Billy Bob Thornton, Peter Fonda and Paul “Pee-Wee Herman” Reubens.
- Today in 2001, Tim McGraw received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Louisiana-Monroe, where he was once a student, but had dropped out to move to Nashville.
- Today in 2006, Jennifer Nettles made her TV acting debut on NBC’s “Las Vegas.” During the episode, Sugarland performed “Something More,” “Just Might Make Me Believe” and “Down In Mississippi (Up To No Good),” its lyrics changed to “down in Las Vegas.”
- Today in 2007, Rascal Flatts’ “Stand” sat pretty at Billboard’s #1 position.
- Today in 2008, The Zac Brown Band’s single, “Chicken Fried,” was released.
- Today in 2012, Alison Krauss and The Eagles received honorary doctorates from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Krauss performs “Down To The River To Pray” during the event.
- Today in 2014, Pizza Hut introduced the chain’s new Blake Shelton signature product, Blake’s Smokehouse BBQ Pizza.
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