- Today in 1926, country instrumentalist great “Mother” Maybelle Addington joined the Carter Family when she married Ezra Carter.
- Today in 1956, Singer/songwriter Harley Allen was born in Dayton, Ohio. He wrote Alan Jackson’s “Between The Devil And Me,” Darryl Worley’s “Awful, Beautiful Life” and Blake Shelton’s “The Baby.”
- Today in 1961, Elvis Presley recorded “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” Meanwhile, his single “Wooden Heart” began a six-week run at number one on the UK pop singles chart.
- Today in 1961, the single, “Wooden Heart,” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on the U.K. pop singles chart and stayed there for six weeks.
- Today in 1969, Elvis Presley recorded “Suspicious Minds” at the American Studios in Memphis.
- Today in 1987, Reba McEntire received her first gold album for “Whoever’s In New England.”
- Today in 1988, the album, “Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town,” by Emmylou Harris was certified gold.
- Today in 1990, Clint Black collected his first platinum album for “Killin’ Time”
- Today in 1993, Dwight Yoakam’s “This Time” album was released.
- Today in 1998, at the Academy Awards ceremony, Trisha Yearwood sang her version of, “How Do I Live,” her hit song from the movie “Con Air.” The song, written by Diane Warren, was beaten out for the Oscar by Celine Dion’s “Titanic” hit, “My Heart Will Go On.” In fact, “Titanic” swept the awards, winning a slew of trophies including Best Picture.
- Today in 1999, Jessica Andrews made her acting debut, playing herself on the daytime drama, Another World. The same day, her debut album, “Heart-Shaped World,” arrived in stores.
- Today in 1999, Patty Loveless’ greatest hits collection, “Classics,” was released.
- Today in 2000, Garth Brooks performed at the New Millennium Ball. The event was a benefit for the UCLA School of Medicine and was the largest fundraising event for the School of Medicine that year. Garth was joined by comedian and host of “Politically Incorrect,” Bill Maher as well as Brad At the time, it was said that one of the reasons behind Garth performing for the School was his late mother, Colleen. She received cancer treatment at the famed facility.
- Today in 2002, A memorial service for the late Waylon Jennings was held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
- Today in 2004, Alabama received the USO’s Merit Award at the organization’s annual event in Washington, DC. The group was honored for its support of the members of the military.
- Today in 2004, Tim McGraw participated in a benefit dinner supporting the Boys & Girls Club of Franklin/Williamson County in Franklin, Tennessee.
- Today in 2004, Mary Chapin Carpenter released the album “Between Here and Gone.”
- Today in 2004, Kenny Chesney’s single “When the Sun Goes Down” hit number one on “Radio & Records'” Country Top 50 chart.
- Today in 2005, Big & Rich’s Big Kenny Alphin married wardrobe stylist Christiev Carothers on a mountaintop in Deadwood, South Dakota. They met during Gretchen Wilson’s video shoot for “Redneck Woman.”
- Today in 2005, Kenny Chesney launched his Somewhere in the Sun Tour with the first of two shows in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The start of the road trip had been delayed two weeks because Chesney injured his ankle shortly before the original kick-off date, and needed the time to recover.
- Today in 2005, Rascal Flatts was honored at a party in Nashville celebrating the group’s sales accomplishment. Total sales of the trio’s three albums had topped the six-million-mark.
- Today in 2005, Miranda Lambert’s debut disc “Kerosene” debuted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at number one. The only other artists to have their first CDs enter the chart at the top spot are Wynonna, Billy Ray Cyrus, LeAnn Rimes, Buddy Jewell, and Gretchen Wilson.
- Today in 2006, Kenny Chesney launched his The Road & The Radio tour with a concert in Dayton, Ohio. Dierks Bentley and Sugarland were also on the bill for the shows.
- Today in 2006, Johnny Cash’s video “The Man, His World, His Music” and Joe Nichols’ album “III” were certified Gold.
- Today in 2007, George Strait launched his 25th annual George Strait Team Roping Classic in San Antonio, Texas.
- Today in 2007, Carrie Underwood claimed four victories at the top of the list as the CMT.com Loaded Awards winners were announced.
- Today in 2008, Carrie Underwood picked up four nods to lead all artists as the nominees were announced for the second annual CMT Online awards.
- Today in 2009, Darius Rucker has his second consecutive chart-topping country hit with “It Won’t Be Like This For Long,” which hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
- Today in 2009, Jamey Johnson and Shooter Jennings’ episode of “CMT Crossroads” had its premiere.
- Today in 2009, Dolly Parton’s “Backwoods Barbie” Collector’s Edition was released.
- Today in 2010, new releases included Mindy McCready’s comeback album, “I’m Still Here.”
- Today in 2011, Alan Jackson announced that he was developing his own imprint, ACR (Alan’s Country Records), with Capitol Records Nashville.
- Today in 2011, Martina McBride sang the national anthem at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. Joe Nichols and Hank Williams Jr. perform at halftime in the AFC Championship Game.
- Today in 2011, Taylor Swift performed “Mine,” “Fifteen” and “Love Story” during an intimate concert at London’s Abbey Road Studio for an audience that includes Amy Winehouse.
- Today in 2013, Brantley Gilbert and Chris Young made guest appearances on ABC-TV’s “Nashville,” as they showed up at a music-business party.
- Today in 2013, Lady Antebellum hosted their inaugural “Ping Pong & Song” fundraiser in Nashville. The event supported their LadyAID charity.
- Today in 2013, Reba McEntire marked her eighth consecutive year hosting the annual Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix, Arizona, supporting the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix and other charities.
- Today in 2016, twelve days before the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Chris Stapleton was named New Male Vocalist of the Year, Kelsea Ballerini claimed New Female, and Old Dominion took New Vocal Duo or Group.
- Today in 2017, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill’s “Speak To A Girl” hit the airwaves.
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