- Today in 1944, Eddy Arnold held his first recording session at the WSM radio studios in Nashville. He recorded his first hit, “Each Minute Seems A Million Years,” and his first version of “The Cattle Call.”
- Today in 1956, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis posed for a photo at the Sun studio in Memphis. The foursome conducted an impromptu jam session, which was dubbed “The Million Dollar Quartet.”
- Today in 1965, Eddy Arnold net a #1 country single in Billboard Magazine with “Make The World Go Away.”
- Today in 1971, seven months after eloping in Mexico, George Strait re-married Norma Voss.
- Today in 1971, Charley Pride’s biggest hit, “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin” ascended to #1 on the Billboard country chart.
- Today in 1991, The Judds performed a final show of their Farewell Tour at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
- Today in 2003, Ricky Skaggs received five nominations for the annual Grammy Awards, more than any other country artist.
- Today in 2004, Gary Allan collected a #1 single on the Billboard country list with, “Nothing On But The Radio.”
- Today in 2012, the Band Perry’s video for “Better Dig Two” premiered on CMT.
- Today in 2013, Lee Brice and his wife, Sara, welcomed their second son, Ryker Mobley Brice.
- Today in 2014, Chely Wright took part in the lighting of the national Christmas tree on the White House grounds in Washington, D.C. Also joining president Barack Obama on the PBS telecast: Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Steve Miller and Patti LaBelle.
- Today in 2015, Carrie Underwood’s “Storyteller” album went gold.
- Today in 2017, Luke Combs’ single “One Number Away” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2017, Love And Theft held the ‘Shine For Susie’ benefit for ALS charities at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, joined by Florida Georgia Line, Tyler Farr, Jerrod Niemann, Craig Campbell, Trent Tomlinson, Canaan Smith and The Warren Brothers.
- Today in 2018, Brad Paisley threw a surprise concert at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville, where he also shot a new video.
- Today in 2018, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicated that pilot error was the cause of a helicopter accident that claimed the life of Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry in 2017.
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