- Today in 1964, Glen Campbell made his first concert appearance with The Beach Boys, standing in for an ill Brian Wilson last minute at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston.
- Today in 1966, Jack Greene’s “There Goes My Everything” began a seven-week run at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
- Today in 1966, Elvis Presley proposed to long-time girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu at Graceland Mansion.
- Today in 1971, Grand Ole Opry member Little Jimmy Dickens married Miss Mona Evans.
- Today in 1978, Alan Jackson proposed to his girlfriend, Denise Jackson, who already had the same last name.
- Today in 1983, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band traveled to #1 on the Billboard charts with “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer To You).”
- Today in 1986, Kix and Barbara Brooks had their first child, Molly Brooks.
- Today in 1988, Keith Whitley checked in at #1 on the Billboard country chard with “When You Say Nothing At All.”
- Today in 1993, Denise Jackson surprised her hubby, Alan Jackson, with the first car he had ever owned, a 1955 Ford Thunderbird, after tracking it down.
- Today in 2001, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill took their baby, Audrey, home from Nashville’s Baptist Hospital, 18 days after her delivery. The baby was born eight weeks premature.
- Today in 2006, Mark Willis and Darryl Worley concluded a concert tour of the Middle East with comedian Al Franken. The trek took them to Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan.
- Today in 2011, Wynonna Judd and Highway 101 drummer Cactus Moser got engaged. They were married the following June.
- Today in 2016, Kellie Pickler and her husband, “More Than A Memory” songwriter Kyle Jacobs, arrive in Baghdad, Iraq, as they launch their 11th USO tour.
- Today in 2016, Kacey Musgraves and her now-husband Ruston Kelly got engaged. They married the following October. In late 2019, tongues started wagging that the couple was on the outs. And while they pushed back to a degree, the rumors became real when they filed for divorce in July 2020 and finalized the split by September.
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