- Today in 1956, Elvis Presley played Las Vegas for the first time – and bombed! He opened for comedian Shecky Greene, and the middle-aged crowd hated him. He didn’t return to Vegas until 1969.
- Today in 1992, a 13-mile stretch of Mississippi Highway 23 is renamed for Tammy Wynette.
- Today in 1993, Tracy Lawrence hit #1 with “Alibis.”
- Today in 1993, Reba McEntire’s album, “Rumor Has It,” was certified double platinum.
- Today in 1994, Lari White married her husband, Chuck Cannon.
- Today in 1996, George Strait released his album, “Blue Clear Sky.”
- Today in 1996, Bryan White met “Second Noah” actress Erika Page for the first time during the “Sizzlin’ Country” concert for cystic fibrosis in Los Angeles. They began dating a year later and married in 2000.
- Today in 1997, at the 32nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Brooks & Dunn were named Entertainers of the Year, Patty Loveless was named Female Vocalist of the Year, and George Strait was Male Vocalist. Trace Adkins and LeAnn Rimes were named Top New Male & Female Vocalists, and the Single of the Year was “Blue.”
- Today in 1998, Pam Tillis appeared on both “Promised Land” and “Diagnosis Murder,” playing the same character – a con artist named Kate Matthews.
- Today in 1999, Garth Brooks, Billy Ray Cyrus, Rhett Akins, Lee Roy Parnell and blues artist Johnny Neel surprised an audience of 13,000 in Nashville when they joined Charlie Daniels for his Volunteer Jam ’99 concert at the First American Music Center.
- Today in 2002, Kenny Chesney’s album, “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems,” and Kevin Denney’s self-titled debut album arrived in stores.
- Today in 2006, Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney married Tiffany Fallon at the One & Only Palmilla in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
- Today in 2009, Evansville declared Taylor Swift Day as the singer kicks off her first headlining tour at Roberts Stadium with Kellie Pickler opening. Swift also receives a key to the city.
- Today in 2012, Carrie Underwood is the leading contender in the CMT Music Awards as she picks up five nominations, including two for “Good Girl” and two for the Brad Paisley collaboration “Remind Me.”
- Today in 2015, a VIP grand opening party was held for the George Jones Museum in downtown Nashville. Guests include Dierks Bentley, Lee Greenwood, T.G. Sheppard, Jeannie Seely, Lorrie Morgan, John Rich and Rex Allen Jr.
- Today in 2016, Tim McGraw’s “Humble And Kind” hit #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
- Today in 2016, Blake Shelton surprised concertgoers at the “Off The Rails Country Music Festival” in Frisco, Texas, by bringing Randy Travis on stage. Shelton dedicated his last song of the night, “God Gave Me You,” to Travis, who was still recovering from a 2013 stroke.
- Today in 2017, Brad Paisley delivered a surprise concert at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville with Bill Anderson and John Fogerty.
- Today in 2018, RaeLynn snagged a gold single from the RIAA for “Love Triangle.”
- Today in 2018, Josh Turner earned five awards from the RIAA: a double-platinum single for “Your Man”; platinum singles for “Hometown Girl,” “Time Is Love” and “Long Black Train”; and a gold single for “Firecracker.”
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