On this day back in 2003, Randy Travis scored a number one hit for his emotional Three Wooden Crosses. Amazingly, this is Randy's last solo top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot Country charts, and it was his first number one single since 1994's Whisper My Name. He did score a #2 hit though last year with his duet with Carrie Underwood on his 1988 one hit single I Told You So. Enjoy this flashback to one of the better country songs of the last 30 years!
Jan 18, 1984 - Randy Travis makes his national TV debut as a guest on "Nashville Now," promoting his album "Randy Ray Live At The Nashville Palace." At the end of the show, he sings "I'll Fly Away" with host Ralph Emery and fellow guest Barbara Mandrell
Jan 18, 1994 - Atlantic releases John Michael Montgomery's single "I Swear," already in play at radio, for commercial sale
Jan 18, 2006 - Rapper Nelly earns a gold album for "Sweatsuit," a compilation CD that includes his pop hit "Over And Over," (see video below) featuring Tim McGraw
Jan 18, 2008 - Lady Antebellum (pictured above) begins its first official tour, opening for Martina McBride at Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Indiana. Also on the bill: Jack Ingram
Source: RolandNote.com - The Ultimate Country Music Database!
Jan 17, 1983 - Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind" wins favorite album in both the pop and country genres at the 10th annual American Music Awards, while Kenny Rogers takes home two trophies, plus a special award of merit. Also winning: Alabama and Barbara Mandrell (see Willie performing "Always On My Mind" below)
Jan 17, 1989 - Randy Travis and manager Lib Hatcher swerve to avoid another car on Marylebone Creek Road outside Nashville. His Lincoln Town Car winds up in the ditch. Travis receives only bruises
Jan 17, 2000 - Garth Brooks (pictured at right) is named artist of the decade for the '90s at the American Music Awards, at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. He also nets a pair of trophies for favorite male country artist and favorite country album, for "Sevens." Shania Twain also nets two
Jan 17, 2010 - Ribbon cutting is held at the Country Crossing Resort in Dothan, Alabama, for George Jones Possum Holler Bed & Breakfast, Lorrie Morgan's Hot Chicken, John Anderson's Cafeteria, Darryl Worley's Worley Bird Cafe and the Grascals Bluegrass Hollow RV Park
Source: RolandNote.com - The Ultimate Country Music Database!
Here's Carrie Underwood's newest music video. It's footage of her cover of Randy Travis' number one hit I Told You So. Carrie's version is currently at #18 on the Billboard Hot Country charts. I've got a feeling she's going to top the charts with her version as well. Below the video is a picture taken on Thursday of Carrie at the Grand Opening of Disney's American Idol Experience.
It's been four years since Randy Travis released a single. His latest single is called Faith In You, and it's a good one. It's the first single from his upcoming Around the Bend album, which is slated for release on July 15, 2008. Enjoy.
Twenty years ago, Randy Travis' Forever and Ever Amen was the #1 song of the year for 1987, and it won the Academy of Country Music's award for Song of the Year. At the time, it was his third #1 single on the Billboard Hot Country charts, and it was the start of seven #1 singles in a row. He has 16 #1 singles to date, with his last being his 2002 hit single, Three Wooden Crosses. Enjoy!
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