Showing posts with label Today in Country Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Today in Country Music. Show all posts
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Monday, January 18, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Tim McGraw Teamed Up With A Rapper And Lady Antebellum Hit The Stage For The First Time
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
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Willie Nelson Wins Album Of The Year And Garth Is The Artist Of The Decade
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
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Diamond Rio Shoots First Video, Jimmy Buffett And Bono Are Almost Killed And Terri Clark Performs For The Torch
Jan 16, 1991 - Diamond Rio shoots its first video, for "Meet In The Middle," in Georgia (watch it below)
Jan 16, 1996 - Jimmy Buffett makes an emergency landing in his sea plane when Jamaican police open fire, believing the plane is carrying drugs. Instead, the plane is carrying Buffett and his guest, Bono, of U2
Jan 16, 2010 - Terri Clark (pictured here) performs as the Olympic torch arrives in Medicine Hat, Alberta, on its way to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver
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Friday, January 15, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - A Southern Rock Legend Was Born And Dolly Received Death Threats
Jan 15, 1949 - Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant born in Jacksonville, Florida. He co-writes "Sweet Home Alabama," tabbed by the Country Music Foundation among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number" (see Sweet Home Alabama live below)
Jan 15, 1983 - Dolly Parton cancels her remaining winter concerts, after receiving death threats in Owensboro, Kentucky
Jan 15, 1992 - Johnny Cash is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Booker T. & The MGs, Jimi Hendrix, Sam & Dave, Bobby "Blue" Bland, guitar maker Leo Fender, songwriter Doc Pomus and The Yardbirds, including guitarist Eric Clapton
Jan 15, 1993 - Billy Ray Cyrus' "Some Gave All" becomes the first debut album by a country artist certified for shipments of 6 million copies (see Some Gave All video below)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (Live)
Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All - Official Music Video
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Reba Joins The Grand Ole Opry And Billy Currington's Good Directions Hits A Milestone
Jan 14, 1996 - Clay Walker and his wife, Lori, have their first daughter, MaClay DaLayne Walker
Jan 14, 2008 - At 1 a.m., Tim McGraw and comedian Jimmy Fallon give an impromptu performance around the piano at the bar in the Beverly Hills Hotel. Among their selections is "Always On My Mind"
Jan 14, 2009 - Billy Currington earns a gold single for the Luke Bryan-penned "Good Directions" (see live performance from the Opry below)
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Trace Adkins Was Born And Rock Legends Van Zant Go Country
Jan 13, 1962 - Trace Adkins (pictured at left) born in Springhill, Louisiana. The deep-voiced, 6'-6" singer earns the Academy of Country Music's Top New Male award in 1997, joining the Grand Ole Opry in the 21st century
Jan 13, 1991 - Kenny Chesney moves to Nashville from East Tennessee, setting up his future recording career
Jan 13, 2005 - Columbia announces the signing of Van Zant, featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Johnny Van Zant and his 38 Special brother, Donnie - Help Somebody becomes a Top Ten hit (see video below)
Jan 13, 2009 - Trace Adkins gives a short speech at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center before a performance of "The Wizard Of Oz." His 10-year-old daughter, Mackenzie Adkins, plays a munchkin and leads a round of "Happy Birthday" to her dad
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
It Happened Today In Country History - Dolly Parton's Classic Hit Goes Quadruple-Platinum For Whitney Houston
Jan 12, 1990 - During a trip to the doctor's office, Naomi Judd asks a nurse to run a blood test. By the following Monday, she is diagnosed with a potentially fatal strain of hepatitis
Jan 12, 1993 - Whitney Houston's pop version of the Dolly Parton-penned "I Will Always Love You" is certified quadruple-platinum (Compare the two below)
Jan 12, 2006 - Sugarland appears on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." Kristen Hall is absent, a sign of her departure, which the group announces within days (If you missed it last night, check out this rare audio recording from Sugarland's very early days)
Jan 12, 2007 - NASCAR driver Ryan Newman pays almost $40,000 for a George Jones guitar during a charity auction at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon. Also at the event: Mel Tillis, Martina McBride, Joe Nichols, Josh Turner, Aaron Tippin, Bill Anderson and Craig Morgan
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Monday, January 11, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Sugarland Goes Double-Platinum And Bryan Adams Calls Out Martina McBride
Jan 11, 2005 - Chad and Natalie Brock have a son, Chad Cameron Brock
Jan 11, 2006 - Sugarland's debut album, "Twice The Speed Of Life," goes double-platinum (Relive Baby Girl one more time below)
Jan 11, 2009 - When Bryan Adams plays the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, he calls Martina McBride out of her seat to take the Tina Turner part on "It's Only Love"
Jan 11, 2009 - An annual one-week car auction opens in Scottsdale, Arizona. Two Alan Jackson vehicles are sold: a 1967 Toyota Land Cruiser, for $82,000; and a 1967 Jeepster Commando, $88,000
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Chesney's Ex Is Called A Pumpkin On A Pogo Stick And Taylor Does SNL
Jan 10, 2006 - Kenny Chesney's one-time wife, Renee Zellweger, appears on Mr. Blackwell's annual list of the worst-dressed women. He calls her "a painted pumpkin on a pogo stick." Among others on the list: Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Jessica Simpson and Paris Hilton
Jan 10, 2009 - Taylor Swift sings "Love Story" and "Forever & Always" as the musical guest on NBC's "Saturday Night Live"
Jan 10, 2009 - George Jones, Travis Tritt, Jake Owen and Jamie Foxx appear at Rip Hewes Stadium in Dothan, Alabama, in a rally for the Country Crossing development
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Naomi Judd Called Out Atheists And Kenny Chesney's I'm Alive Buddy Was Born
Jan 9, 1967 - Rock artist Dave Matthews born in Johannesburg, South Africa. The namesake of The Dave Matthews Band, he joins Willie Nelson as a Farm Aid board member. He also appears on Kenny Chesney's 2009 hit "I'm Alive"
Jan 9, 1997 - The ever-quotable Naomi Judd takes a figurative pulpit at a hospital fundraiser in Columbia, South Carolina. "If y'all don't believe in God," she tells the audience, "you're a few sandwiches short of a picnic"
Jan 9, 2003 - "Wheel Of Fortune" comes to Nashville for three days of taping. Contestants include: George Jones, Billy Ray Cyrus, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Darryl Worley, Joe Nichols, Richie McDonald, Barbara Mandrell, Pam Tillis, Mark Wills, Brenda Lee and Wynonna
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Friday, January 8, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Eric Church Got Married And Elvis Was Born
Jan 8, 1935 - Elvis Presley (pictured below as boy) born at home in East Tupelo, Mississippi. Before emerging as the "King of Rock & Roll," Presley makes inroads in country, where he returns during his latter years. He is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998
Jan 8, 1995 - George and Barbara Bush celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the Grand Ole Opry House. The Oak Ridge Boys host, with a guest list that includes Vince Gill, Eddie Rabbitt, Amy Grant, Ricky Skaggs and Charlie Daniels
Jan 8, 2007 - Dierks Bentley begins a Canadian tour in Vancouver. Fans are shocked to discover he's shaved off his signature curls; a rep indicates scissors were employed for his part in a video
Jan 8, 2008 - Eric Church marries publishing executive Katherine Blasingame at the Westglow Resort & Spa in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Happy Birthday David Lee Murphy And Carrie Underwood Picks Up Three People's Choice Awards
Jan 7, 1959 - David Lee Murphy born in Herrin, Illinois. His outlaw-influenced material nets hits in the mid-1990s with "Dust On The Bottle," (see video below) "Party Crowd" and "Every Time I Get Around You," although he parts with his record company after the release of his third album
Jan 7, 1977 - Waylon Jennings records "Luckenbach, Texas," one of just two songs cut during a 10.5-hour overnight session at the American Studios in Nashville. The other song is "Till I Gain Control Again," a future hit for Crystal Gayle
Jan 7, 2008 - With 150 Marines preparing to leave for two months of training prior to their deployment in Iraq, Jason Michael Carroll delivers a free concert to military personnel and their families in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His set list includes Lee Greenwood's "God Bless The U.S.A."
Jan 7, 2009
Carrie Underwood (pictured left) pockets three trophies at the 35th annual People's Choice Awards, aired on CBS from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. Rascal Flatts wins one
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Both Trisha Yearwood & LeAnn Rimes Receive Grammy Nominations For Same Song
Jan 6, 1998 - Trisha Yearwood and LeAnn Rimes are each nominated for the Grammy for best country vocal performance by a female for their versions of "How Do I Live." It's the first time in Grammy history that two renditions of the same song competed against each other (see both videos below)
Jan 6, 2000 - Tracy and Becca Lawrence are married in the Cayman Islands. Tracy and Michelle Byrd serve as witnesses
Jan 6, 2005 - Annoyed by travel delays, Joe Nichols drinks more than a fifth of vodka and downs a number of pills in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, becoming angry and incoherent. Nichols remembers little of the incident, though his manager convinces him to begin therapy
Jan 6, 2009 - Emblem Music Group releases Gloriana's debut single, "Wild At Heart"
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Shania's You're Still The One Nominated For Record & Song of the Year
Jan 5, 1989 - Tanya Tucker records Garth Brooks' "The Thunder Rolls." It remains in the vaults until the 1994 release of her box set, "Tanya Tucker"
Jan 5, 1995 - Mary Chapin Carpenter receives four Grammy nominations, including a nod for Record of the Year for "He Thinks He'll Keep Her." "I Swear" is in the running for Song of the Year
Jan 5, 1999 - Shania Twain's "You're Still The One" (see video below) is nominated for Record and Song of the Year Grammys while "Come On Over" is up for Album of the Year.
Jan 5, 2004 - Former relief pitcher Tug McGraw dies from a brain tumor at the Tennessee home of his son, Tim McGraw, and Faith Hill
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Monday, January 4, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Happy Birthday To Deana Carter
Jan 4, 1953 - The funeral is held in Montgomery, Alabama, for Hank Williams, with more than 20,000 attending. A country choir, led by Webb Pierce, Red Foley, Little Jimmy Dickens and Carl Smith, performs "I Saw The Light." Ernest Tubb offers "Beyond The Sunset"
Jan 4, 1966 - Deana Carter born in Nashville. The daughter of session guitarist Fred Carter, her recording of "Strawberry Wine" (see video below) makes her folky, just-woke-up vocal style an instant winner, netting the Country Music Association's song and single of the year in 1997
Jan 4, 1996 - Shania Twain is the leading country candidate in the Grammy awards as she picks up four nominations behind her album "The Woman In Me." She competes with Brandy, Hootie + The Blowfish, Alanis Morissette and Joan Osborne for Best New Artist
Jan 4, 2000 - In receiving an award for "So Good Together," Reba McEntire earns the distinction of having gold albums with new releases in three separate decades
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Carrie Underwood Spotted Watching Her 'New Boyfriend'
Jan 3, 1991 - Billy Ray Cyrus signs his first recording contract with Mercury Records in Ashland, Kentucky. The mayors of Ashland and Flatwoods, Kentucky, each proclaim Billy Ray Cyrus Day
Jan 3, 1999 - Lee Ann Womack and record producer Frank Liddell have a daughter, Anna Lise, in Nashville
Jan 3, 2009 - Carrie Underwood (pictured above) is spotted in a private box with the family of Ottawa hockey player Mike Fisher at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Maple Leafs best the Senators, 3-1
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
It Happened Today In Country Music - Jake Owen Brings Vern Home
Jan 2, 1998 - Bass player John Rich and Lonestar decide to part company during a band meeting in Nashville. Rich will re-emerge in 2004 as a member of Big & Rich
Jan 2, 2009 - Jamey Johnson makes a surprise appearance at Tootsie's Pier Park in Panama City, Florida
Jan 2, 2009 - Jake Owen adopts Vern (pictured above), an eight-week-old bulldog.
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