So what happened in the world of Country Music during the months of November and December in years gone by? Who reached the coveted Number 1 spot during the same months? Well wonder no further , for the answers can be found below. If you want to know which Country performers have a birthday in November or December then check out the 'Birthdays page'
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| EVENTS | Bob Wills had his first recording session (1929) Suzy Bogguss married Doug Crider (1986) Suzy Bogguss released her Christmas album "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" on her own label - Loyal Dutchess (2001) Johnny Cash released form hospital (2001) Mae Boren Axton, Hoyt Axton, Sammi Smith, Cal Smith and guitarist Tommy Crook were inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (2007) Little Jimmy Dickens celebrated 60 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry at a show in Nashville (2008) |
| No 1's | Eddy Arnold - I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) 1947) |
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| EVENTS | Chart debut for "Sixteen Tons" - Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955) Buddy Starcher died (2001) Rodney Crowell, Paul Overstreet, John Prine and Hal Blair were indcuted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2003) Big Kenny's wife gave birth to a son (2005) |
| No 1's | Conway Twitty - Next In Line (1968) Mickey Gilley - I Overlooked An Orchid (1974) Steve Wariner - Some Fools Never Learn (1985) |
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| EVENTS | "Great Balls of Fire" released on Sun Records (1957) The first members of the Country Hall of Fame were inducted (1961) Audrey Williams died (1975) Mark Chesnutt's wife Tracie gave birth to Cameron Zane (1998) Champ Hood died (2001) Merle Haggard was recuperating after successful surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung (2008) |
| No 1's | Pee Wee King - Slow Poke (1951) Kenny Rogers - You Decorated My Life (1979) Willie Nelson - City Of New Orleans (1984 ) Reba McEntire - You Lie (1990) |
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| EVENTS | The film about Hank Williams "Your Cheating Heart" opened in Montgomery Alabama.(1964 ) Bruce Gust (Western Flyer) married Michelle (1995) Bryan White debuted on the Grand Ole Opry (1995) Toby Keith cancelled a concert vocal chord trouble (2004) Danielle Peck made her Opry debot (2005) Billy Ray Cyrus received the key to Fresno (2007) |
| No 1's | David Houston - You Mean The World To Me (1967) Merle Haggard - It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) (1972) Barbara Mandrell - Sleeping Single In A Double Bed (1978) George Strait - Ace In The Hole (1989) Dierks Bentley - Every Mile A Memory (2006) |
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| EVENTS | Johnny Horton killed in a car crash (1960) Tracy Byrd's wife Michelle gave birth to a son - Logan Lynn (1997) Jimmie Davis died (2000) Paul Craft underwent quadruple bypass surgery (2001) Ralph Stanley received the International Ambassador and master of Bluegrass Music award from the Scottish Bluegrass Music Association (2003) Larry Sparks' Opry debut (2004) Rodney Crowell, Bob DiPiero, Vince Gill, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Killen and Barbara Mandrell were inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame (2007) Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum) won the SESAC songwriter of the Year award (2008) |
| No 1's | Don Williams - I'm Just A Country Boy (1977) T Graham Brown - Darlene (1988) |
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| EVENTS | Tex Ritter inducted to the Country Music Hall Of Fame (1964) Two men were charged with stealing Gram Parson's coffin (1973) Lee Ann Womack married Frank Liddell (1999) Ricochet's Eddie Kilgallon's wife gave birth to their first child (2000) Trace Adkins indicted on charges of DUI (2001) Willie Nelson received the BMI's 2007 Icon Award (2007) Jeffrey Steele was named Songwriter of the Year" at the BMI Country Awards (2007) Hank Thompson died from lung cancer (2007) Red Sovine, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper and Charlie McCoy were inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame (2008) |
| No 1's | Webb Pierce - More And More (1954) Sonny James - Here Comes Honey Again (1971) Merle Haggard - Cherokee Maiden (1976) Charley Pride - You're So Good When You're Bad (1982) Reba McEntire & Linda Davis - Does He Love You (1993) |
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| EVENTS | A P Carter died (1960) Mike Curb dropped eighteen acts from his label (1970) Dobro player, Gene Wooten died (2001) Crystal Shawanda won 3 awards at the 2008 Aboriginal People's Choice Awards (2008) Clint Black filed a complaint suing his manager and accountant over a dispute involving an independent record label, Equity Records (2008) |
| No 1's | Charley Pride - I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me (1970) Oakridge Boys - Fancy Free (1981) George Strait - Am I Blue (1987) Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces (1998) |
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| EVENTS | Howard Bellamy married Ilona (1978) Johnny Paycheck joined the Opry (1997) Alison Krauss married Patrick W Bergeson (1997) Faith Hill entered the UK Charts at No 13 with "This Kiss" (1998) Riders In The Sky were named 'Entertainers Of the Year' at the Western Music Association Awards (2001) Emmylou Harris recieved ASCAP's founders award (2004) Toby Keith was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame (2007) Little Texas celebrated their 20th anniversary (2008) |
| No 1's | Conway Twitty - To See My Angel Cry (1969) John Denver - I'm Sorry (1975) Willie Nelson - On The Road Again (1980) Randy Travis - Diggin' Up Bones (1986) Shania Twain - Love Gets Me Every Time (1997) Keith Urban - Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me Tonight? (2003) Carrie Underwood - Just A Dream (2008) |
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| EVENTS | Chart debut for "Why Baby Why" - George Jones (1955) Hank Locklin joined the Opry (1960) Roy Acuff became the first living member to be inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame (1962) Sammy Kershaw's wife, Kimberly Dawn Moore filed for divorce in Davidson County Court (1999) Trace Adkins, Martina McBride and Randy Travis were inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame (2008) |
| No 1's | Faron Young - Country Girl (1959) Marty Robbins - I Walk Alone (1968) Dolly Parton - Love Is Like A Butterfly (1974) Alabama - Can't Keep A Good Man Down (1985) Alan Jackson - Someday (1991) |
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| EVENTS | Stonewall Jackson joined the Opry (first time) (1956) Teddy Wilburn joined the Opry (1956) Stringbean and his wife murdered in Nashville (1973) Curly Fox died (1995) Billy Yates debuted on the Opry (2000) Chalee Tennison married her guitar player, Mark Gillespie (2001) At the SESAC awards Arlos Smith was named Country Songwriter of the Year (2004) |
| No 1's | Hank Snow - I've Been Everywhere (1962) Marie Osmond - Paper Rose (1973) John Schneider - I've Been Around Enough To Know (1984) Joe Diffie - Home (1990) |
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| EVENTS | Steve Earle released from Nashville prison (1994) Bluegrass artist Don Stover died (1996) Mary Reeves Davis died (1999) Dixie Chick, Emily Robison gave birth to Charkes Augustus Robison (2002) Hank Williams Jnr was honoured as "an icon" at this BMI Awards in Nashville (2008) At The BMI Awards Taylor Swift won Song of The Year with "Teardrops On My Guitar" (2008) |
| No 1's | Tammy Wynette - My Man (1972) Kathy Mattea - Burnin' Old Memories (1989) George Strait - Check Yes Or No (1995) Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats (2006) |
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| EVENTS | Elvis Presley was voted the Most Promising C & W Artist by Billboard (1955) Dolly Parton's father, Robert Lee Parton, died (2000) A public memorial service held for Johnny Cash at the Ryman (2003) George Strait received the 2003 National medal of Arts from President Bush (2003) Josh Gracin and his wife Anne Marie become proud parents of their fourth child, a daughter (2008) |
| No 1's | Charley Pride - More To Me (1977) Lee Greenwood - Somebody's Gonna Love You (1983) Rosanne Cash - Runaway Train (1988) |
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| EVENTS | Junior Samples died (1983) John Lair died (1985) Cecil Blackwood died (2000) Montgomery Gentry's, Troy Gentry and wife became parents of Kaylee Alexandra (2002) Wynonna was arrested for driving under the influence and bailed on a $500 bond (2003) Keith Urban received the CMA's International Achievement Award (2005) |
| No 1's | Jimmy Wakely - One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) (1948) Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - Lead Me On (1971) Loretta Lynn - Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight) (1976) Ricky Skaggs - Heartbroke (1982) Brooks & Dunn - She Used To Be Mine (1993) |
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| EVENTS | The Carlisles joined the Opry (1953) Burning pork chops cost Mel Tillis $2 million in a fire at his home (1988) Raul Malo's wife Betty gave birth to Raul Joaquin Martinez Malo III (1995) Gary Morris' wife gave birth to a son - Garon Hurley (1997) Heidi Newfield (Trick Pony) got engaged to Bill Johnson (2003) |
| No 1's | Ferlin Husky - Wings Of A Dove (1960) Rosanne Cash - My Baby Thinks He's A Train (1981) Judds - Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues (1987) |
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| EVENTS | Steve Wariner had his first Top 10 single with "Your Memory" (1980) J D Sumner died (1998) Steel guitarist Speedy West died (2003) Joe Nichols was inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame (2008) . |
| No 1's | Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee (1969) Waylon Jennings - Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way (1975) Anne Murray - Could I Have This Dance (1980) Restless Heart - That Rock Won't Roll (1986) Toby Keith - I Love This Bar (2003) |
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| EVENTS | First Country chart appearance for Johnny Cash with "Cry Cry Cry" (1955) |
| No 1's | Tom T Hall - Country Is (1974) Exile - Hang On To Your Heart (1985) Garth Brooks - Shameless (1991) Patty Loveless - Lonely Too Long - (1996) |
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| EVENTS | Hoyt Axton inducted into Oklahoma Hall Of Fame (1990) Lari White gave birth to a son - Mackenzie Rayne (1997) Billy Gilman appeared with Charlotte Church on BBC's "Children In Need" (2000) Don Gibson died (2003) Blake Shelton married Kaynette Williams (2003) A museum to chronicle the life of Freddy Fender opened in San Benito (2007) |
| No 1's | Waylon Jennings - Come With Me (1979) Exile - Give Me One More Chance (1984) Holly Dunn - You Really Had Me Going (1990) |
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| EVENTS | Jerry Lee Lewis divorced his cousin Myra (1970) Barbara Mandrell's first TV Special aired with Dolly Parton as a guest (1980) Ronnie Dunn was the winner of Marlboro' Country Music National Talent Roundup (1988) Wade Ray died (1998) Doug Sahm died (1999) Shania Twain received Canada's highest award "The Order of Canada" for her efforts to end child poverty (2005) John Hughey, former steel player died (2007) Chickie Williams, wife of Doc Williams died (2007) |
| No 1's | Sonny James - It's The Little Things (1967) Charley Pride - She's Too Good To Be True (1972) Eddy Raven - Bayou Boys (1989) Travis Tritt - Best of Intentions (2000) |
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| EVENTS | Bobby Russell died (1992) |
| No 1's | Bill Anderson - I Get The Fever (1966) Waylon Jennings - The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want To Get Over You) (1977) Barbara Mandrell - One Of A Kind Pair Of Fools (1983) Ricky Van Shelton - I'll Leave This World Loving You (1988) Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shut Up And Kiss Me (1994) |
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| EVENTS | Gene Autry debuted on the Grand Ole Opry (1954) RCA bought Elvis' contract from Sun Records for $40,000 (1955) Mark Collie married Anne (1982) Worldwide release of Garth Brooks' album "Fresh Horses"(1995) Chris LeDoux left hospital following his liver transplant (2000) Charlie Daniels underwent surgery for prostarte cancer (2001) David Allen received the CMA's International Broadcaters Award (2002) Travis Tritt's wife, Teresa, gave birth to a boy, Nathanial (2003) Lila McCann married Mike Wolofsky (2005) |
| No 1's | Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John (1961) Little Jimmy Dickens - May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose (1965) Merle Haggard - Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) (1971) T G Sheppard - War Is Hell (On The Homefront Too) (1982) Mark Chesnutt - Almost Goodbye (1993) |
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| EVENTS | Flatt & Scruggs had their first recording session with Columbia (1950) Jean Shepard joined the Opry (1955) Jim Eanes died (1995) Iris Dement & Greg Brown married in Kansas City (2002) Martina McBride is to turn on the Holiday lights at Gracelands (2008) Emerson Drive's, David Pichette and his wife Jill welcomed the birth of their first child Emma Victoria (2008) |
| No 1's | Webb Pierce - There Stands The Glass (1953) Conway Twitty - Fifteen Years Ago (1970) Hank Williams Jnr - All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) (1981) Randy Travis - I Won't Need You Anymore (Always And Forever) (1987) Alabama - I'm In A Hurry (And I Don't Know Why) (1992) |
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| EVENTS | One of the first TV shows featuring Country Music aired "Town Hall Party" (1957) Shania Twain entered the UK Charts at No 9 with "From This Moment On" (1998) Wynonna married D R Roach at a private ceremony (2003) Tim McGraw hosted the US TV programme "Saturday Live"and was the first country music artist to host the show this decade (2008) |
| No 1's | Dickey Lee - Rocky (1975) Kenny Rogers - Lady (1980) Marie Osmond & Paul Davis - You're Still New To Me (1986) Taylor Swift - Love Story (2008) |
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| EVENTS | Spade Cooley died (1969) Roy Acuff died (1992) Tommy Boyce died (1994) Tracy Byrd staged a street concert in Nashville Broadway (1996) Trace Adkins made his Grand Ole Opry debut (1996) Trace Adkins proposed to Rhonda Forlaw from the Opry stage (1996) Confederate Railroad's debut on the Opry (2001) Ronnie Dunn inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (2003) |
| No 1's | Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (1968) Loretta Lynn - Trouble In Paradise (1974) Gary Morris - I'll Never Stop Loving You (1985) Deana Carter - Strawberry Wine (1996) |
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| EVENTS | "Wanted The Outlaws" became the first Platinum Country album (1976) Billy Ray Cyrus day in Flatwoods Kentucky (1998) Teddy Wilburn died from congestive heart failure (2003) Glen Campbell arrested and charged with driving whilst under the influence, hit and run and aggravated assault (2003) Gary Morris married Terry Proveaux (2007) . |
| No 1's | Dick Thomas - Sioux City Sue (1945) Lawrence Welk Orc & Red Foley - Shame On You (1945) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl (1973) Johnny Lee - You Could've Heard A Heart Break (1984) K T Oslin - Come Next Monday (1990) Dierks Bentley - Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go0) (2007) |
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| EVENTS | Ernest Tubb's chart debut with "Blue Christmas" (1949) Bee Gees Country chart debut with "Rest Your Love On Me" (1978) Emmylou Harris guested on BBC 2's "Later With Jools Holland" (2000) . |
| No 1's | Kendalls - Sweet Desire (1978) Dolly Parton - Yellow Roses (1989) Phil Vassar - Just Another Day In Paradise (2000) |
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| EVENTS | Tennessee Ernie Ford's first No 1 "Mule Train" debuted on charts (1949) Johnny Cash chart debut with "Cry Cry Cry" (1955) Garth Brooks entered the charts with "The Red Strokes" (1994) Lisa Brokop entered the charts with "Take That" (1994) George Strait's album "Lead Onwards" entered the charts at No 1 (1994) "Storm In The Heartland" album - Billy Ray Cyrus entered the charts (1994) Mike Storey, co-founder of the BCMA died (2005) . |
| No 1's | Eddy Arnold - Somebody Like Me (1966) Earl Thomas Conley - Holding Her And Loving You (1983) Clay Walker - If I Could Make A Living (1994) |
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| EVENTS | Joe Diffie joined the Opry (1993) Faith Hill's first album "Take Me As I Am" debuted on the charts (1993) Suzy Bogguss' father died (1996) Walter Bailes died (2000) Elvis Presley was inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame (2001) Rosanne Cash had brain surgery to correct a benign condition (2007) |
| No 1's | Mel Tillis - Good Woman Blues (1976) Janie Fricke - It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy (1982) Alabama - Reckless (1993) |
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| EVENTS | WSM'S first "Barn Dance" broadcast from Nashville (1925) Eddy Arnold married Sally Katherine Gayheart (1941) Grand Ole Opry debut for Willie Nelson (1964) Marty Stuart joined the Opry (1992) Shooter Jennings and girlfriend Drea de Matteo became parents of a girl, Alabama Gypsy Rose (2007) Crystal Shawanda swept the board at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards receiving "Best Female Artist" - "Best Single", "Best Video", "Best Country Album" and "Best Album of the Year" (2008) |
| No 1's | Connie Smith - Once A Day (1964) Sonny James - Endlessly (1970) Merle Haggard - My Favorite Memory (1981) Steve Wariner - Lynda (1987) |
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| EVENTS | Grammy for Johnny Horton with "Battle of New Orleans"(1959) Mindy McCreedy pleaded guilty to purchasing painkillers witht a false prescription (2004) Country Music Comedian, Jim Nesbitt died (2007) |
| No 1's | Merle Haggard - It's All In The Movies (1975) Crystal Gayle - If You Ever Change Your Mind (1980) Alabama - Touch Me When We're Dancing (1986) |
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| EVENTS | Dottie West chart debut with "Let Me Off On The Corner"(1963) |
| No 1's | John Denver - Back Home Again (1974) Statler Bros - Too Much Of A Heart (1985) Randy Travis - Forever Together (1991) Rascal Flatts - These Days (2002) |
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| EVENTS | Fred Rose died (1954) Carter Stanley died (1966) Aaron Tippin's wife Thea gave birth to Thomas Aaron (2000) |
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Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray (1979) Your Heart's Not In It - Janie Fricke (1984) So Small - Carrie Underwood (2007) |
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| EVENTS | Pee Wee King recorded "Tennessee Waltz" (1947) |
| No 1's | Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (1957) I Just Want To Love You - Eddie Rabbitt (1978) It's Just A Matter Of Time - Randy Travis (1989) We Danced - Brad Paisley (2000) |
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| EVENTS | Dick Reinhart died (1948) Lew Childre died (1961) Bobby Bare married Jeannie (1964) Top album "Born To Sing" - Connie Smith (1966) Charley Pride's chart debut "Just Between You And Me" (1966) Leon Everette's chart debut with "I Love That Woman" (1977) Exile's first No 1 "Woke Up In Love" charted (1983) Kenny Rogers got his 11th Platinum Album for "What About Me" (1984) Platinum for Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" and "Best Of Merle Haggard" (1991) Guitarist Grady Martin died (2001) Trace Adkins and wife became parents of their third child (2004) |
| No 1's | Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton (1977) A Little Good News - Anne Murray (1983) I Know How He Feels - Reba McEntire (1988) The Big One - George Strait (1994) Come A Little Closer - Dierks Bentley (2005) |
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| EVENTS | Eddy Arnold had his first recording session in Nashville (1944) Rabon Delmore died (1952) George Strait married Norma Voss (1971) Jimmy Heap died (1977 ) Rockabilly singer Ray Smith died (1979) Connie B Gay died (1989) Judds performed at their "Final Farewell Concert" (1991) Platinum for Reba McEntire's album "For My Broken Heart" (1991) Doug Stone married Beth Snyder (1996) LeAnn Rimes appeared on ITV "Royal Variety Show" (1999) Rhonda Vincent had an operation for a ruptured disc in her neck (2001) Phil Vassar's wife, Julie, gave birth to a daughter, Presley Jade (2003) Little Jimmy Dickens was diagnosed with pneumonia and admitted to hospital (2004) |
| No 1's | Make The World Go Away - Eddy Arnold (1965) Kiss An Angel Good Morning - Charley Pride (1971) You And I - Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle (1982) American Honky Tonk Bar Association - Garth Brooks (1993) When I Said I Do - Clint Black (1999) Nothing On But The Radio - Gary Allan (2004) |
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| EVENTS | No 1 album "Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits" - Willie Nelson (1981) Carmol Taylor died (1986) Pappy Dailey died (1987) Wilf Carter died (1996) Shania Twain returned to No 1 in UK Album Chart with "Come On Over" (1999) Steve Wariner, Lee Ann Womack & Roy Clark appeared at the Christmas Pageant of Peace in Washington D.C. (2002) |
| No 1's | Bet Your Heart On Me - Johnny Lee (1981) Somebody Lied - Ricky Van Shelton (1987) I Cross My Heart - George Strait (1992) It Must be Love - Ty Herndon (1998) |
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| EVENTS | Roy Acuff left Columbia Records (1961) Vernon Oxford's chart debut "Shadows Of My Mind" (1975) Roy Orbison died (1988) Mavericks appeared on ITV programme "This Morning" (1999) Faith Hill gave birth to Audrey Caroline at 4.39pm (2001) Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas honoured Neal McCoy with the WB Brandon Carroll Humanitarian Award (2007) |
| No 1's | Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Slim Willett (1952) Back Street Affair - Webb Pierce (1952) Secret Love - Freddy Fender (1975) Smoky Mountian Rain - Ronnie Milsap (1980) It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You - George Strait (1986) |
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| EVENTS | Johnny Cash and June Carter appeared together for the first time in concert (1961) Bill Boyd died (1977 ) Patty Loveless' chart debut "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" (1985) No 1 album "Rhythm & Romance" - Rosanne Cash (1985) Barbara Mandrell entered the charts with "Fast Lanes & Country Roads" (1985) Brooks & Dunn's "A Man This Lonely" entered the charts (1996) Shelby Lynne on Channel 4's "Big Breakfast" programme (1999) LeAnn Rimes on ITV's "This Morning" programme (1999) Shania Twain Special on BBC 2 TV (1999) Moe Bandy had a heart attack after a show in Branson (2002) |
| No 1's | The Same Old Me - Ray Price (1959) She Called Me Baby - Charlie Rich (1974) I Don't Mind The Thorns (If You're The Rose - Lee Greenwood (1985) For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire (1991) Little Bitty - Alan Jackson (1996) |
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| EVENTS | Flatt & Scruggs performed at Carnegie Hall (1962) Flatt & Scruggs' first No 1 "Ballad Of Jed Clampett" charted (1962) Carl & Pearl Butler's first No 1 "Don't Let Me Cross Over" entered the charts (1962) No 1 album "Primrose Lane/Don't Give Up On Me" - Jerry Wallace (1973) Marty Robbins died following heart surgery (1982) Slim Pickens died (1983) Ricochet's chart debut "What Do I Know" (1995) Chad Brock married Natalie Bell (2001) Moe Bandy underwent triple bypass surgery (2002) Rascal Flatts received the Nashville Symphony Harmony Award which is presented to those who demonstrate continued support of Nashville's culture (2007) . |
| No 1's | It's Been So Long Darling - Ernest Tubb (1945) I Cheated Me Right Out Of You - Moe Bandy (1979) Chance of Lovin' You - Earl Thomas Conley (1984) I've Come To Expect It From You - George Strait (1990) Who Wouldn't Wanna Be With Me Tonight - Keith Urban (2003) |
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| EVENTS | Henson Cargill's chart debut with "Skip A Rope" (1967) Tommy Jackson died (1979) Roy Acuff & Ray Charles got Lifetime Achievement Awards from rhe NARAS (1987) Nick Kane married Kim Parker (1995) No 1 album "Fresh Horses" - Garth Brooks (1995) . |
| No 1's | My Special Angel - Bobby Helms (1957) Got The All Overs For You (All Over Me) - Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats (1972) On My Knees - Charlie Rich & Janie Fricke (1978) If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks (1989) Tall Tall Trees - Alan Jackson (1995) |
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| EVENTS | WSM Barn Dance recognised as the Grand Ole Opry by George D Hay (1927) |
| No 1's | Mule Train - Tennessee Ernie Ford (1949) Tell Me A Lie - Janie Fricke (1983) If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') - George Strait (1988) If You've Got Love - John Michael Montgomery (1994) |
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| EVENTS | Hank Williams had his first recording session (1946) Fiddlin' John Carson died (1949) Charlie Chase married Karen (1971) No 1 album "Somebody Somewhere" - Loretta Lynn (1976) Marty Roe married Robin (1982) Wilie Nelson performed at the Nobel Peace Prizes in Oslo (2002) Tim Mcgraw performed at the Nobel Peace Prizes in Oslo (2003) . |
| No 1's | Thinkin' of A Rendezvous - Johnny Duncan (1976) |
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| EVENTS | Wilma Burgess' chart debut with "Baby" (1965) Buddy Williams died (1966) Dolly Parton's first No 1 "Joshua" entered the charts (1970) Gary Allan married model Danette Day (1998) LeAnn Rimes entered UK Singles chart at 36 with "Crazy" (1999) Billy Yates' wife, Nancy gave birth to their first child Grayson Edward (2000) Wynonna was Maid of Honour at her sister, Ashley's marriage to Dario Franchittu in Scotland (2001) Deana Carter was arrested and released on $5000 bond (2002) . |
| No 1's | Caribbean - Mitchell Torok (1953) Still Doin' Time - George Jones (1981) The Last One To Know - Reba McEntire (1987) Let Me Let Go - Faith Hill (1998) |
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| EVENTS | Lulu Belle & Scotty Wiseman married (1934) Lorrie Morgan debuted on the Opry aged 13 (1973) No 1 album "Are You Ready For Freddy" - Freddy Fender (1975) Faith Hill debuted on the Opry (1993) Waylon Jennings had successful triple bypass surgery (1988) Ricky Skaggs's father died Ty England married Shanna (1996) Chris Cagle was charged with misdemeanour assault in Tucson (2007) Taylor Swift received a pink pick-up truck from Big Machine Records for her 18th birthday (2007) |
| No 1's | (I'm So) Afraid Of Losing You Again - Charley Pride (1969) |
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| EVENTS | "Big Bad John" (Jimmy Dean) became the first Country single to receive a RIAA Gold Record Award (1961) No 1 album "Something Special" - George Strait (1985) Jeff Carson married Kim Cooper (1987) Aaron Tippin's wife Thea gave birth to a son (1997) Troy Gentry (Montgomery Gentry) married Angie McClure (1999) Tim McGraw had an emergency appendectomy (2000) Toby Keith made his Opry debut (2002) |
| No 1's | Born To Be With You - Sonny James (1968) I Can Help - Billy Swan (1974) Nobody Falls Like A Fool - Earl Thomas Conley (1985) |
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| EVENTS | Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World" charted (1962) Ned Miller's chart debut "From A Jack To A King" (1962) Alan Jackson married Denise (1979) Tiny Moore died (1987) Bruce Kaplan died (1992) James Ervin "Jimmy" Porter, one of the first members of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys. died (2007) |
| No 1's | Silver Dew On The Blue Grass Tonight - Bob Wills (1945) Amazin' Love - Charley Pride (1973) Happy Birthday Darlin' - Conway Twitty (1979) Nobody Loves Me Like You Do - Anne Murray & Dave Loggins (1984) I Love This Bar - Toby Keith (2003) |
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| EVENTS | No 1 album "Branded Man" - Merle Haggard (1967) Don Williams' chart debut with "The Shelter Of Your Eyes" (1972) Jenny Lou Carson died (1978) Lucille Overstake (Three Little Maids) died (1978) Duane Propes (Little Texas) married Cindy (1994) Nicolette Larson died (1997) R J "Sunny" Spencer (Sons Of The Pioneers) married Linda (19??) Gary Stewart died (2003) Wynonna pleaded guilty to drink driving and was sentenced to 200 hours community service and lost her driveing licence for one year (2003) Martha Carson died (2004) |
| No 1's | The Gambler - Kenny Rogers (1978) Two Dozen Roses - Shenandoah (1989) My Next Thirty Years - Tim McGraw (2000) My Wish - Rascal Flatts (2006) |
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| EVENTS | The Jordanaires were formed in Springfield Missouri (1948) |
| No 1's | Sixtenn Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955) |
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| EVENTS | Kenny Chesney's chart debut with "Whatever It Takes" (1993) Tanya Tucker's home caught fire (1996) Ricky Skaggs received an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities Degree from East Kentucky University in Richmond (2004) |
| No 1's | Somewhere Between Right And Wrong - Earl Thomas Conley (1982) I Don't Call Him Daddy - Doug Supernaw (1993) When I Said I Do - Clint Black (1999) Back When - Tim McGraw (2004) |
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| EVENTS | No 1 album "The Johnny Cash Show" - Johnny Cash (1970) |
| No 1's | Let Me Be The One - Hank Locklin (1953) Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn (1970) All Roads Lead To You - Steve Wariner (1981) Do Ya' - K T Oslin (1987) She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues) - Alan Jackson (1992) Husbands And Wives - Brooks & Dunn (1998 ) |
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| EVENTS | Johnny Marvin died (1944) Marty Robbins' chart debut with "I'll Go On Alone" (1952) "Battle of New Orleans" - Johnny Horton, went Gold (1966) No 1 album "Best of Charley Pride" - Charley Pride (1969) Tom T Hall's first No 1 "A Week In A Country Jail" charted (1969) C W McCall's "Convoy" reached No 1 and stayed there for 6 weeks (1975) Jack Stapp died (1980) No 1 album "Greatest Hits" - Ronnie Milsap (1980) Don Law died (1982) Randy Travis joined the Opry (1986) Ricky Van Shelton's chart debut "Wild-Eyed Dream" (1986) Doug Stone left hospital after a heart attack (1995) Hank Snow died (1999) Eddy Arnold was presented with the National Medal of the Arts (2000) |
| No 1's | Convoy - C W McCall (1975) That's All That Matters - Mickey Gilley (1980) Too Much Is Not Enough - Bellamy Bros (1986) Longneck Bottle - Garth Brooks (1997) There Goes My Life - Kenny Chesney (2003) |
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| EVENTS | Asleep At The Wheel's chart debut with "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie" (1974) Willie Nelson's film debut in "Electric Horseman" (1979) No 1 album "Anything Goes" - Gary Morris (1985) Johnnie Bailes (Bailes Bros) died (1989) Drummer Sammy Lee Creason died (1995) Amie Comeaux died after a car crash (1997) Deana Carter charged with speeding and DUI (2001) |
| No 1's | El Paso - Marty Robbins (1959) Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell (1968) The Chair - George Strait 1985) My Next Broken Heart - Brooks & Dunn (1991) Who's Your Daddy - Toby Keith (2002) |
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| EVENTS | Sonny James' first No 1 "Young Love" charted (1956) No 1 album "Kentucky Hearts" - Exile (1984) No 1 album "Put Yourself In My Shoes" - Clint Black (1990) Billy Dean's chart debut with "Only Here For A Little While" (1990) Molly & The Heymakers' chart debut "Chasin' Something Called Love" (1990) Martina McBride gave birth to daughter Delaney (1995) Dave Dudley died (2003) |
| No 1's | Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way - Carl Smith (1951) If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard (1973) Why Not Me - Judds (1984) Our Song - Taylor Swift (2007) |
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| EVENTS | Jack Greene joined the Opry (1967) Becky Hobbs' chart debut "The More I Get The More I Want" (1978) Wynonna gave birth to Elijah Judd (1994) |
| No 1's | I'm Wastin' My Tears On You - Tex Ritter (1944) |
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| EVENTS | Samantha Bumgarner died (1960) No 1 album "Best of Sonny James" - Sonny James (1966) No 1 album "Here You Come Again" - Dolly Parton (1977) Charlie Moore died (1979) Karen Staley's chart debut "So Good To Be In Love" (1988) |
| No 1's | There Goes My Everything - Jack Greene (1966) Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You) - Larry Gatlin/Gatlin Boys (1983) When You Say Nothing At All - Keith Whitley (1988) Come A Little Closer - Dierks Bentley (2005) |
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| EVENTS | Roy Acuff married Mildred Douglas (1936) Jack Greene's chart debut "Ever Since My Baby Went Away" (1965) No 1 album "Cute 'N' Country" - Connie Smith (1965) George Jones & Tammy Wynette entered the charts "Take Me" (1971) Gatlin Bros joined the Opry (1976) Marty Robbins entered the charts with "Honkytonk Man" from the Clint Eastwood film (1982) Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette & Loretta Lynn entered the charts with "Silver Threads And Golden Needles"(1993) . |
| No 1's | A Heart Full of Love (For A Handful Of Kisses) - Eddy Arnold (1948) Buckaroo - Buck Owens & Buckaroos (1965) Sweet Dreams - Emmylou Harris (1976) Wild And Blue - John Anderson (1982) Breathe - Faith Hill (1999) Some Beach - Blake Shelton (2004) |
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| EVENTS | Jimmie Osborne died (1957) George Jones & Tammy Wynette's chart debut with "Take Me" (1971) Joe Shelton (Shelton Bros) died (1980) Roger Bowling died (1982) Forester Sisters chart debut with "(That's What You Do) When You're In Love" (1985) Pat Green underwent emergency surgery for an appendictis (2007) |
| No 1's | Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson (1970) Love In The First Degree - Alabama (1981) Somewhere Tonight - Highway 101 (1987) Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away - Vince Gill (1992) You're Easy On the Eyes - Terri Clark (1998) |
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| EVENTS | Johnny Lee's chart debut "Sometimes" (1975) No 1 album "Black Bear Road" - C W McCall (1975) Bob Luman died (1978) Jimmy Buffet's album "Volcano" awarded Gold (1979) Songwriter Howard Crockett died (1994) Jo Dee Messina's chart debut "Heads Carolina, Tails California" (1996) Vestal Goodman died (2003) Big & Rich's chart debut with "Wild West Show" (2003) Hank Garland died (2004) Ferlin Huskey underwent heart surgery (2005) Little Big Town's Philip Sweet's wife gave birth to their first child (2007) Two off duty police officers who were accused of holding Steve Holy and a friend at gunpoint (2007) |
| No 1's | Don't Let The Stars (Get In Your Eyes) - Skeets McDonald (1952) One In A Million - Johnny Lee (1980 ) Mind Your Own Business - Hank Williams Jnr (1986 ) |
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| EVENTS | Hank Williams gave his last live performance in Montgomery (1952) Charlie Pride married Rozene (1956) Merle Haggard's chart debut "Sing A Sad Song" (1963) Marty Stuart's chart debut "Arlene" (1985) No 1 album "The Heart Of The Matter" - Kenny Rogers (1985) Christy Forester married Gary (1986) Billy Ray Cyrus married Leticia Finley (1993) Shania Twain married Robert 'Mutt' Lange (1993) Curley Rhodes died (1994) Diamond Rio's drummer, Brian Prout married Stephanie Bentley (2001) . |
| No 1's | What A Man My Man Is - Lynn Anderson (1974) Have Mercy - Judds (1985) One Way Ticket - LeAnn Rimes (1996) She'll Leave You With A Smile - George Strait (2002) |
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| EVENTS | Bill Anderson's first chart entry with "That's What It's Like To be Lonesome" (1958) Glen Campbell entered the charts as The Green River Boys featuring Glen Campbell with "Kentucky Means Paradise" (1962) Rex Allen Jnr's chart debut with "The Great Mail Robbery" (1973) Trisha Yearwood's album "The Heart Remembers When" went Gold (1993) John Michael Montgomery slipped on ice and broke his leg (2000) Bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent made their Opry debut (2007) |
| No 1's | Don't Let Me Cross Over - Carl and Pearl Butler (1962) Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)? - Alan Jackson (2001) |
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| EVENTS | Bob Wills & Texas Playboys debut on the Grand Ole Opry (1944) |
| No 1's | Moanin' The Blues - Hank Williams & Drifting Cowboys (1950 ) She's Got To be A Saint - Ray Price (1972) |
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| EVENTS | Roy Rogers married Dale Evans (1947) Hank Snow's chart debut "Marriage Vow" (1949) Hank Williams died during the night of Dec 31 and Jan 1st (1952) Rick Nelson died (1985) No 1 album "The Hits" - Garth Brooks (1994) Floyd Cramer died (1997) Lee Greenwood closed his theatre at Pigeon Forge (2000) Jim McReynolds (Jim & Jesse) died (2002) Derailers, Tony Villaneuva, left the group (2003) |
| No 1's | Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right - Billy Currington (2005)
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Roy Acuff hired Minnie Pearl to perform on his tours (1940) |
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