August 22, 2012 1998 - "I'm Alright," written by Phil Vassar, takes Jo Dee Messina to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
August 21, 2012 1979 - "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" brings The Charlie Daniels Band the only gold single of its career.
August 20, 2012 1974 - David Allan Coe records "the perfect country & western song,"
August 17, 2012 1977 - Steve Wariner has his first recording session, cutting "I'm Already Taken" at RCA Studio B. The studio is filled with reporters, but they are uninterested in Steve.
August 15, 2012 Well that's a fine howdy-do! The JaneDear Girls lose their record deal while celebrating a birthday. I've attached their video for the song "Wildfire". Take a look and see if you think they should have been dropped.
August 12, 2012 1994 - Less than two months after All-4-One netted a gold single for a pop version of "I Swear," John Michael Montgomery's country rendition also goes gold.
August 11, 2012 "Ain't what it used to Be" is a phrase I'm sure you have heard before. Don't think today's Country music sounds like it used to? Maybe not but that doesn't mean twin fiddles and a steel guitar.
August 10, 2012 1928 - Jimmy Dean born in Olton, Texas. A network TV host and sausage-company owner, he sells a million copies of the 1961 single "Big Bad John."
August 9, 2012 2003 - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett spend the first of eight weeks at the top of the Billboard chart with "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere".
August 8, 2012 CDZA is a group of very talented performers that, in this featured video, perform what they call the "human jukebox".
August 8, 2012 1975 - Hank Williams Jr. has a near-fatal fall while mountain climbing in Montana.
August 7, 2012 I'm from the Houston area and am constantly reminded of the history that comes from this part of the country.
