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Folsom Prison And Johnny Cash, This Day in Country Music – July 30th (Video)
July 30, 2012 Historically speaking, July 30th has been an important date for the late Johnny Cash.
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Tiny Woman, Big Voice! This Day in Country Music – July 29th (Video)
July 29, 2012 2011 - The Lady Antebellum single "Just A Kiss" is certified gold, platinum and quintuple-platinum.
2006 - Former Negro League baseball player Charley Pride sings the American and Canadian national anthems in Cooperstown, New York, when 17 former Negro Leaguers join the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Bobbie Gentry Born This Day in Country Music – July 27th (Video)
July 27, 2012 Roberta Streeter... does the name ring a bell? Her song (also made into a "made for TV" movie) went to #1 and she won 3 Grammys!
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I’d Like to Address This Meeting…This Day in Country Music – July 26th (Video)
July 26, 2012 Many successful Country songs have been written about existing TV shows or motion pictures. Here is a Country song that had a TV movie made based on it.
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Posthumous is Better Than Never This Day in Country Music – July 25th (Video)
July 25, 2012 Keith Whitley's brief mainstream country music career lasted only about 5 years and his first certified Gold record didn't come until 1989 after his passing.
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The Urban Cowboy Earns Platinum This Day in Country Music – July 24th (Video)
July 24, 2012 Urban Cowboy is a ground breaking movie that mixed the different sides of "Country". What artist do you think of when you think Urban Cowboy? Johnny Lee? Charlie Daniels? How about Jimmy Buffett?
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Toby Keith – Singer, Actor, Punching Bag This Day in Country Music – July 23rd (Video)
July 23, 2012 2005 - Toby Keith begins a six-week stay at the top of the Billboard country chart with "As Good As I Once Was".
2004 - Jeff Foxworthy's "Redneck Stomp" comes out on top as CMT debuts the special "20 Funniest Videos"
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Garth Brooks and KISS On The Same Stage This Day in Country Music – July 13th (Video)
July 13, 2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts a really musical performance back in 1994.
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Willie Goes Reggae This Day in Country Music – July 12th (Video)
July 12, 2012 Always willing to try something different, Willie Nelson mixed two of my favorite musical genres, Country and Reggae. No surprise, the album "Countryman" was met with some controversy.
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A Good Day For Ex’s This Day in Country Music – July 11th (Video)
July 11, 2012 Even if your "Ex" doesn't invoke goo memories, this classic from George Strait probably will.
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It’s Like Money in the Bank This Day in Country Music – July 10th (Video)
July 10, 2012 The funny thing about popular music is that a #1 means money in your pocket but not necessarily a memorable song. I bet you remember this big hair!
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Meet Private Malone This Day in Country Music – July 9th (Video)
July 9, 2012 A song that stands the test of time is what all songwriters strive for. Wood Newton and Thom Shepherd created that song and David Ball brought it to fans.