2010 - The movie "Country Strong," starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw, premieres at Nashville's Green Hills 16 theaters, drawing Luke Bryan, Sara Evans, Dierks Bentley, Mark Collie, Jerrod Niemann and Little Big Town.
1941 - Singer-songwriter Guy Clark born in Monahans, Texas.
2010 - Filming on "Footloose," starring Julianne Hough, wraps in Georgia.
2003 - Rodney Crowell ("Please Remember Me"), John Prine ("Love Is On A Roll"), Paul Overstreet ("On The Other Hand") and Hal Blair ("Please Help Me, I'm Falling") are added to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in a Loews Vanderbilt Plaza ceremony.
1974 - Emmylou Harris records "If I Could Only Win Your Love" and her first single, "Too Far Gone".
2011 - MCA releases George Strait's single "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" to radio.
2008 - Trace Adkins collects a gold single for "You're Gonna Miss This".
1956 - Charley Pride pitches four innings of shutout ball, as the Negro League All-Stars beat the Major League All-Stars--including Hank Aaron and Willie Mays--4-2.
2009 - Taylor Swift's single "You Belong With Me" is certified gold, platinum and double-platinum
2010 - Don Williams and Jimmy Dean are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
2010 - Blake Shelton is inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.
1963 - David Allan Coe begins serving a four-year prison sentence at the Ohio State Penitentiary, for car theft, possession of obscene materials and possession of burglary tools.
1963 - Buck Owens attains the #1 spot on the Billboard country chart.
1968 - Glen Campbell wins two honors, Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year, during the second annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
1958 - Alan Jackson born in Newnan, Georgia.
