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A 6 Pack Takes You to #1 This Day in Country Music – September 4th (Video)
September 4, 2012 1982 - Kenny Rogers goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Love Will Turn You Around".
This Day In Country Music History
This Day In Country Music History
September 4, 2012
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Houston Boy Hits #1 This Day in Country Music – September 3rd (Video)
September 3, 2012 2009 - Arista releases Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova" to radio.
2008 - Taylor Swift makes her European concert debut, performing a sold-out show at King's College in London.
2006 - Billy Gilman co-hosts segments of the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon from Las Vegas. Guests f
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Mama Tried For #1 and Got It This Day in Country Music – August 31st (Video)
August 31, 2012 1968 - Merle Haggard's prison-themed "Mama Tried" does time at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
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Cajun Country This Day in Country Music – August 29th (Video)
August 29, 2012 1927 - Jimmy C. Newman born in High Point, Louisiana. He becomes the rare Cajun artist to achieve commercial success in country music, with more than 10 Top 10 hits from 1954-1966, leading to his entry into the Grand Ole Opry
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The Birth of Blue This Day in Country Music – August 28th (Video)
August 28, 2012 From birth to Grammy winner all in 13 years!
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“Greatest Country Song” This Day in Country Music – August 27th (Video)
August 27, 2012 What are the greatest Country songs of all time? CMT picked one of the best from Merle Haggard.
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The Outlaw Bit Gets Out of Hand This Day in Country Music – August 24th (Video)
August 24, 2012 1977 - Waylon Jennings is arrested in the middle of a recording session, along with his secretary, Lori Evans, on charges of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine.
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A Rhinestone Cowboy Sits on Top of the Charts This Day in Country Music – August 23rd (Video)
August 23, 2012 1975 - Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" rides to #1 on the Billboard country chart.
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2 Singers Hit #1 at the Same Time, With The Same Song This Day in Country Music – August 22nd (Video)
August 22, 2012 1998 - "I'm Alright," written by Phil Vassar, takes Jo Dee Messina to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
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His Fiddle Really Was Gold This Day in Country Music – August 21st (Video)
August 21, 2012 1979 - "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" brings The Charlie Daniels Band the only gold single of its career.
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“The Perfect Country and Western Song” This Day in Country Music – August 20th (Video)
August 20, 2012 1974 - David Allan Coe records "the perfect country & western song,"
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Out Shined by the Late Elvis This Day in Country Music – August 17th (Video)
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.