This Day In Country Music History

2003 - Johnny Cash dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital, of complications from diabetes, four months after the death of his wife, June Carter.

1982 - Jerry Reed hits the mother lode on Billboard's country chart, going to #1 with "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)".

1986 - Singer-songwriter Ashley Monroe born in Knoxville. She writes Jason Aldean's 2009 single "The Truth" and Miranda Lambert's "Heart Like Mine." She also joins Lambert and Angaleena Presley in the band Pistol Annies.

1991 - Brooks & Dunn reach #1 in Billboard for the first time with "Brand New Man". 2011 - Jason Aldean earns a double-platinum single for "Dirt Road Anthem" and a double-platinum album for "My Kinda Party".   2010 - Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffany Fallon have a daughter, Raquel Blue Rooney.   ...

1980 - Johnny Lee earns his first #1 country single in Billboard with "Lookin' For Love".

1955 - Tennessee Ernie Ford sings "Sixteen Tons" on his daytime variety show. Fan mail pours in, and Ford records it two weeks later.

1982 - Kenny Rogers goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Love Will Turn You Around".

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...

1968 - Merle Haggard's prison-themed "Mama Tried" does time at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.

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. 2011 - Capitol releases Luke Bryan's "I Don't Want This Night To End" to radio...

From birth to Grammy winner all in 13 years!

What are the greatest Country songs of all time?  CMT picked one of the best from Merle Haggard.