2006 - Little Big Town's Kimberly Roads marries Stephen Schlapman on a Caribbean island. Witnessing the moment are her bandmates: Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook--who married each other six months earlier--and Phillip Sweet.

2011 - Big Machine releases Taylor Swift's "Ours" to radio.

 

2005 - Lee Ann Womack collects a gold album for "There's More Where That Came From".

 

2003 - The latest episode of "CMT Crossroads" debuts, pairing Dolly Parton with Melissa Etheridge. Radney Foster hosts.

 

1992 - Marty Stuart joins the Grand Ole Opry, the first new member added following the death of Roy Acuff.

 

1972 - Charlie Rich records "Behind Closed Doors" in Nashville.

 

1964 - Connie Smith's debut single, "Once A Day," goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.

 

1964 - Willie Nelson makes his Grand Ole Opry debut.

 

1955 - Kristine Oliver born in Manhattan Beach, California. Along with older sister Janis Gill, Oliver--who becomes Kristine Arnold after she's married--forms Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, securing a string of rockabilly-tinged hits in the 1980s.

 

1925 - "The WSM Barn Dance" begins broadcasting in Nashville, with a one-hour performance by Uncle Jimmy Thompson. It's later renamed the Grand Ole Opry. Thompson's first-night songs include "When You And I Were Young Maggie".

 

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