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Country Has Never Been This Far Before, This Day in Country Music – April 4th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:55:16 +0000

1973 – Conway Twitty records “You’ve Never Been This Far Before”… and “I’m Not Through Loving You Yet” at Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. 2006 – Lyric Street releases Rascal Flatts’ album “Me And My Gang”. 2004 – Martina McBride’s “Independence Day” tops the list as CMT pesents “100 Greatest Music Videos”. [...]

Back To Back Gilley This Day in Country Music – March 8th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:57:35 +0000

1936 – Mickey Gilley born in Natchez, Mississippi. A piano-playing cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, he becomes a ballad singer during the Urban Cowboy era, in which his club, Gilley’s, plays a central role. 2011 – RCA releases the Sara Evans album “Stronger”. 2007 – Carrie Underwood sings “Wasted” during [...]

Texan Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame This Day in Country Music – November 2nd (Video)

Sean Ericson — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:10:03 +0000

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.Saturday, November 17th you can see Rodney Crowell live on stage at The [...]

Country Music, Meet Sue. This Day in Country Music – July 2nd (Video)

Sean Ericson — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:00:48 +0000

Funny songs played in prisons. Definitely the recipe for success. 2009 – The Kellie Pickler single “Best Days Of Your Life,” co-written with Taylor Swift, is certified gold. 2005 – “Fast Cars And Freedom” races Rascal Flatts’ name to the top of the Billboard country chart. 2005 – Live 8 concerts are held around [...]

We Add Krackers To The Mix This Day In Country Music – June 6th

Sean Ericson — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:00:17 +0000

When the sun goes down, we’ll be groovin’! The party started with the birth of a baby boy this day in 1974. 2009 – George Strait headlines the inaugural event at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton. Lee Ann Womack is a last-minute replacement for Julianne Hough, who bows out [...]

Urban Cowboy Hits Screens This Day In Country Music – June 5th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:18:09 +0000

What’s your favorite movie that features some of the best country music ever made? It’s hard to overlook Urban Cowboy. 2007 – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill receive the Academy of Country Music’s Career Achievement Award when they kick off their Soul2Soul 2007 concert tour at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. 2003 – [...]

#1 On CMT's 100 Greatest Music Videos This Day In Country Music – April 4th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:00:43 +0000

2006 – Lyric Street releases Rascal Flatts’ “Me And My Gang” album. 2004 – Martina McBride’s “Independence Day” tops the list as CMT pesents “100 Greatest Music Videos”. 2001 – Sara Evans collects her second gold album, for “Born To Fly”. 1998 – Trisha Yearwood makes her way to #1 in Billboard [...]

Conway Twitty Hits #1 This Day In Country Music – March 29th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:49:37 +0000

2004 – Dierks Bentley undergoes knee surgery in Nashville, nine days after an on-stage accident left him with a torn ligament and bruised knee bone. 2003 – Joe Nichols picks up his first #1 single in Billboard with “Brokenheartsville”. 2002 – The movie “Panic Room,” starring Jodie Foster, opens in American theaters. Dwight Yoakam has [...]

A Big Day For Babies This Day In Country Music – December 27th

Sean Ericson — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:02:47 +0000

2009 – Clay and Jessica Walker have a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Walker. 2007 – Little Big Town’s Phillip Sweet and his wife, Rebecca, have a daughter, Penelopi Jane Sweet, at Nashville’s Baptist Hospital. 2005 – Show Dog Nashville releases Toby Keith’s single “Get Drunk And Be Somebody”. 1986 – Hank Williams Jr.’s remake [...]

Big & Rich Debut On The Opry And A Genius Is Born This Day In Country Music – September 23rd

Sean Ericson — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:57:08 +0000

2006 – Big & Rich and Cowboy Troy make their Grand Ole Opry debut, with Big Kenny and John Rich turning in “8th Of November” and a swing version of “Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)”. 2006 – Vince Gill and Alison Krauss tape an episode of “CMT Cross Country” at The Factory in [...]

Brad Paisley & Keith Urban Start A Band And Conway Goes "That Far" This Day In Country Music – September 8th

Sean Ericson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:46:25 +0000

2008 – Arista releases Brad Paisley’s duet with Keith Urban, “Start A Band,” to radio. 2007 – Rodney Atkins climbs to #1 on the Billboard chart with “These Are My People”. 2005 – Capitol releases Trace Adkins’ “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” to radio. 1997 – LeAnn Rimes’ version of “How Do I Live” [...]

Blake Shelton And Conway Twitty Together On 'Goodbye Time'

Danny Merrell — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:21:36 +0000

In 1988, The legendary Conway Twitty released the song 'Goodbye Time' and took it to the top ten in the charts.

17 years later, Blake Shelton also recorded the song and it also made it to the top ten.

Now, through the talented abilities of KICKS 105 Production Director Sean Ericson, Blake and Conway team up for 'Goodbye Time'.

This Day In Country Music History – March 17th

Sean Ericson — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:32:35 +0000

On this day in 2010, Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now continued to top Billboard’s country album chart, and was #3 on the all-genre Top 200, and it was still selling more than 100 thousand copies each week. Today in 1998, George Strait began his second week at #1 with “Round About Way”. “This Woman And [...]