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Hunter Hayes Rocks 200,000 at the Age of 5 This Day in Country Music – June 14th (Video)
1997 - Hank Williams Jr. welcomes a surprise guest, five-year-old Hunter Hayes, to play for 200,000 people at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
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Dwight Yoakam The Last in Line This Day in Country Music – May 26th (Video)
2009 - Dwight Yoakam performs on "The Tonight Show"
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Hank Williams, Jr. Announces 2013 Summer Tour
The legendary Hank Williams, Jr. has announced a summer run of concert dates in support of his most recent album, 'Old School, New Rules,' which he released last July.
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Johnny Cash Debuts On CMT… In 2007? This Day in Country Music – March 22nd (Video)
2007 - Jason Aldean's "Johnny Cash" video debuts on CMT.
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“Greatest Song of The Decade” Announced on This Day in Country Music – November 13th (Video)
2010 - Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" ranks #1 as CMT debuts "40 Greatest Songs Of The Decade".
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Buck Tops The Charts This Day in Country Music – October 19th (Video)
1963 - Buck Owens attains the #1 spot on the Billboard country chart.
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Hank Williams Sr. and Jr. Sing Together This Day in Country Music – October 9th (Video)
1989 - The pairing of Hank Williams Jr. with Hank Sr. on "There's A Tear In My Beer" wins two honors during the 23rd annual Country Music Association awards
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One of The Best Love Songs in Country Music Goes # 1 – October 3rd [VIDEO]
1992 - Collin Raye's "In This Life" rises to #1 on the Billboard country chart.
2011 - ESPN pulls Hank Williams Jr.'s "Monday Night Football" theme the same day the singer makes a statement on FOX News widely interpreted as comparing president Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler
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The Country Gets The Shaft This Day in Country Music – September 11th (Video)
1982 - Jerry Reed hits the mother lode on Billboard's country chart, going to #1 with "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)".
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Hank Jr Takes His Historic Fall This Day in Country Music – August 8th (Video)
1975 - Hank Williams Jr. has a near-fatal fall while mountain climbing in Montana.
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Keith Whitley Born This Day in Country Music – July 1st (Video)
2001 - Rascal Flatts' "Easy" video, featuring Natasha Bedingfield, debuts on CMT.
2009 - Atlantic releases The Zac Brown Band's "Toes" to radio.
1995 - "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" puts John Michael Montgomery at the top spot on the Billboard country chart.
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Brad Paisley and Hank Williams Jr. ‘Get Drunk and Play Hank Williams’ at 2012 CMT Awards
The 2012 CMT Awards, which took place tonight (June 6), were too big for the auditorium, metaphorically speaking. Therefore, the live duet of ‘I’m Gonna Get Drunk and Play Hank Williams,’ performed by Hank Williams Jr. with an assist from Brad Paisley, was too much to be contained by a venue with a roof, so the superstars performed it outside. What a treat for fans!