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Charlie Daniels Suffers A Stroke This Day In Country Music – January 15th (Video)
January 15, 2013 2010 - Charlie Daniels suffers a mild stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado.
Johnny Cash
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Colin Raye Loves His First #1 This Day in Country Music – January 4th (Video)
January 4, 2013 1992 - Collin Raye posts his first #1 country single with "Love, Me".
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Willie Shot at County Line This Day in Country Music – December 26th (video)
December 26, 2012 2001 - Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack shoot the video to "Mendocino County Line" in Austin, Texas.
2007 - Capitol releases Trace Adkins' "You're Gonna Miss This" to radio.
1996 - Johnny Cash is hailed on CBS-TV's "The Kennedy Center Honors," featuring Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson and Lyle Lovett.
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The Country Gets Footloose, Again! This Day in Country Music – November 5th (Video)
November 5, 2012 2010 - Filming on "Footloose," starring Julianne Hough, wraps in Georgia.
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The Man in Black Goes Number One This Day in Country Music – October 10th (Video)
October 10, 2012 1970 - The Kris Kristofferson song "Sunday Morning Coming Down" takes Johnny Cash to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
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The Music Fades to Black This Day in Country Music – September 12th (Video)
September 12, 2012 2003 - Johnny Cash dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital, of complications from diabetes, four months after the death of his wife, June Carter.
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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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Folsom Prison And Johnny Cash, This Day in Country Music – July 30th (Video)
July 30, 2012 Historically speaking, July 30th has been an important date for the late Johnny Cash.
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Bobbie Gentry Born This Day in Country Music – July 27th (Video)
July 27, 2012 Roberta Streeter... does the name ring a bell? Her song (also made into a "made for TV" movie) went to #1 and she won 3 Grammys!
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The Urban Cowboy Earns Platinum This Day in Country Music – July 24th (Video)
July 24, 2012 Urban Cowboy is a ground breaking movie that mixed the different sides of "Country". What artist do you think of when you think Urban Cowboy? Johnny Lee? Charlie Daniels? How about Jimmy Buffett?
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It’s Like Money in the Bank This Day in Country Music – July 10th (Video)
July 10, 2012 The funny thing about popular music is that a #1 means money in your pocket but not necessarily a memorable song. I bet you remember this big hair!
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The First Real 4th of July Picnic This Day in Country Music – July 4th (Video)
July 4, 2012 The 4th of July means "Independence Day" for all of America. But in Texas, it also means Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic. A Texas tradition that carries on today.