Bluegrass Is Cool Again! This Day In Country Music – December 5th
2010 - Merle Haggard, Oprah Winfrey and Paul McCartney are recognized during the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama is on hand for the ceremony.
Merle Haggard
Miranda Lambert Dominates And Merle Does Time This Day In Country Music – August 31st
2010 - Miranda Lambert receives five nominations for the 44th annual Country Music Association awards on the first of two days of nominee announcements. Three are for "White Liar," two for "The House That Built Me"
Jimmy Wayne Spends 7 Months On The Road With No Ride This Day In Country Music – August 1st
2010 - Jimmy Wayne arrives at HomeBase Youth Services in Phoenix, finishing a seven-month Meet Me Halfway walk for homeless teens.
New Merle Haggard Album, ‘Working in Tennessee’ Set for October Release
Cancer survivor Merle Haggard says he’s “swinging back in full throttle right now,” and his engine is revving thanks in part to his new album, ‘Working in Tennessee,’ which is due Oct. 4 on Vanguard Records.
“Music keeps me alive. It makes me breathe better,” says Haggard, who had a cancerous tumor removed from his right lung in November 2008.
Blake’s Gold Hillbilly Bone, Willie In The Promiseland and Opra At The Opry This Day In Country Music History – June 28th
2010 - "Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton's collaboration with Trace Adkins, earns a gold single.
A Big Day For Babies This Day In Country Music History – June 20th
2009 - Steel Magnolia is introduced on the season premiere of CMT's competition "Can You Duet." Judges for the season include Big Kenny, Naomi Judd and Big Machine executive Scott Borchetta.
“I Will Always Love…” Dolly Parton, This Day In Country Music History – June 13th
2006 - Sugarland receives a gold single for "Just Might (Make Me Believe)".
Waylon’s Greatest, Reba’s Greatest And A Grand Ole’ David Nail – This Day In Country Music History – May 16th
2009 - David Nail makes his Grand Ole Opry debut.
What Faith Hill Does When The Lights Go Down – This Day In Country Music History – May 5th
On this day in 2010, Lady Antebellum's Need You Now was #1 on Billboard's Country Albums chart for the 14th week… Zac Brown Band's The Foundation continued to hold at #2, while Miranda Lambert was at 3 with Revolution.
This Day In Country Music History – April 20th
On this day in 2010, Lady Antebellum was enjoying the view from the top spot on both country singles charts with "American Honey"… it was their second week at #1 on Billboard and they replaced Zac Brown Band's "Highway 20 Ride" on Mediabase.
This Day In Country Music History – April 6th
On this day in 2010, Taylor Swift was on Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world… at #37, swift was the only country artist named in the poll.
This Day In Country Music History – March 14th
On this day in 2010, Justin Moore had one of his guitars stolen during a show in Royal Oak, Michigan and it was never returned… just a few weeks ago, Justin returned to the same town and his bus caught fire.