1986 - Singer-songwriter Ashley Monroe born in Knoxville. She writes Jason Aldean's 2009 single "The Truth" and Miranda Lambert's "Heart Like Mine." She also joins Lambert and Angaleena Presley in the band Pistol Annies.
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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2010 - The Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffett collaborate on "Margaritaville," "Chicken Fried" and "Toes" as a new episode of "CMT Crossroads" premieres.
2009 - Lady Antebellum's "I Run To You" video premieres on CMT.com.
2007 - Billy Ray Cyrus is told by a judge on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" he looks "like a crazy bear lost in