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This Day In Country Music History – April 19th

Sean Ericson — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:05:45 +0000

On this day in 2010, Tim Mcgraw, Faith Hill, Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum and Rascal Flatts performed for Acm Presents: Brooks & Dunn – The Last Rodeo, the tribute concert special honoring Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn.

This Day In Country Music History – April 12th

Sean Ericson — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:33:25 +0000
On this day in 2010, Parade magazine reported in their annual “What People Earn” salary list that Taylor Swift made 17.2 million dollars in 2009. Today in 2000, George Strait landed his 36th Billboard number one with “The Best Day”. Dwight Yoakam’s album Hillbilly Deluxe was certified platinum today in 1994. And on this day [...]

This Day In Country Music History – April 11th

Sean Ericson — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:49:40 +0000
On this day in 2010, Shania Twain spoke with Oprah Winfrey about her upcoming show that will be on the own network. That was a year ago, and the show still isn’t on the air. Today in 2002, Chris Cagle landed his very first #1 song with “I Breathe In, I Breathe Out”. George Strait [...]

This Day In Country Music History – April 8th

Sean Ericson — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:46:04 +0000
On this day in 2010, Alan Jackson’s “Freight Train Tour” kicked off in Fort Meyers, Florida with Josh Turner and Chris Young on tap to get the crowd revved up… Jackson recently returned from his first tour of Australia. Today in 2004, Kenny Chesney’s When The Sun Goes Down held its spot at the top [...]

This Day In Country Music History – April 7th

Sean Ericson — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:37:46 +0000

On this day in 2010, Alan Jackson's Freight Train rolled into the #2 spot on the Billboard Country Albums chart after being derailed from debuting in the #1 position by Lady Antebellum, as the trio celebrated their 10th week at the top with Need You Now.

This Day In Country Music History – April 6th

Sean Ericson — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:47:08 +0000
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. Today in 2000, Brad Paisley’s album Who Needs Pictures was certified gold … Brad is all geared up to release his latest [...]

This Day In Country Music History – April 5th

Sean Ericson — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:35:06 +0000
On this day in 2010, Zac Brown Band’s “Highway 20 Ride” jumped to #1 on both the Mediabase and Billboard’s country singles charts marking the band’s third #1 single behind “Chicken Fried” and “Toes”. Today in 1992, Garth Brooks had the top three albums on the Billboard country albums chart –garth’s debut album was at [...]

This Day In Country Music History – March 30th

Sean Ericson — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:39:29 +0000
On this day in 2010, Alan Jackson released his long awaited 18th album, Freight Train, which he says he named after a track on the project… Jackson just returned from his first performances in Australia. Today in 2001, Diamond Rio’s “One More Day” would spend one more week at #1. Clay Walker landed another #1 [...]

This Day In Country Music History – March 25th

Sean Ericson — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:35:22 +0000
On this day in 2010, Dolly Parton came to the defense of reality star Heidi Montag about her extreme makeover procedures… dolly told Access Hollywood, “oh, I would have probably done it when I was that age if i could have afforded it and thought i needed it.” Today in 2003, Blue Collar Comedy Tour: [...]

This Day In Country Music History – March 23rd

Sean Ericson — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:33:41 +0000
On this day in 2010, Josh Turner celebrated his four-week #1 song “Why Don’t We Just Dance” in Nashville… Josh said that he always that song was special. Today in 2004, Kenny Chesney’s duet with Uncle Kracker, “When The Sun Goes Down” hit number one on both country charts. Diamond Rio’s “One More Day” continued [...]

This Day In Country Music History – March 22nd

Sean Ericson — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:01:43 +0000
On this day in 2010, Luke Bryan gave a special performance of his #1 song “Do I” on AOL Sessions… he was joined by the song’s co- writers… Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, as well as Hillary Scott all of Lady Antebellum. Today in 2002, Brooks & Dunn captured another #1 single with “The Long [...]

This Day In Country Music History – March 21st

Sean Ericson — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:30:57 +0000
On this day in 2010, tragedy struck Carrie Underwood’s “Play On” tour when one of her truck drivers was killed in a tractor-trailer accident… that night Carrie dedicated her song “Temporary Home” to the driver and his family. Today in 2003, the Dixie Chicks album Home was certified for sales of over six million copies. [...]

Today In Country Music History – March 2nd

Sean Ericson — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:40:59 +0000
On this day in 2010, Reba Mcentire and Blake Shelton read the nominees for the 45th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards live on CBS’ Early Show… this year’s ACM Awards will be hosted by Reba and Blake on April 3. Today in 2001, Toby Keith’s “You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This” began a three-week [...]

This Day In Country Music History – February 18

Sean Ericson — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:41:26 +0000
On this day in 2010, Faith Hill was a guest judge on Project Runway… faith had flown to New York City February 10th to film the show’s finale – it was the evening of that massive storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in the big apple. Today in 2002, after just one [...]

This Day In Country Music History – February 17th

Sean Ericson — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:28:01 +0000
On this day in 2010, “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” from Josh Turner’s album Haywire was rolling through its second straight week on top of the Billboard country singles chart. Today in 2001, Brad Paisley was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry… today Paisley is considered the Opry’s ambassador. Garth Brooks set [...]

This Day In Country Music History – February 16th

Sean Ericson — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:13:18 +0000
On this day in 2010, country music snagged two spots on Billboard.Com’s “top 10 sexiest women in music” poll. Carrie Underwood was #6, and Taylor Swift was 9; Britney Spears grabbed the top spot. Today in 1975, Marty Robbins was involved in a crash while racing in the Daytona 500 in Florida… Robbins competed in [...]

This Day In Country Music History – February 15th

Sean Ericson — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:52:20 +0000
On this day in 2010, Brad Paisley scored the 15th #1 hit in his career with the title track from his album, American Saturday Night… it reached the top spot on the Mediabase country singles chart. Today in 2005, Rascal Flatts began a third straight week at number one with “Bless The Broken Road”… the [...]

This Day In Country Music History – February 14th

Sean Ericson — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:46:03 +0000
On this day in 2010, Taylor Swift made her big screen debut in Valentine’s Day… Taylor wasn’t in the film for long — she had under 10 minutes of screen time, with just four scenes. Today in 2001, Dixie Chick Emily Robison appeared on the celebrity edition of the TV show Who Wants To Be [...]

This Day In Country Music History – February 11th

Sean Ericson — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:25:54 +0000
On this day in 2010, Lady Antebellum’s sophomore cd, Need You Now, earned the #1 spot on the Billboard top 200 chart for a second consecutive week … Lady A is the first country group to hold a multi-week #1 since the Dixie Chicks in 2006. Today in 2003, George Strait released for the last [...]

This Day In Country Music History – February 10th

Sean Ericson — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:30:01 +0000
On this day in 2010, Luke Bryan was joined by his lady antebellum buddies and “do I” co-writers Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood to celebrate the #1 success of Luke’s single in Nashville… Today in 1995, Johnny Paycheck’s take this job and shove it was certified platinum. Randy Travis’ Storms Of Life was certified platinum [...]