A Double Shot For Willie This Day in Country Music – February 15th (Video)
1979 - Willie Nelson wins two trophies during the 21st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles:
1979 - Willie Nelson wins two trophies during the 21st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles:
Willie Nelson is almost 80, but the country superstar will stay as relevant as ever with the release of 'Let's Face the Music and Dance,' a collection of one of the prolific entertainer's favorites. The project will include classics from a wide range of genres, including songs by Irving Berlin, Carl Perkins, Django Reinhardt and Spade Cooley.
2012 - Blake Shelton nets gold and platinum.
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.
2002 - "Who's Your Daddy?" lands Toby Keith at #1 on the Billboard country chart.
2006 - Little Big Town's Kimberly Roads marries Stephen Schlapman on a Caribbean island. Witnessing the moment are her bandmates: Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook--who married each other six months earlier--and Phillip Sweet
2010 - Willie Nelson is arrested in Sierra Blanca, Texas, for possession of six ounces of marijuana.
2010 - The movie "Country Strong," starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw, premieres at Nashville's Green Hills 16 theaters, drawing Luke Bryan, Sara Evans, Dierks Bentley, Mark Collie, Jerrod Niemann and Little Big Town.
2011 - Show Dog-Universal releases Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" to radio.
1975 - Willie Nelson picks up his first #1 single as an artist...
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
1967 - Faith Hill born in Jackson, Mississippi.