1992 - Collin Raye posts his first #1 country single with "Love, Me".

2006 - LeAnn Rimes sings the national anthem at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, while Big & Rich perform six songs at a pre-game tailgate party. The Texas Longhorns defeat the USC Trojans, 41-38, in the waning seconds.

 

2002 - The soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and individual cuts pick up five nominations in the Grammy awards. The album "Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute" also collects five.

 

2000 - The Dixie Chicks' "Fly" album is nominated for the Album of the Year Grammy, competing with Santana, Diana Krall, The Backstreet Boys and TLC. The Chicks pick up a total of four nominations.

 

1989 - Dwight Yoakam registers a gold album with "Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room".

 

1969 - Johnny Cash collects a #1 single in Billboard with "Daddy Sang Bass." Written by Carl Perkins, it features vocal appearances by The Statler Brothers and The Carter Family.

 

1966 - Deana Carter is born in Nashville. The daughter of guitarist Fred Carter, her 1996 hit "Strawberry Wine" nets the Country Music Association's Song and Single of the Year. She also co-writes the Kenny Chesney/Grace Potter duet "You And Tequila".

 

1957 - Patty Loveless is born in Elkhorn City, Kentucky. A distant cousin of Loretta Lynn, Loveless' pure, powerful style leads to membership in the Grand Ole Opry and 1996 recognition from the Country Music Association as Female Vocalist of the Year.

 

1953 - Hank Williams' funeral draws more than 20,000 people in Montgomery, Alabama. A country choir led by Webb Pierce, Red Foley, Little Jimmy Dickens and Carl Smith performs "I Saw The Light." Ernest Tubb offers "Beyond The Sunset".

 

1923 - WBAP in Dallas becomes the first station west of the Mississippi River to broadcast country music, airing "The Radio Barn Dance".

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