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2005 - Toby Keith begins a six-week stay at the top of the Billboard country chart with "As Good As I Once Was". 2004 - Jeff Foxworthy's "Redneck Stomp" comes out on top as CMT debuts the special "20 Funniest Videos".   2003 - Sugarland performs a showcase at Nashville's 12th & Porter club, attended by producer Garth Fundis and representatives for the Mercury and

"A touring Country star", not a big stretch for Willie Nelson.  Honeysuckle Rose is still one of my favorites.

We have a new champion on the KICKS 105 Country Clash. Don Williams and Alison Krauss and their new song 'I Just Come Here for the Music' edged out Gwen Sebastian on Friday's competition. Today's challenge will come from Andy Gibson and his new song 'Summer Back'.

Gwen Sebastian is going for her 4th win on today's Country Clash after another victory, this time over Kip Moore. Today's challenger on the Clash features two of the smoothest voices ever in country music -- Don Williams and Alison Krauss team up for 'I Just Come Here for the Music'

2011 – Stoney Creek releases Thompson Square's self-titled debut album.

2007 - Rodney Atkins' "Watching You" commands the top spot on the Billboard country chart.

2010 - Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett win Best Original Song, for "The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)," during the Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

2008 - Dierks and Cassidy Bentley have a daughter, Evalyn Day Bentley, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.

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.

On this day in 2010, Keith Urban told People magazine that his wife Nicole Kidman had made a huge difference in his song writing… "It’s been a profound impact to meet somebody who offered me a life and helped me become the person I wanted to be".