The #1 Coca Cola Cowboy This Day in Country Music – August 18th (Video)
1979 - Mel Tillis' "Coca Cola Cowboy" takes the #1 slot on the Billboard country singles chart.
Jimmy Dean
The “Dream Team” Hits Texas This Day in Country Music – May 29th (Video)
2004 - George Strait, Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett co-headline a date at Texas Stadium in Irving.
Great Advice From a Hall of Famer This Day in Country Music – October 24th (Video)
2010 - Don Williams and Jimmy Dean are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
It’s Big Bad John Day August 10th This Day in Country Music (Video)
1928 - Jimmy Dean born in Olton, Texas. A network TV host and sausage-company owner, he sells a million copies of the 1961 single "Big Bad John."
Country Goes to Margaritaville This Day in Country Music – May 29th (Video)
Jimmy Buffett is one of my all time favorite artists, so when he exploded onto the Country music scene with the help of some pretty big names, I was pretty excited. Check out this all star performance.
It’s A Hall Of Fame Kinda Day This Day In Country Music – October 24th
2010 - Don Williams and Jimmy Dean are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
A Last Hurrah For Brooks & Dunn And A Second Chance For Jimmy Dean This Day In Country Music – September 2nd
2010 - Brooks & Dunn play their final concert at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena with proceeds earmarked for the Country Music Hall of Fame. Reba McEntire guests on "Cowgirls Don't Cry." Their last song: "Brand New Man".
A First For Reba And The Making Of A “Big, Big Man” This Day In Country Music – August 18th
2009 - Valory releases Reba McEntire's first album for the label, "Keep On Loving You"
The Beginning Of The End For Brooks & Dunn This Day In Country Music – August 10th
2009 - "It's time to call it a day": Brooks & Dunn announce in a five-sentence note to their fans that they're ending their run as a duo after one last tour.