On this day in Country music history

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Something to start the new year off with :) i figure this can be a daily thing and that we could get some interesting facts considering how many knowledgable people are at Pulse.

Janurary 1st

1953
- Hank Williams is pronounced dead at Oak Hills General Hospital in Oak Hill, West Virginia. He was on his way to a show in Canton, Ohio when he passed away in the backseat of a cadillac

1959
- Johnny Cash preforms a live show at San Quentin. A 19 year old Merle Haggard was present in the audience and later claims this show as one of his influences

2000
- Jamey Johnson moves to Nashville after fearing that a Y2K computer glitch will upend society. Johnson states "if the world is going to hell, I'm going to Nashville to sing about it"

2011
- Shania Twain marries Frederic Thiebaud in Rincon, Puerto Rico

- Kellie Pickler marries Kyle Jacobs in the Carribean


I know i'm probably missing some but these are what i could think of, feel free to share any facts you may know! :)

[Steven]

Great idea, Zack. Completely forgot that today is the anniversary of Hank Williams death. He's been dead for over 60 years. How crazy is that?

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Today- Janurary 2nd

1926- Guitarist, Harold Bradley is born in Nashville. His playing on hits by Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, Conway Twitty, and Loretta Lynn eventually garnered him a spot in the Country Music Hall Of Fame

1936- Roger Miller is born in Fort Worth, Texas. Raised in Erick, Oklahoma, Miller was famous for his humor and hits such as "Chug-A-Lug", "King Of The Road", and "Dang Me" among others

1974- Singer/actor Tex Ritter dies just 10 days before his 69th birthday

1975- Austin City Limits premieres on PBS with Willie Nelson as the first featured guest

1993- Garth Brooks sits at #1 on the Country Music album charts with his fourth studio album, "The Chase"

1997- Faith Hill goes 2x Platinum with her album "It Matters To Me"

2009- Merle Haggard earns a star on the Bakersfield Walk Of Fame outside the Fox Theater

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Janurary 3rd

1917- Leon McAuliffe is born in Houston, Texas. He played steel guitar for Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys from 1935-1942

1950- Sam Phillips opens the Sun Recording Studio, originally known as Memphis Recording Service, at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis. Acts such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded there

1970- Clayton McMichen dies

1975- John Denver's "Back Home Again" is certified gold.

1999- Lee Ann Womack and record producer Frank Liddell have a daughter, Anna Lise Liddell in Nashville, Tennessee

2014- Eric Church's "Give Me Back My Hometown" is sent to radio

[straitfan87]

January 19th
1946 - Dolly Parton is born
1990 - Reba McEntire's first movie Tremors debuts
1994 - VH1 premieres Travis Tritt's video for Take It Easy, which includes the Eagles

[codyj100]

Lee Ann Womack made her Opry debut in 1997. (May 31st). Was that seriously 18 years ago already? Wow, time flies. 

[zebra71]

2014 Miranda Lambert released her fifth studio album Platinum.
2009
Troubadour by George Strait turned over to the platinum mark in sales.
1997
Everywhere by Tim McGraw came out.

[M&TSwiftie]

2013
Following her win on the voice Danielle bradbery makes her Grand Ole Opry debut at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville
2009
CMT premieres Jason Aldean's video "The Truth"
2008
George Strait, Brad paisley, Kenny chesney, sugar land, Carrie underwood sweep the 42nd annual Country Music Association Awards at Nashville's Sommet Center as Brad and Carrie host for the first time
2006
Josh Turner delivers the national anthem at Nashville's LP Field, where the NFL's Baltimore Ravens edge the Tennessee Titans, 27-26
2004
Sugarland performs "Baby Girl" during its Grand Ole Opry debut
2003
George Strait receives the National Medal of Arts from president George W. Bush and the National Endowment for the Arts in a ceremony at the White House. "Austin City Limits" also becomes the first television program to win the honor
1992
Billy Ray Cyrus becomes the first country artist to ship 5 million copies of his debut album, with the latest certification of "Some Gave All"
1984
"Johnny Cash: Christmas On The Road" begins taping in Montreux, Switzerland. The CBS special features Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Jessi Colter and June Carter. Plans for the "Highwayman" album are initiated
1979
Kenny Rogers begins filming an adaptation of "The Gambler" as a TV movie for CBS
1950
Barbara Fairchild is born in Lafe, Arkansas. After making her first record at age 15, her 1972 release "Teddy Bear Song" begins a three-single run of innocent hits
Source- cmt.com

[codyj100]

The 2nd Annual CMA Awards aired on CBS on November 19th. Roy Rogers was the host. 

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Well so much for updating this thread every day

Guess I know my New Years resolution lol

[bboat11]

Nov 20, 2015 6:55:14 GMT -5 zack97 said:

Well so much for updating this thread every day

Guess I know my New Years resolution lol

Oh, I forgot you started this! I was so excited at the beginning of the year, thinking "Oh my goodness what a cool thing to look forward to every day!" Three days later the thread dies... Lol!