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On this day September 12, 2006
documentary film produced and directed by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck (daughter of actor Gregory Peck) had its world premier at the The film followed the Dixie Chicks over a three-year period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash, physical thre...
Sep 12, 2024
On this day September 12, 2008
Taylor Swift released "Love Story" as the lead single from Swift's second studio album The song was a commercial success, selling over 18 million copies worldwide, therefore establishing itself among the best-selling singles of all time. In the United...
Sep 12, 2024
On this day September 12, 2003
Johnny Cash, US singer songwriter died of respiratory failure aged 71. Widely considered one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century, he was known as . Cash traditionally started all his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cas...
Sep 12, 2024
On this day September 11, 1899
Born on this day, was Jimmie Davis, singer, songwriter, who served two nonconsecutive terms as the 47th Governor of Louisiana (1944-1948 and 1960-1964). Davis was a nationally popular country music and gospel singer from the 1930s into the 1960s, occas...
Sep 11, 2024
On this day September 09, 2007
Taylor Swift released "Our Song" the third single from her self-titled debut studio album. It became Swift's first #1 single on the Hot Country Songs chart, maintaining the position for six consecutive weeks. The track made her the youngest person to s...
Sep 09, 2024
On this day September 09, 2005
To aid victims of Hurricane Katrina, Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks, Emmylou Harris and Trisha Yearwood were among the artists participating in which aired live on cable and broadcast television stations in the United States and worldwide.
Sep 09, 2024
On this day September 07, 2003
benefit concert took place at the Germain Amphitheater, Columbus, Ohio. Held to raise money for family farmers in the US, the concerts were organized by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young. Artists who appeared included: Willie Nelson, John ...
Sep 07, 2024
On this day September 06, 1943
Whilst hanging out backstage at the Montgomery Municipal Auditorium, Hank Williams offered to go out on stage to retrieve Hardrock Gunter's guitar who had just finished his set. Hank walked onto the stage and picked it up, and played a few songs, bring...
Sep 06, 2024