On this day November 24, 1998

Ashland, Kentucky, proclaimed presenting the singer with a key to the city. A section of Kentucky Route 693 in nearby Flatwoods was renamed

Taylor Swift was at #1 on the US Country chart with her fourth studio album At the 56th Awards, was nominated for Best Country Album and Album of the Year, marking Swift's second nomination for Album of the Year at the , following her 2010 victory w...

Born on this day near Magna, Utah, was Kelsi Osborn. With sisters Kristyn and Kassidy, she formed SHeDAISY, whose 1999 debut album, The Whole SHeBANG, wom them a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for top new duet or group. Their hits include...

Born on this day in Paul's Valley, Oklahoma, was Jean Shepard, honky tonk singer, songwriter, who has scored the hits "Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar)," "A Satisfied Mind" and a Ferlin Husky duet, "A Dear John Letter." In 2005, Shepard celebrated 50 y...

Faith Hill was at #1 on the US Country chart with her fourth studio album. It won a Award for Best Country Album and is one of the most successful country/pop albums to date. It has shipped over eight million copies in the US and the album debuted a...

Bartenders in Hammond, Indiana requesed that disc jockeys at WJOB radio stop playing Ferlin Husky's "The Drunken Driver," about an intoxicated driver who causes a crash that kills two children; the song "is hurting business," the union claimed.

Loretta Lynn, Oprah Winfrey and Bill Clinton were among those presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom during ceremonies by President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. Presenting the award to Loretta, President Barack Obama said "Over 50 years after...

Jimmie Allen reached #1 on the Country Airplay Chart with "Best Shot", making him the first African American to send a debut single to the top of that chart.