On this day January 23, 1981

Chris Stapleton was back at #1 on the US Country chart with his debut studio album which was later named Album of the Year at the 2015 Country Music Association Awards. The album topped the Year-End Top Country Albums chart in 2016 and 2017.

Country singer Lynn Anderson was arrested for shoplifting after being caught stealing a DVD from a New Mexico supermarket and punching a police officer during her arrest.

staring Johnny Cash was broadcast, in which Cash inspired Kermit the frog to hold an old-fashioned hoedown. During the show Cash sang "Ghost Riders In The Sky" and a medley of his famous railroad songs.

Alabama released "Old Flame" which became the group's third #1 single on the Hot Country Singles chart. The track was the third in a string of 21 consecutive #1 singles in as many releases, a string that spanned from 1980 through 1987.

Taylor Swift was at #1 on the country chart with The album won the Award for Album of the Year and Best Country Album. Swift's Album of the Year win made her the youngest person ever at the age of 20 to receive that award.

George Jones recorded "The Grand Tour" which became Jones' sixth #1 song. The song is widely hailed as one of the finest performances in country music history and in 2014, named the song #38 on its "40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time".

aired for the first time on which became the first popular country music show on network TV. Hosted by Red Foley many acts including Patsy Cline, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash, Merle Travis, Slim Whitman, Cowboy Copas, George Jones, George Hamilton IV, Bu...

Patsy Cline made her debut appearance on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts TV show in New York City. The day of the show, she met with the show's producer Janette Davis. Cline had chosen "A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)" to perform on the progra...