On this day November 17, 1939

Aged 16, Hank Williams made one of his very first stage appearnces when he played at Weoka High School in Alabama.

earned the industry's most prestigious award, the , which was accepted by Dolly Parton during a ceremony at in Orlando. has over 3,000 people on its payroll, making it the largest employer in the local community.

Born on this day in Audubon, Iowa, was C. W. McCall (William Dale Fries, Jr.), singer, activist and politician known for his truck-themed outlaw country songs who had the 1975 US Country #1 and cross-over hit "Convoy."

Born on this day, was Dann Huff, American session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. Since the 1990s Huff has been working as a producer for various bands and artists some of which include Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and Reba McEntir...

Country music artist Holly Dunn died of ovarian cancer aged 59. She first found fame with her 1986 Top-10 hit "Daddy's Hands" from her self-titled debut album. Dunn charted more than a dozen country singles, two of which ("Are You Ever Gonna Love Me"...

Taylor Swift set a record for the most songs on the Hot 100 by a female artist at the same time with eight singles from the re-release of her 2008 album

Wynonna Judd was arrested for drunk driving near Nashville, Tennessee after being pulled over for driving 47 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. After consenting to a Breathalyzer, Judd blew a .175 - more than twice the state's legal limit of 0....

magazine's annual disc jockey poll voted Elvis Presley as the most promising country and western artist.