On this day November 29, 1981

The Grand Ole Opry went to Carnegie Hall, for a special event which benefits the Musicians' Aid Society. Patsy Cline, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Minnie Pearl, Marty Robbins, Jim Reeves, Faron Young and The Jordanaires all appeared.

Taylor Swift became the first solo female artist in 20 years to headline a national stadium tour through Australia, (with the last being Madonna's in 1993), when she kicked off the Oceania leg of her Swift performed to a capacity crowd of over 40,900...

Kenny Rogers was at #1 on both the Country and charts with "Lady". Written by Lionel Richie, it became the first record of the 1980s to chart on all four of magazine's singles charts - country, Hot 100, adult contemporary and Top Black Singles.

Brooks & Dunn's 1991 album became the first album by a country duo to be certified quadruple-platinum. At the some time, their 1993 album goes triple-platinum.

Charlie Rich recorded "Behind Closed Doors" which went on to give Rich his first #1 hit on the country charts. Written by Kenny O'Dell, some radio stations banned the record initially as being too racy.

"Once a Day," by Connie Smith, started an eight-week stay at #1 on the Hot Country Singles chart. To date, it is the longest-running chart topper by a solo female act and was the first debut single by a female country artist to reach #1. The song also...

Rosanne Cash was admitted to New York's Presbyterian Hospital for brain surgery. The surgery was successful, though recovery was slow, and in March 2008 she was forced to cancel her spring tour dates for further recuperation.

Willie Nelson was arrested for possession of six ounces of marijuana found in his tour bus while travelling from Los Angeles to Texas. He was released after paying bail of $2,500. Prosecutor Kit Bramblett supported not sentencing Nelson to jail due to...