Monument released The Dixie Chicks’ first major label album, their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines. At the 41st Awards, the album was awarded 2 Awards out of 3 nominations, winning Best Country Album and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song “There’s Your Trouble.”
On this day January 27, 1998
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On this day January 29, 2020
Eddie Setser the writer behind songs by the Oak Ridge Boys, Faith Hill and many more, died age 77. His most famous song is "Seven Spanish Angels," which he wrote with friend and mentor Troy Seals. Ray Charles and Willie Nelson recorded the track and to...
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On this day January 29, 1969
premiered on , for what would be a three-year run. Guests for the first episode were singer, Bobbie Gentry, songwriter John Hartford, ("Gentle On My Mind"), The Smothers Brothers and comedian Pat Paulsen.
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On this day January 28, 1984
Country singer, songwriter Al Dexter died. Born Clarence Albert Poindexter, the American country musician and songwriter helped popularize the style of honky tonk and scored seven #1 hits in the 40's. He is best known for his 1944 hit "Pistol Packin' ...
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On this day January 27, 1998
Monument released The Dixie Chicks' first major label album, their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines. At the 41st Awards, the album was awarded 2 Awards out of 3 nominations, winning Best Country Album and Best Country Performance by...
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On this day January 26, 2010
Lady Antebellum released their second studio album . The album later won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album and was nominated for Album of the Year, whereas the single "Need You Now" won four awards, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
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On this day January 26, 1979
The American television series aired on CBS, starring John Schneider, as Bo Duke; Tom Wopat, as Luke Duke; and Waylon Jennings, as The Balladeer, the show was set in fictional Hazzard County, Georgia with their attractive cousin Daisy. The series whic...
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On this day January 25, 1999
the tenth album by Garth Brooks was at #1 on the US Country chart. As its name implies, it is a two-disc live album recorded during Brooks' second world tour in 1998. It became the best-selling live album in the US since Eric Clapton's in 1992.
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On this day January 25, 2019
Luke Combs was at #1 on the Country album charts with his debut studio album It was #1 on the Top Country Albums chart for 50 weeks, a record for a male artist on this chart. The album includes the singles "Hurricane", "When It Rains It Pours", and "...
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