On this day February 24, 1958

Born on this day in Kaplan in Acadiana, was Sammy Kershaw, country music artist who has scored over twenty-five US Country hits including the 1993 #1 hit "She Don't Know She's Beautiful".

Born on this day in Lakehurst, New Jersey, was Juice Newton pop and country singer, songwriter and guitarist. To date, Newton has received five Award nominations and scored the 1981 Country #1 single "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)."

George Jones released his debut single "No Money in This Deal" on Starday Records. The song became the first recording to be of a little over 900 that Jones would record during his 61-year career.

Hank Williams Jr. made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in more than 20 years, joining Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart to pay tribute to the late Waylon Jennings (who had died a few days earlier on February 13), for more than an hour at Nashvil...

George Jones and Tammy Wynette married in Ringgold, Georgia, after telling others that their marriage was in August 1968. They quickly earnt the titles such as "The First Couple of Country Music," "Country's Sweethearts," and "The President and First L...

Forty couples are married in a mass Valentine's Day ceremony in Newport News, Virginia. American country music singer Steve Holy performed his #1 hit "Good Morning Beautiful" for the couples' first dance

Hank Williams recorded "My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate)" in Nashville with Fred Rose producing and featuring Tommy Jackson (fiddle), Dale "Smokey" Lohman (steel guitar), Zeke Turner (electric guitar), and Louis Innis (bass). The track became his t...

by Lynn Anderson, was at #1 on the Country album chart, and remained at #1 for 12 consecutive weeks, the year's longest unbroken run atop the chart. It also marked a record for the longest uninterrupted run at #1 by a female vocalist which would stan...