Farm Family Nomination 2025

Patsy Cline made her debut on when she performed her 1961 Top 10 hit "Crazy" (written by a little-known songwriter named Willie Nelson), as well as her 1962 hit "She's Got You."

Born on this day Tulsa, Oklahoma, was Garth Brooks, country singer, who had the 1991 US #1 album which spent 70 weeks on the US chart, and the 1994 UK #13 single "The Red Strokes." Brooks is the biggest selling artist of the 90's with over 60 million ...

Mindy McCready was committed to rehab for substance abuse and mental health assessment on the request of her family, who said she was unstable in the wake of her boyfriends David Wilson's death. She was released two days later.

Dolly Parton scored her second #1 Country hit single with "Jolene." Parton has said that the inspiration for the story was a tall, red-headed bank teller whom Parton believed was flirting with her husband, and her husband's apparent vulnerability to th...

Dolly Parton was honored by MusiCares as its 2019 Person of the Year becoming the first country singer to be named a MusiCares Person of the Year. Parton is widely respected for her philanthropy. She founded Imagination Library in 1995 in honor of her ...

Born on this day in Brownie, Muhlenberg County, Kentuck, was singer, songwriter Don Everly. The Everly Brothers scored 4 #1 Country hits in the late 50's; "Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up Little Susie", "Bird Dog" and "All I Have to Do Is Dream" Their song "Wh...

Randy Travis pleaded guilty to his August 7 incident (when he was found lying in the road, unclothed and smelling of alcohol). He received two years probation, a $2,000 fine and a 180-day suspended jail sentence.

Kenny Rogers won four , including Favorite Country Single, for "Coward Of The County" and Country Album, for Other winners include: Barbara Mandrell, The Statler Brothers and The Eagles.