2014
Brantley Gilbert's "Bottoms Up" reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
2006
Faith Hill tops all artists with four nominations for the CMT Music Awards. Eight acts collect three nominations apiece: Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Trace Adkins, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban, Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney
2005
Dierks Bentley's self-titled debut becomes his first platinum album
2003
Brad Paisley marries "According To Jim" star Kimberly Williams in Malibu, California
1999
Diamond Rio records "One More Day"
1996
Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe makes what becomes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
1975
Freddy Fender makes his first appearance at #1 on the Billboard chart with "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"
1968
The Byrds, including Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, play the Grand Ole Opry with steel guitarist Lloyd Green. Some fans hoot and call for them to get haircuts. Their set list includes Merle Haggard's "Sing Me Back Home" and their own "Hickory Wind"
1966
Roger Miller wins six times at the eighth annual Grammy Awards. "King Of The Road" takes Best Contemporary Male, Contemporary Single, Country & Western Male, C&W Single and C&W Song, and "The Return Of Roger Miller" snags C&W Album
1927
Carl Smith is born in Maynardville, Tennessee. He piles up more than 30 hits during the 1950s, including "Loose Talk," "Hey Joe!" and "It's A Lovely, Lovely World," eventually landing in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Brantley Gilbert's "Bottoms Up" reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
2006
Faith Hill tops all artists with four nominations for the CMT Music Awards. Eight acts collect three nominations apiece: Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Trace Adkins, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban, Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney
2005
Dierks Bentley's self-titled debut becomes his first platinum album
2003
Brad Paisley marries "According To Jim" star Kimberly Williams in Malibu, California
1999
Diamond Rio records "One More Day"
1996
Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe makes what becomes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
1975
Freddy Fender makes his first appearance at #1 on the Billboard chart with "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"
1968
The Byrds, including Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, play the Grand Ole Opry with steel guitarist Lloyd Green. Some fans hoot and call for them to get haircuts. Their set list includes Merle Haggard's "Sing Me Back Home" and their own "Hickory Wind"
1966
Roger Miller wins six times at the eighth annual Grammy Awards. "King Of The Road" takes Best Contemporary Male, Contemporary Single, Country & Western Male, C&W Single and C&W Song, and "The Return Of Roger Miller" snags C&W Album
1927
Carl Smith is born in Maynardville, Tennessee. He piles up more than 30 hits during the 1950s, including "Loose Talk," "Hey Joe!" and "It's A Lovely, Lovely World," eventually landing in the Country Music Hall of Fame
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