Carrie Underwood graduated with honors from Oklahoma's Northeastern State University on this date in 2006, Jon Bon Jovi's duet with Jennifer Nettles Who Says You Can't Go Home went number one the same year and The Carter Family recorded what might just be the most performed country anthem of all time Will The Circle Be Unbroken way back in the day. Can you guess the year?

Here's the rundown for Today In Country Music History for 06 May, 2011.

  • Carrie Underwood graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma with a bachelor of arts degree in 2006.
  • Rockers Bon Jovi claimed the Number One spot on the Billboard country chart with the Jennifer Nettles collaboration "Who Says You Can't Go Home" in 2006.
  • Keith Whitley performed what would be his last concert in Brazoria County, Texas in 1989.
  • Shania Twain's crossover smash single "You're Still The One" was certified platinum in 1998.
  • The Carter Family recorded "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" in 1935.
  • Naomi Judd married Larry Strickland in Nashville in 1989.

Dave D.

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