Lady Antebellum was Lookin' For A Good Time on this date in 2008, Shania Twain said Come On Over in 1999, Alan Jackson said It's Five O'Clock Somewhere in 2003 and more.
Josh Turner took the train and picked up some gold on this date in 2006, Sawyer Brown was taking Dirt Roads in 1993, the Everly Brothers played the Grand Ole Opry for the first time in 1957 and more.
Steve Martin had his debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry on this date in 2009, Billy Ray Cyrus had a broken ... make that Achy Breaky ... heart in 1992, a very young Dolly Parton moved to Nashville in 1964 and more.
Miranda Lambert is one bada– broad (we mean that lovingly) that you do not want to cross. Why? Because much like the protagonist of her smash ‘Gunpowder and Lead,’ she carries a weapon.
Taylor Swift headlined her first stadium show on this date in 2010, George Strait co-headlined at Texas Stadium in 2004, Johnny Cash had the number one song in Country music in 1976 and more.
After a 30-year relationship (including a 20-year marriage), Randy Travis and his ex-wife (and former manager) Elizabeth Travis haven’t exactly gone through an amicable divorce.
Lee Ann Womack Danced on the west lawn of the United States capital in Washington, D.C. on this date in 2006, Keith Urban started a five week run at the top of the Country charts in 2005, Toby Keith wished he'd been a Cowboy in 1993 and more.
Billy Currington had the number one Country song in the nation on this date in 2007, George Strait became Doctor Strait in 1979, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band scored their first number one single in 1984 and more.
Country music has a long tradition of supporting the troops, with stars like Toby Keith, Kellie Pickler and Darryl Worley taking frequent trips overseas to play for the men and women stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of course, before the Gulf Wars, country musicians were quick to join the USO to play for troops stationed just about anywhere. While only a minority of Nashville’s best served in the military, more than a few on this list may surprise you.
Scotty McCreery was living the high life on this date in 2011, Garth Brooks proposed in 2005, LeAnn Rimes was happy to be Blue in 1996 and more.
Tim McGraw is giving back to wounded warriors and service members by launching the nationwide HomeFront initiative, a goodwill effort that will award 25 deserving families with a mortgage-free home at each of his summer concert stops.
“I feel like good girl who kinda wants to be the bad girl,” Carrie Underwood confesses in an interview with Hoda Kotb for NBC’s ‘Dateline,’ which aired this week. “[She] doesn’t quite know how to get there, but wishes she was that strong and powerful.”
