Kellie Pickler Engages, Lonestar Finds Gold, Joe Diffie Dances – Today In Country Music History

Kellie Picler got engaged one year ago today, Lonestar found some gold on their front porch and Joe Diffie Danced with the Devil.

Here's the rundown for Today In Country Music History for 15 June, 2011.

• Kellie Pickler got engaged to "More Than A Memory" songwriter Kyle Jacobs on a beach in Florida in 2010.

• Lonestar earned digital gold singles for "I'm Already There" and "My Front Porch Looking In" in 2006.

• Josh Gracin's self-titled debut album and his single "Nothin' To Lose" were released in 2004.

• Minnie Pearl gave her last performance, in Joliet, Illinois, in 1991. Two days later, she suffered a career-ending stroke.

• Joe Diffie's single, "If The Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)," went to Number One in 1991.

• Hee Haw debuted on the CBS television network in 1969.

• Buck Owens charted his first Number One single in Billboard with "Act Naturally" in 1963.

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Dave D.