Loretta Lynn broke her shoulder in 2006, Kenny Chesney went Gold and Platinum the same day with No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems in 2002 and Alabama held their very first June Jam back in 1982.

Here's the rundown for Today In Country Music History for 04 June, 2011.

  • Loretta Lynn broke her left shoulder during a fall at home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee in 2006, forcing her to cancel nine concerts through July.
  • San Benito, Texas dedicateed its new water tower, which hails the community as the "Hometown Of Freddy Fender," in 2005.
  • Kix Brooks was the first person to receive the distinguished alumni award from St. Andrews-Sewanee Academy, in Sewanee, Tennessee in 2005.
  • Kenny Chesney's No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems album went gold and platinum the same day in 2002.
  • Lorrie Morgan joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1984.
  • Alabama held the first June Jam in Fort Payne, Alabama in 1982.
  • Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner performed together as a duo for the last time on the Grand Ole Opry in 1974.

Dave D.

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