Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash kicked off an eleven date tour of the Southern US states in Abilene, Texas. Source: This Day in Country
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On this day October 10, 1970
Merle Haggard was at #1 on the country music album chart with The title track (like the song “Okie from Muskogee”) became a success and gave Haggard a #1 hit single. Source: This Day in Country
On this day October 09, 1973
Elvis and Priscilla Presley were granted a divorce after six and half years of marriage. She was given property along with $725,000 and an additional $4,200 a month for the support of their five-year old daughter, Lisa Marie. The settlement…
On this day October 09, 1978
Johnny Cash hosted the 12th annual , broadcast live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee on the network. Dolly Parton won Entertainer Of The Year and Grandpa Jones was inducted into the Source: This Day in Country
On this day October 08, 1984
Although her pop career was on the decline, Anne Murray won the Album of the Year Award for She was the first woman to ever be given that distinction. Source: This Day in Country
On this day October 07, 1870
Born on this day in Smartt Station, Tennessee, was Uncle Dave Macon also known as “The Dixie Dewdrop” who was an old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Known for his chin whiskers, plug hat, gold teeth, and gates-ajar collar,…
On this day October 06, 1996
Tim McGraw married Faith Hill and quickly became country music’s most visible couple. Their friendship grew into romance during their successful tour that year. Source: This Day in Country
On this day October 05, 1965
Johnny Cash was arrested crossing the Mexican border into El Paso, Texas after customs officials found 100’s of pills in his guitar case. He received a suspended jail sentence and a $1,000 fine. Source: This Day in Country
On this day October 03, 1950
Hank Snow was at #1 on the Country music singles charts with “I’m Moving On”. The song, stayed at the top of the charts for 21 weeks and was the first of seven #1 country hits Snow scored throughout his…
On this day October 02, 1954
Elvis Presley made his one and only appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Although the audience reacted politely to his revolutionary brand of rockabilly music, he was supposedly told by Opry manager Jim Denny to “go back to driving a…