Thursday, December 8, 2011

Today in Country Music 12/8 (Brad Paisley, George Strait, etc.)



2005 Brad Paisley, Gretchen Wilson and dobro ace Jerry Douglas each net four nominations, tops among country figures, as the finalists for the Grammy awards are announced at Gotham Hall in New York




2004 "CMT Homecoming: Jimmy Carter In Plains" premieres, featuring a Willie Nelson concert, taped in the former president's hometown




2003 Brad Paisley's "Mud On The Tires" album rolls to gold certification




1991 Roy Acuff is the first country artist feted in the Kennedy Center Honors, attended by president George Bush. Among the artists who participate in the ceremony, shot for a CBS-TV special: Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris, Steve Wariner and Bill Monroe




1990 George Strait kicks off a five-week ride at #1 on the Billboard country chart with "I've Come To Expect It From You"



1989 Arista releases Alan Jackson's first hit, "Here In The Real World"

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