Friday, December 9, 2011

Today in Country Music History 12/9 (Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Waylon)



2004 CMT premieres Craig Morgan's "That's What I Love About Sunday" video and Billy Dean's "Let Them Be Little"




2003 Toby Keith's "Shock'n Y'all" album goes gold, platinum and double-platinum on the same day



1996 Faron Young shoots himself in the head in Nashville, apparently distraught over his slumping career. He dies a day later




1995 Alan Jackson's rendition of "Tall, Tall Trees" gets planted at #1 on the Billboard country chart. The song is written by two members of the Country Music Hall of Fame: George Jones and Roger Miller




1989 Garth Brooks nabs his first #1 country single: "If Tomorrow Never Comes"




1980 The "Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" goes gold for Waylon Jennings

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