Brooks & Gill Reign Supreme At The CMAs - Today In Country Music History

1992 Brooks & Gill Reign At The CMAs

Vince Gill and Garth Brooks are double-winners in the 26th annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. Gill, who co-hosts with Reba McEntire, takes Male Vocalist and Song of the Year, for "Look At Us", while Garth takes home hardware for Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year for Ropin’ The Wind.

Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images

Other winners included:

Billy Ray Cyrus - Single of the Year for "Achy Breaky Heart,"

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Female Vocalist of the Year

Brooks & Dunn - Vocal Duo of the Year

Diamond Rio - Vocal Group of the Year

Suzy Boguss - Horizon Award

Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt - Vocal Event of the Year for "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)"

CMA Performers List Grow Larger With Addition Of Lady A

1997
LeAnn Rimes’ single “You Light Up My Life” was certified gold.
1996
Alabama’s album The Closer You Get was certified quadruple platinum. the album featured three singles, all of which reached #1: "The Closer You Get", "Lady Down on Love" and "Dixieland Delight"
1954
Patsy Cline signs her first recording contract with Bill McCall, of Four Star Records.
#1 On This Date
singles
2012 – Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
2006 - George Strait - "Give It Away"
2000 - JoDee Messina - "That's The Way"
1995 – Tim McGraw – “I Like It, I Love It”
1989 - The Judds - "Let Me Tell You About Love"
1984 – Crystal Gayle – “Turning Away”
1978 – Dolly Parton – “Heartbreaker”
1972 - Mel Tillis - "I Ain't Never"
1967 - Leon Ashley - "Laura"
1961 - LeRoy Van Dyke - "Walk On By"
1950 - Hank Snow - "I'm Movin' On"
1944 - Red Foley -"Smoke On The Water"
Albums
2010 - Zac Brown Band’s - You Get What You Give debuted at the top of the Top 200 all formats and country albums charts.
2006 - Rascal Flatts - Me And My Gang
2000 - Coyote Ugly Soundtrack
1995 - Shania Twain - The Woman In Me
1989 - Clint Black - Killin' Time
1984 - Willie Nelson - City of New Orleans
1978 - Dolly Parton - Heatbreaker
1972 - Charley Pride - A Sunshiny Day
1967 - Johnny Cash - Greatest Hits Vol 1
Birthdays
Singer/Songwriter Deborah Allen is 61
Singer Marty Stuart is 56
Eddie Montgomery (Montgomery Gentry) is 51