November 20, 1986
Ex-smoker Chet Atkins is honorary chairman of the sixth annual Great American Smokeout, asking nicotine addicts to lay off their cigarettes for one day.
November 18, 1988
Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer Ronnie Dunn won the Marlboro Country Music National Talent Contest, which led to a publishing deal in Nashville, which led to a meeting with songwriter Kix Brooks, which led to the formation of Brooks & Dunn.
November 17, 2005
With sales of 469,000 Kenny Chesney’s The Road & The Radio debuted at the top of the Country Albums chart and the Top 200 all formats chart.
November 12, 2008
George Strait takes home Album of the Year, for Troubadour and Single of the Year, for "I Saw God Today"; during the 42nd annual Country Music Association Awards at Nashville's Sommet Center.