george jones

December 12th, 2003 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, in its seventh year, donated its one-millionth book, The Little Engine That Could, to the parents of a one-year-old in Danville, Alabama.

December 7th, 2004 Loretta Lynn nets five Grammy nominations in recognition of her album Van Lear Rose.

November 13, 2010 Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" ranks #1 as CMT debuts 40 Greatest Songs Of The Decade.

November 7, 2001 The T Bone Burnett-produced O Brother, Where Are Thou? wins Album of the Year and one of its tracks, The Soggy Bottom Boys' "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow," gets Single of the Year during the 35th Country Music Association awards in Nashville.

November 5, 2003 Alan Jackson and Johnny Cash win three trophies each in the 37th annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.

November 3, 1961 The Country Music Hall of Fame was established.

October 30, 1982 Hank Williams Jr. set a record with nine albums on the Top Country Albums chart at one time.

October 29, 1956 Charley Pride pitches four innings of shutout ball, as the Negro League All-Stars beat the Major League All-Stars, including Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, 4-2.

October 27, 1936 Ernest Tubb conducted his first recording session.

October 19, 2006 Keith Urban checks into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, to cope with a recurrence of substance abuse. In a statement, he says, "One can never let one's guard down on recovery, and I'm afraid I have."

Officially, Bertie "Pee Wee" Johnson was George Jones’ road manager for over a decade, but that hardly describes the two men’s unexpected relationship. Johnson, also known for creating hot chicken in Nashville, died last week at his home in Columbia, Tenn.

October 13, 1980 George Jones wins two times during the 14th annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.