October 21, 1967
The Music City News presents its first annual awards at Ernest Tubb's Record Shop. Merle Haggard wins Favorite Male Artist, and Loretta Lynn wins Favorite Female Artist.
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."
October 18, 1968
Glen Campbell wins two honors, Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year, during the second annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Other winners on the night included Buck Owens' band The Buckaroos as Instrumental Group of the Year, Ben Colder for Comedian of the Year, Chet Atkins for Instrumentalist of the Year and Tammy Wynette for F
October 16, 1972
Loretta Lynn becomes the first woman to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in the sixth annual awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
October 15, 1969
Johnny Cash wins a record-setting five times during the third annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
October 14, 1985
At the Country Music Association Awards, bluegrass legends Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House, while Ricky Skaggs was named Entertainer of the Year and The Ricky Skaggs Band was named Instrumental Group of the Year.
Tammy Wynette's daughters have been successful in getting the singer's mausoleum owner to agree to change the name on the grave back to her stage name.
This morning we are celebrating the Queens of country music. There are several that come to mind but three stand out from the rest. In our first hour, we will have Tammy Wynette in the spot light.
Day 3 in our tribute to the late George Jones. Today's song was written by Bobby Braddock and inspired by a TV commercial chronicling the life of a handgun going from owner to owner. Braddock used that concept this time with a wedding band.
Johnny Paycheck has worked in Nashville for years; as a Bass and Steel guitar player for George Jones, as a member of Ray Prices's Cherokee Cowboy band, and as a songwriter.