Today In Country Music History

December 25th,  2014 Merry Christmas to you and your family from the KLAW101 family: Jeri Anderson, Seth Coburn (the Morning Krew), Nancy Mace and Eric Sharum.

December 24th, 1973  Pam Tillis is injured in a car accident. Her face is shattered in more than 30 places, leading to multiple surgeries over the next five years.

December 23rd, 2003 Craig Morgan delivers an acoustic set in Kuwait, the first concert in a Middle East tour for American G.I.s during the holiday season.

December 22nd, 2009 Carrie Underwood’s album Some Hearts was named Country Album of the Decade by Billboard magazine.

December 21st, 1979 Willie Nelson makes his film debut with the opening of "The Electric Horseman," also starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.

December 20th, 1983 Johnny Cash checks into the Betty Ford Center to prevent an addiction to painkillers administered during a recent hospital stay.

December 19th, 1952 Hank Williams gave his final performance, at the Skyline Club in Austin, Texas.

December 18th, 2007 Taylor Swift was named iTunes’ Country Artist of the Year, and her song "Teardrops On My Guitar" was named iTunes’ top country single of 2007.

December 17th, 1993 The tribute album Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles goes gold, platinum and double-platinum.

December 16th, 2010 Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood deliver the first two of nine concerts at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, joined by unannounced guest Steve Wariner.

December 15th, 2006 Rascal Flatts became the first country act since 1992 to be the best selling artist in all of music for the year.

December 14th, 2013 Brad Paisley is presented with the Harmony Award at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.