Johnny Cash Reigns Supreme One Last Time – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]

Hank Thompson announced his retirement from touring at age 82 after an undisclosed illness. He scored 29 hits on the country singles chart from 1948-1974, including the #1 hit  "The Wild Side of Life."

Reba McEntire and Ronnie Milsap are among the first six inductees in Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame. Also added: Roy Orbison, songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, The Fisk Jubilee Singers and conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn.

George Jones scored his first multi-platinum album when his Super Hits disc was certified double platinum. Tracks included "White Lightening" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today."

American Recordings releases Johnny Cash's "American IV: The Man Comes Around." It's the last album of new material issued during the singer's life.

Garth Brooks announced that the first 5 million copies of his album Sevens would hit stores November 25, with the first 777,777 copies being labeled Limited Edition.

Singer Johnny Horton died at age 35 in a car accident near Milano, Texas.

SINGLES

2011 – Blake Shelton – “God Gave Me You”

2005 – Keith Urban – “Better Life”

1994 – Alan Jackson – “Livin’ On Love”

1988 – T. Graham Brown – “Darlene”

1983 – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – “Islands In The Stream”

1977 – Don Williams – “I’m Just A Country Boy”

1966 – Buck Owens – “Open Up Your Heart”

1955 – Webb Pierce – “Love, Love, Love”

1949 – Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely – “Slipping Around”

ALBUMS

2011 – Scotty McCreary – Clear As Day

2005 – Martina McBride – Timeless

1994 – Mary Chapin Carpenter – Stones In The Road

1988 – Ricky Van Shelton – Loving Proof

1983 – Kenny Rogers – Eyes That See In The Dark

1977 – Elvis Presley – Moody Blue

1966 – Ray Price – Another Bridge To Burn

Singer/songwriter Gram Parsons (The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers) is 68

Twin singers/songwriters Heather and Jennifer Kinley (The Kinleys) are 44

Leonard Slye is born on this date in 1911, in Cincinnati, Ohio. As Roy Rogers, he becomes a silver-screen cowboy, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame as a solo star and as a member of The Sons Of The Pioneers.

Country Music Hall of Fame member Jimmy Davis, composer of "You Are My Sunshine", died at age 101 at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on this date in 2000.