Ernest Tubb

Country artists have never shied away from recording songs that tell the stories of the wars that the U.S. has been involved in.

January 4th, 1953 Hank Williams' funeral draws close to 25,000 people in Montgomery, Alabama.

December 30th, 1944 Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys appear on the Grand Ole Opry, causing a stir when Monte Mountjoy's drum set is moved onto the stage at the last minute.

December 29th, 2000 John Michael Montgomery suffers a compound fracture above the ankle when he slips on ice while hunting near his Kentucky home.

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

December 8th, 2005 Garth Brooks’ boxed set, The Limited Series, available only through Walmart and Sam’s Club stores, was certified platinum.

November 8, 2009 Dolly Parton, Charlie Daniels, Ernest Tubb, Kid Rock and Hattie Louise "Tootsie" Bess--the founder of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge--are inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville.

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

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

October 22, 1990 Tim McGraw signs his first contract with Curb Records.

1984  A Historic Night In Nashville Alabama won the 18th annual Country Music Award’s Entertainer of the Year award for the third consecutive year