Eric Church performed Kris Kristofferson's "To Beat the Devil" at 'The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson', and shared how the song helped save his own career.
And we all thought Tom Petty did an amazing job with the original. Kris Kristofferson not only covered one of the Heart Breaker's most famous songs, he did the song justice; and made it, the proverbial, his own.
December 6th, 1988
Recording begins for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2" with Johnny Cash, John Denver, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Earl Scruggs, Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, The Whites, Chris Hillman and others.
November 27, 2006
Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry plead guilty in Duluth, Minnesota, to a misdemeanor charge involving his killing of a captive black bear in 2004.
November 12, 2008
George Strait takes home Album of the Year, for Troubadour and Single of the Year, for "I Saw God Today"; during the 42nd annual Country Music Association Awards at Nashville's Sommet Center.