Kristen Hall

Country artists have a reputation for penning lyrics that tell tough stories, but one of the hardest things that some stars have to go through isn't always covered in the biggest hits: band breakups.

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

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.