That's Gotta Hurt! - Today In Country Music History

December 29th, 2000

John Michael Montgomery suffers a compound fracture above the ankle when he slips on ice while hunting near his Kentucky home. He has a cast applied during surgery at Lexington's Central Baptist Hospital and uses it for the next eight months.

1998
Lorrie Morgan, Steve Winwood and Michael English perform at halftime during the first Music City Bowl at Dudley Field in Nashville, while guitarist Larry Carlton is booed for a jazz version of the national anthem. Virginia Tech defeats Alabama, 38-7.
1983
George Jones receives the first platinum album of his career, for I Am What I Am. The album featured the singles "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)"
#1 On This Date
SINGLES
2012 – Florida-Georgia Line – “Cruise”
2007 – Taylor Swift – “Our Song”
2001 – Alan Jackson – “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)?”
1990 – George Strait – “I’ve Come To Expect It From You”
1984 – The Judds – “Why Not Me”
1979 – Conway Twitty – “Happy Birthday Darlin’”
1973 – Merle Haggard – “If We Make It Through December”
1962 – Carl Butler & Pearl – “Don’t Let Me Cross Over”
1958 – Ray Price – “City Lights”
1956 – Marty Robbins – “Singing The Blues”
1951 – Pee Wee King – “Slow Poke”
1945 – Ernest Tubb – “It’s Been So Long Darling”

ALBUMS
2012 – Taylor Swift - Red
2007 – The Eagles – Long Road Out Of Eden
2001 – Garth Brooks – Scarecrow
1990 – Clint Black – Put Yourself In My Shoes
1984 – Exile – Kentucky Hearts
1979 – Kenny Rogers – Kenny
1973 – Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors
Birthdays
Singer/Songwriter Ed Bruce (“Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys”) is 75
Singer Jessica Andrews (“Who I Am”) is 31

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