The Man In Black Checks In – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
December 20th, 1983
Johnny Cash checks into the Betty Ford Center to prevent an addiction to painkillers administered during a recent hospital stay. He stays at the center for six weeks and is assigned to kitchen duty for three of them. Elizabeth Taylor is also in treatment at the same time.
1986
Randy Travis joins the Grand Ole Opry, introduced by Ricky Skaggs. He performs "Diggin' Up Bones"
2000
Eddy Arnold receives a National Medal of Arts from president Bill Clinton in a ceremony at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Other recipients include poet Maya Angelou, pop singer Barbra Streisand and dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov
#1 On This Date
SINGLES
2008 – Montgomery Gentry – “Roll With Me”
2003 – Kenny Chesney – “There Goes My Life”
1997 – Garth Brooks – “Longneck Bottle”
1986 – The Bellamy Bros. w/The Forrester Sisters – “Too Much Is Not Enough”
1980 – Mickey Gilley – “That’s All That Matters”
1975 – C.W. McCall – “Convoy”
1969 – Charley Pride – “(I’m So) Afraid Of Losing You Again”
1952 – Hank Williams – “Jambalaya (On The Bayou)”
1947 – Eddy Arnold – “I’ll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
ALBUMS
2008 – Taylor Swift – Fearless
2003 – Toby Keith – Shock’n Y’all
1997 – Garth Brooks – Sevens
1986 – Alabama – The Touch
1980 – Ronny Milsap – Greatest Hits
1975 – Freddy Fender – Are You Ready For Freddy?
1969 – Charley Pride – The Best Of
Birthdays
Session Fiddle player Rob Hajacos is 58