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On April 18, 2010, Carrie Underwood won Entertainer of the Year at the 45th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, the first woman to win it twice. In 1970, Hello, I'm Johnny Cash was the No. 1 country album. It’s also Glen D. Hardin’s birthday.
Carrie Underwood won Entertainer of the Year at the 45th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, the first woman to win it twice. Lady Antebellum took Top Vocal Group, and "Need You Now" won Single Record and Song of the Year.
Glen D. Hardin was born in Wellington, Texas. The piano man played in the house band at North Hollywood's Palomino Club, joined the Shindogs with Glen Campbell and James Burton, and later backed Elvis Presley and Emmylou Harris.
Johnny Cash topped the country singles chart with "Understand Your Man." The song held the No. 1 spot for six weeks that spring.
Eddy Arnold had the No. 1 country song with "I Want to Go with You," written by Hank Cochran. It stayed on top for six weeks and also reached No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart.
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash was the No. 1 country album. It featured "If I Were a Carpenter," Johnny's duet with June Carter Cash, which won them a Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
Olivia Newton-John had the top country album in America with Have You Never Been Mellow. The title song went to No. 1 on the pop chart and earned her a Grammy nomination.
Sam Hunt's second studio album, Southside, opened at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. The MCA Nashville release had come out on April 3.
Source: wiov.comDiamond Rio became members of the Grand Ole Opry. Their first single, "Meet in the Middle," made them the first band whose debut single went all the way to No. 1 on the country chart.
Earl Scruggs married Louise Certain. She went on to manage Flatt & Scruggs and is remembered as one of the first women to manage a music act in Nashville.
Source: bluegrasshall.orgGlen D. Hardin (1939) was born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1964, Johnny Cash topped the country singles chart with "Understand Your Man." In 1970, Hello, I'm Johnny Cash was the No. 1 country album.
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