Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On August 25, 1956, George Jones became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. In 1961, Patsy Cline started recording Sentimentally Yours at Bradley Film and Recording Studios in Nashville. Billy Ray Cyrus and Jo Dee Messina share this birthday.
George Jones became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Over a long career he put more than 160 singles on the charts, and many fans still call him the greatest country singer who ever lived.
Henry Paul was born in Kingston, New York. He sang and played in the Southern rock group the Outlaws, then helped start the country band BlackHawk in the early 1990s.
Tim Mensy was born in Mechanicsville, Virginia. He played guitar in the 1980s group Bandana and later co-wrote "Mama Knows," a 1989 single for Shenandoah.
Billy Ray Cyrus was born in Flatwoods, Kentucky. His 1992 smash "Achy Breaky Heart" went to No. 1 on the country chart, and his debut album Some Gave All held the top spot on the Billboard 200 for 17 straight weeks.
Jo Dee Messina was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. She landed six No. 1 singles on the Billboard country chart and became the first woman in country to have three multi-week No. 1 hits off one album.
Patsy Cline started recording Sentimentally Yours at Bradley Film and Recording Studios in Nashville. It turned out to be the last studio album she released before her death. Only two songs were new, "She's Got You" and "Strange."
Garth Brooks put out Beyond the Season, his first Christmas album. It climbed to No. 2 on both the Billboard 200 and the country albums chart and was the top-selling holiday album in America that year.
Brad Paisley released Moonshine in the Trunk, his 11th studio album. It became his eighth album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard country chart and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Zach Bryan released his self-titled fourth album. It opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and "I Remember Everything" with Kacey Musgraves debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
A Gunfight hit theaters across the country. Johnny Cash shared top billing with Kirk Douglas in the Western, which Lamont Johnson directed.
Jimmy Buffett wrecked his Grumman Widgeon seaplane while trying to take off near Nantucket, Massachusetts. The plane flipped forward, but Buffett swam out and escaped with only minor injuries.
Henry Paul (1949), Tim Mensy (1959), Billy Ray Cyrus (1961) and Jo Dee Messina (1970) were all born on this date.
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