THE BIG MOMENT2011
The Oak Ridge Boys became members of the Grand Ole Opry
The Oak Ridge Boys became members of the Grand Ole Opry. The group sent 17 songs to No. 1 on the country chart, and "Elvira" and "Bobbie Sue" were pop hits too.
On This Day in Country Music: August 6
Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
What happened on August 6 in country music history?
On August 6, 2011, the Oak Ridge Boys became members of the Grand Ole Opry. In 1966, George Jones reached No. 1 on the country albums chart with I'm a People.
Country Stars Born on August 6
1942
Bob Morrison
Songwriter Bob Morrison was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. He wrote Kenny Rogers' "You Decorated My Life" and Johnny Lee's "Lookin' for Love" from Urban Cowboy. He entered the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016.
No. 1 Songs on This Date
1966
George Jones reached No. 1 on the country albums chart with I'm a People. It was the only time in his long career that one of his albums topped that chart.
Source: americansongwriter.com1982
Willie Nelson's Always on My Mind sat at No. 1 on the country albums chart. It spent 22 weeks on top and ended up as the year's biggest country album.
1993
Alan Jackson had America's No. 1 country song with "Chattahoochee." He wrote it with Jim McBride, and it later won CMA awards for both Single and Song of the Year.
2020
The Chicks topped the country albums chart with Gaslighter, their eighth studio album. It was their first new album in 14 years and the first under their new name.
Source: musicrow.comNew Music on This Date
1962
Patsy Cline released Sentimentally Yours, her third and last studio album before her death. It carried "She's Got You," a No. 1 country hit that also made the pop Top 20.
1990
Garth Brooks released "Friends in Low Places," the first single from No Fences. Writers Dewayne Blackwell and Earl Bud Lee got the idea when Lee forgot his money at lunch. It held No. 1 for four weeks.
Concerts and Shows
1955
Country music came to the Hollywood Bowl for the first time. Hank Snow, Lefty Frizzell, Eddie Dean, Freddie Hart and The Collins Kids played with the Los Angeles Philharmonic backing them.
2004
Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan kicked off a summer run of minor league ballpark shows at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York, right next to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Source: jambands.comLove, Family and Life Events
2008
Texas singer Charlie Robison and Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks finalized their divorce in San Antonio. They had married in 1999.
Source: foxnews.comQuick Answers
What was the No. 1 country song on this date?
It depends on the year. In 1966, George Jones reached No. 1 on the country albums chart with I'm a People. In 1982, Willie Nelson's Always on My Mind sat at No. 1 on the country albums chart.
This Week in Country Music History
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