Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On December 2, 2009, Taylor Swift landed a stack of nominations for the 52nd Grammy Awards. In 1964, Buck Owens and his Buckaroos had the No. 1 country album with Together Again/My Heart Skips a Beat. Casey Beathard and Jana Kramer share this birthday.
Taylor Swift landed a stack of nominations for the 52nd Grammy Awards. Fearless was up for Album of the Year, and "You Belong With Me" earned Record and Song of the Year nods. Fearless went on to win the top prize.
John Wesley Ryles was born in Bastrop, Louisiana. He was only 17 when his first single, "Kay," climbed into the country Top 10 in 1968.
Casey Beathard was born in Torrance, California. The songwriter has penned Top 10 hits for Kenny Chesney, Trace Adkins, Gary Allan and Eric Church, and BMI named him Songwriter of the Year in 2004 and 2008.
Jana Kramer was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan. TV fans know her as Alex Dupre on One Tree Hill. She started her country career in 2012 with "Why Ya Wanna" and a self-titled album.
Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" was No. 1 on Billboard's country best sellers chart. The Leiber and Stoller song came from his movie of the same name and spent one week at the top of the country list.
Buck Owens and his Buckaroos had the No. 1 country album with Together Again/My Heart Skips a Beat. It spent six weeks on top and was the last chart-topping country album of 1964.
Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger was back at No. 1 on the country albums chart. Willie built the record around an old song he used to sing on his radio show in Fort Worth, Texas.
Garth Brooks had the No. 1 country album with Man Against Machine. The album held the top spot for four straight weeks.
Mark Gray died at 64 in Lebanon, Tennessee. The former Exile member co-wrote "Take Me Down" and "The Closer You Get," both No. 1 hits for Alabama. His duet with Tammy Wynette, "Sometimes When We Touch," reached No. 6.
John Wesley Ryles (1950), Casey Beathard (1965) and Jana Kramer (1983) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1964, Buck Owens and his Buckaroos had the No. 1 country album with Together Again/My Heart Skips a Beat. In 1975, Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger was back at No. 1 on the country albums chart.
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