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On February 25, 1981, George Jones won a Grammy for "He Stopped Loving Her Today" at the 23rd Grammy Awards in New York City. In 1998, Johnny Cash won the Grammy for best country album for Unchained at the 40th Grammy Awards in New York City. Faron Young and Ralph Stanley share this birthday.
George Jones won a Grammy for "He Stopped Loving Her Today" at the 23rd Grammy Awards in New York City. Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison won for their duet "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again," and Willie Nelson won best country song for "On the Road Again."
Ralph Stanley was born in McClure, Virginia. The bluegrass banjo player and singer won a Grammy in 2002 for his lonesome take on "O Death" from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? He died in 2016 at 89.
Faron Young was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. The honky-tonk singer gave fans hits like "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young," "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning." He entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
Johnny Cash won the Grammy for best country album for Unchained at the 40th Grammy Awards in New York City. Rick Rubin produced the record, even though country radio gave it little play.
Alabama released Mountain Music, their sixth studio album. It reached No. 1 on the country album chart and later won the band a Grammy for best country group performance.
Loretta Lynn put out a small fire at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. A candle caught a chair in the sunroom, and she beat the flames down with a pillow. She got only minor burns, and everyone got out safe.
Source: tasteofcountry.comRalph Stanley (1927) and Faron Young (1932) were all born on this date.
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