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On February 8, 2006, At the 48th Grammy Awards, Emmylou Harris won for "The Connection." In 2004, Country winners at the 46th Grammy Awards included June Carter Cash for "Keep on the Sunny Side" and Vince Gill for "Next Big Thing." Pappy Daily and Dan Seals share this birthday.
At the 48th Grammy Awards, Emmylou Harris won for "The Connection." Keith Urban took home his first Grammy for "You'll Think of Me." Faith Hill and Tim McGraw won for their duet "Like We Never Loved at All."
Pappy Daily was born in Yoakum, Texas. The record man helped start Starday Records in 1953, and George Jones became his biggest act. He also worked with Melba Montgomery and Roger Miller.
Dan Seals was born in McCamey, Texas. After pop fame as "England Dan," he turned to country and scored 11 No. 1 hits, including "Bop" and "Meet Me in Montana" with Marie Osmond. His older brother was Jim Seals of Seals & Crofts.
Jim Reeves reached No. 1 on the country chart with "He'll Have to Go." Joe and Audrey Allison wrote it after a phone call where they could barely hear each other. It stayed on top for 14 weeks in a row.
Kenny Rogers was at No. 1 on Billboard's country albums chart with Eyes That See in the Dark. It held the top spot until George Strait's Right or Wrong took over in mid-February.
Luke Combs returned to No. 1 on the country albums chart with What You See Is What You Get. This time the album stayed on top for eight straight weeks.
Country winners at the 46th Grammy Awards included June Carter Cash for "Keep on the Sunny Side" and Vince Gill for "Next Big Thing." Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder won for "A Simple Life," and "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" took Best Country Song.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss won all five Grammys they were up for with Raising Sand, including Album of the Year. Their song "Killing the Blues" earned Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
Rosanne Cash won three Grammys, including Best Americana Album for The River & the Thread and two roots awards for "A Feather's Not a Bird." Miranda Lambert's Platinum was named Best Country Album.
Travis Tritt released "Help Me Hold On," the second single from his debut album, Country Club. It went to No. 1 in both the U.S. and Canada and became his first chart-topper.
Pappy Daily (1902) and Dan Seals (1948) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1960, Jim Reeves reached No. 1 on the country chart with "He'll Have to Go." In 1984, Kenny Rogers was at No. 1 on Billboard's country albums chart with Eyes That See in the Dark.
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