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On January 25, 1982, Country stars took home a stack of trophies at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. In 1992, Emmylou Harris became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Morgane Stapleton and Speedy West share this birthday.
Country stars took home a stack of trophies at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Winners included Willie Nelson, Barbara Mandrell, The Oak Ridge Boys, Anne Murray and Kenny Rogers, who won for his Greatest Hits album.
Speedy West was born in Springfield, Missouri. The pedal steel player was a regular in the Capitol Records studio band behind Tennessee Ernie Ford, and he played on and produced Loretta Lynn's first single. He died in 2003.
Bobby Wood was born on this day and grew up on a farm near New Albany, Mississippi. He played keys in the Memphis Boys house band at American Sound Studio and wrote Ronnie Milsap's No. 1 hit "He Got You."
Source: mscountrymusictrail.orgMorgane Stapleton was born in Nashville, Tennessee. The singer and writer, wife and bandmate of Chris Stapleton, has had songs cut by Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler and LeAnn Rimes.
Marty Robbins was at No. 1 on the country chart with "The Story of My Life." Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote the song.
Garth Brooks had the top country album in America with Double Live. The two-disc set, his first live album, came from his 1996 to 1998 world tour and became the best-selling live album in U.S. history.
Reba McEntire was No. 1 on the country singles chart with "Consider Me Gone," from her album Keep On Loving You. Steve Diamond and Marv Green wrote it. It stayed on top four weeks, the longest run of any of her No. 1 hits.
Luke Combs had the No. 1 country album with his debut, This One's for You. The record spent 50 weeks in the top spot and gave fans "Hurricane," "When It Rains It Pours" and "One Number Away."
Emmylou Harris became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. She went on to win 13 Grammy Awards and joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
Speedy West (1924), Bobby Wood (1941) and Morgane Stapleton (1983) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1958, Marty Robbins was at No. 1 on the country chart with "The Story of My Life." In 1999, Garth Brooks had the top country album in America with Double Live.
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