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On July 20, 1992, Reba McEntire's For My Broken Heart was certified double platinum, a first in her career. In 1968, Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" reached No. 1 on the country chart. Kim Carnes and Cindy Walker share this birthday.
Reba McEntire's For My Broken Heart was certified double platinum, a first in her career. It was the first album she made after the 1991 plane crash that took most of her touring band.
Cindy Walker was born near Mart, Texas. She wrote country classics like "You Don't Know Me," "Distant Drums" and "Bubbles in My Beer," and she entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997.
T.G. Sheppard was born William Neal Browder in Humboldt, Tennessee. He went on to a long string of country hits, including 14 No. 1 singles in a row from 1980 to 1982.
Kim Carnes was born in Los Angeles, California. With Donna Weiss, she wrote "The Heart Won't Lie," a No. 1 duet for Reba McEntire and Vince Gill.
Radney Foster was born in Del Rio, Texas. He first made his name in the duo Foster & Lloyd, and his songs have been recorded by Keith Urban, Sara Evans, Gary Allan and Jack Ingram.
Julianne Hough was born in Orem, Utah. She won Dancing with the Stars twice as a pro dancer, and her 2008 self-titled country album opened at No. 1 on Top Country Albums.
Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" reached No. 1 on the country chart. It stayed on top for four weeks.
Kenny Chesney held the top spot on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with Welcome to the Fishbowl. He named the record after telling a football-playing buddy, "Hey, man, welcome to the fishbowl," when the friend got a look at his life.
Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton told fans they were ending their marriage. The two country stars had wed in Texas in May 2011.
Songwriter and producer Wayne Carson died at 72. Along with Mark James and Johnny Christopher, he wrote "Always on My Mind," a song later cut by Elvis Presley and taken to Grammy glory by Willie Nelson.
Sandy Posey died at 80 at her home in Lebanon, Tennessee. Her 1966 hit "Born a Woman" climbed to No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned a gold record.
Cindy Walker (1917), T.G. Sheppard (1944), Kim Carnes (1945), Radney Foster (1959) and Julianne Hough (1988) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1968, Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" reached No. 1 on the country chart. In 2012, Kenny Chesney held the top spot on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with Welcome to the Fishbowl.
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