Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On June 27, 1994, Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles was certified triple platinum. In 1962, Hank Snow cut his version of "I've Been Everywhere." Clay Blaker and Lorrie Morgan share this birthday.
Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles was certified triple platinum. The tribute album featured Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, Travis Tritt and Brooks & Dunn.
Elton Britt was born near Marshall, Arkansas. The singer and yodeler is best remembered for the million-selling wartime song "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere."
Clay Blaker was born in Houston, Texas. Songs he wrote were cut by George Strait, Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes and Johnny Mathis.
Lorrie Morgan was born in Nashville, the daughter of Opry star George Morgan. She later topped the country chart with "Five Minutes," "What Part of No" and "I Didn't Know My Own Strength."
Waylon Jennings sat at No. 1 on the country chart with "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)." It was the song's sixth and final week on top.
Billy Ray Cyrus ruled the country chart with "Achy Breaky Heart." The breakout hit held No. 1 for five weeks.
Hank Snow cut his version of "I've Been Everywhere." Australian Geoff Mack wrote the song in 1959, and Johnny Cash and Lynn Anderson later recorded it too.
Bluegrass great Bobby Osborne died at 91 in Gallatin, Tennessee. He and his brother Sonny formed the Osborne Brothers, who joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1964.
Kinky Friedman, the Texas singer and writer, died at 79 at his Echo Hill Ranch in Medina, Texas. He had battled Parkinson's disease.
Elton Britt (1913), Clay Blaker (1950) and Lorrie Morgan (1959) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1977, Waylon Jennings sat at No. 1 on the country chart with "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)." In 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus ruled the country chart with "Achy Breaky Heart."
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