Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On June 3, 1997, Tim McGraw released Everywhere, his fourth studio album, on Curb Records. In 2023, Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time held No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. Boots Randolph and Jamie O'Neal share this birthday.
Tim McGraw released Everywhere, his fourth studio album, on Curb Records. It included "It's Your Love," his duet with wife Faith Hill. That song picked up two Grammy nominations in 1998.
Boots Randolph was born in Paducah, Kentucky. The sax man is best known for his 1963 hit "Yakety Sax," and as part of the Nashville A-Team he played on records for Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins and Brenda Lee.
Jamie O'Neal was born in Sydney, Australia. Her first album, Shiver, came out in 2000 and gave her two No. 1 country hits in a row, "There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels."
Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time held No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. It was his third studio album and spent 33 weeks on top in 2023 alone.
George Strait put out "Carried Away" as the second single from Blue Clear Sky. The song went to No. 1 on the country chart that August, his 30th chart-topper. It also earned a CMA nod for Single of the Year in 1997.
Miranda Lambert released Platinum, her fifth studio album. It became her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and won Album of the Year at the CMA and ACM Awards, plus a Grammy. She was the first artist to open a career with five straight No. 1 country albums.
Reba McEntire married her manager, Narvel Blackstock, at Lake Tahoe, where she was playing shows. The private ceremony took place on a boat.
Gospel singer Wally Fowler died at 77 at Dale Hollow Lake, northeast of Nashville. He started the Oak Ridge Quartet, the group that later became the Oak Ridge Boys. Fans called him "Mr. Gospel Music" and "The Man with a Million Friends."
Van Stoneman died at 54 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was a son of country pioneer Ernest "Pop" Stoneman and played in The Stoneman Family with his brothers and sisters. The CMA named the family band Vocal Group of the Year in 1967.
Boots Randolph (1927) and Jamie O'Neal (1968) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 2023, Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time held No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart.
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