Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On June 6, 2012, Carrie Underwood took Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards for "Good Girl." In 1994, Randy Travis put out "Whisper My Name," the second single from his album This Is Me. Curtis Wright and Joe Stampley share this birthday.
Carrie Underwood took Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards for "Good Girl." She also shared the collaboration prize with Brad Paisley for "Remind Me." Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum and Scotty McCreery were winners too.
Joe Stampley was born in Springhill, Louisiana. He topped the country chart with "Soul Song" in 1973 and "Roll On Big Mama" in 1975, and later scored a No. 1 with Moe Bandy on "Just Good Ol' Boys."
Curtis Wright was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The singer and songwriter co-wrote Ronnie Milsap's No. 1 hit "A Woman in Love" and later teamed with Robert Ellis Orrall in the duo Orrall & Wright.
Lisa Brokop was born in Surrey, British Columbia. The Canadian singer has placed more than 20 songs on the country charts back home, and she starred with Hoyt Axton in the 1994 movie Harmony Cats.
Matthew Shafer, better known as Uncle Kracker, was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan. His song "Smile," from the album Happy Hour, reached No. 6 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 2010.
Lynn Anderson's Rose Garden album was back on top of the Billboard country album chart. The title song climbed to No. 3 on the pop chart and won her a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
Rascal Flatts held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard country album chart with Me and My Gang. The album went four times platinum and gave fans the No. 1 hit "What Hurts the Most."
Randy Travis put out "Whisper My Name," the second single from his album This Is Me. The love song went all the way to No. 1 on the country chart.
Rascal Flatts released their first album, simply titled Rascal Flatts. All four singles made the country Top 10, starting with "Prayin' for Daylight" and including "I'm Movin' On."
Urban Cowboy, with John Travolta and Debra Winger, opened in theaters across America. Set at Gilley's honky-tonk in Pasadena, Texas, it was a big hit, and its soundtrack gave us No. 1 songs from Johnny Lee and Mickey Gilley.
Joe Stampley (1943), Curtis Wright (1955) and Lisa Brokop (1973) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1971, Lynn Anderson's Rose Garden album was back on top of the Billboard country album chart. In 2006, Rascal Flatts held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard country album chart with Me and My Gang.
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