Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On June 7, 2024, Lainey Wilson was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood welcoming her. In 1991, Alan Jackson became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, welcomed by Roy Acuff and Randy Travis. Wynn Stewart and Larry Boone share this birthday.
Lainey Wilson was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood welcoming her. Reba McEntire had surprised her with the invitation on the Season 25 finale of The Voice.
Wynn Stewart was born in Morrisville, Missouri. He helped create the Bakersfield sound that shaped Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, and he topped the country chart in 1967 with "It's Such a Pretty World Today." He died in 1985 at 51.
Tom Jones was born in Treforest, near Pontypridd, Wales. The big-voiced singer known for "Green, Green Grass of Home" also reached No. 1 on the U.S. country chart in 1977 with "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow."
Larry Boone was born in Cooper City, Florida. His best-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger," hit No. 10 in 1988. As a songwriter he helped pen Kathy Mattea's No. 1 "Burnin' Old Memories" and hits for Don Williams and Tracy Lawrence.
Toby Keith had the No. 1 country album with Honkytonk University. Its single "As Good as I Once Was" spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Alan Jackson became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, welcomed by Roy Acuff and Randy Travis. He has gone on to sell more than 75 million records and send 35 songs to No. 1 on the country chart.
George Strait closed out The Cowboy Rides Away Tour at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. A crowd of 104,793 came out, a U.S. record at the time for a single-headliner concert.
The Johnny Cash Show premiered on ABC, taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Bob Dylan was a guest on the first show, joined by Johnny's regulars June Carter, the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins and the Tennessee Three.
Wynn Stewart (1934), Tom Jones (1940) and Larry Boone (1956) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 2005, Toby Keith had the No. 1 country album with Honkytonk University.
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