Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On March 8, 2010, Miranda Lambert released "The House That Built Me" from her album Revolution. In 1992, Garth Brooks had the No. 1 country single with "What She's Doing Now."
Miranda Lambert released "The House That Built Me" from her album Revolution. Blake Shelton was going to cut it first, but Miranda loved it and kept it. It became her first No. 1 country hit.
Sonny James hit No. 1 on the Billboard country chart with "Only the Lonely," a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It stayed on top for three weeks.
Garth Brooks had the No. 1 country single with "What She's Doing Now." It was the third single from Ropin' the Wind and spent four weeks at the top.
Eric Church's album The Outsiders sat at No. 1 on the country albums chart.
Fandango, a country music quiz show hosted by Bill Anderson, made its debut on TNN. New episodes ran until 1988, and reruns aired into 1989.
Stuart Hamblen died at 80 in Santa Monica, California. He was one of the first singing cowboys on radio, and he wrote "This Ole House," a No. 1 hit for Rosemary Clooney.
Hank Locklin died at 91 at his home in Brewton, Alabama. He spent 49 years in the Grand Ole Opry cast, and his biggest hit was "Please Help Me, I'm Falling." He also scored with "Geisha Girl."
It depends on the year. In 1992, Garth Brooks had the No. 1 country single with "What She's Doing Now." In 2014, Eric Church's album The Outsiders sat at No. 1 on the country albums chart.
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