Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On May 19, 2022, Wynonna Judd said The Judds' final tour would go on in honor of her mother, Naomi. In 2014, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood released "Somethin' Bad," one day after they first sang it at the Billboard Music Awards. It’s also Lainey Wilson’s birthday.
Wynonna Judd said The Judds' final tour would go on in honor of her mother, Naomi. Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde and Brandi Carlile signed on to join her that fall.
Guitarist and producer Chip Young was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His thumb-picking style was heard on Nashville records by Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Waylon Jennings and Elvis Presley. He passed away in 2014.
Shooter Jennings, son of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He played his own father in the 2005 Johnny Cash movie "Walk the Line."
Lainey Wilson was born in Baskin, Louisiana. Her song "Things a Man Oughta Know" became a No. 1 radio hit, and in 2023 she won five CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year.
Charlie Rich was back at No. 1 on the country albums chart with "Behind Closed Doors." The record won CMA awards for Album of the Year, Single of the Year and Male Vocalist, plus a Grammy for Rich.
The Bellamy Brothers earned their first No. 1 country hit with "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me." David Bellamy got the playful title from an old Groucho Marx line on "You Bet Your Life."
Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias spent a second week at No. 1 on the country chart with their duet "To All the Girls I've Loved Before."
George Strait released "A Fire I Can't Put Out," the fourth and last single from "Strait from the Heart." It went on to become his second No. 1 country hit.
Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood released "Somethin' Bad," one day after they first sang it at the Billboard Music Awards. The song later reached No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, the first No. 1 by two solo women teaming up in more than 20 years.
Lainey Wilson (1992) was born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1974, Charlie Rich was back at No. 1 on the country albums chart with "Behind Closed Doors." In 1984, Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias spent a second week at No. 1 on the country chart with their duet "To All the Girls I've Loved Before."
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