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On May 24, 2011, Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party sat at No. 1 on the country albums chart. In 2010, Carrie Underwood sent "Undo It" to radio as the third single from Play On. Rosanne Cash and Mike Reid share this birthday.
Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party sat at No. 1 on the country albums chart. The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album and sold more than 3 million copies in the U.S.
Songwriter Clint Ballard Jr. was born in El Paso, Texas. He wrote "You're No Good," a 1975 No. 1 pop hit for Linda Ronstadt, and "Game of Love" for Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders.
Mike Reid was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He played defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals, then turned to music and scored a No. 1 country hit with "Walk on Faith."
Rosanne Cash was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the oldest daughter of Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto. She won a Grammy in 1985 for "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" and earned 11 No. 1 country singles.
Billy Gilman was born in Westerly, Rhode Island. He was just 11 when his first single, "One Voice," reached the country Top 20 in 2000.
Jimmie Rodgers finished his last recording session in New York City. Weak from tuberculosis, he rested on a cot between takes. The Singing Brakeman died two days later.
Carrie Underwood sent "Undo It" to radio as the third single from Play On. The song went on to become her 10th No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
Brad Paisley flew to Afghanistan on Air Force One with President Barack Obama. He played for about 3,000 U.S. troops at Bagram Air Base, opening the visit before the president spoke.
Source: obamawhitehouse.archives.govThe U.S. Postal Service put out a 13-cent stamp honoring Jimmie Rodgers. Artist Jim Sharpe designed it, and it was the first stamp in the Performing Arts series.
Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and mother of Rosanne Cash and three other daughters, died at 71. It was Rosanne's 50th birthday. Her memoir, I Walked the Line, came out in 2007.
Mike Reid (1947), Rosanne Cash (1955) and Billy Gilman (1988) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 2011, Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party sat at No. 1 on the country albums chart.
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